Emilie Collyer

Emilie Collyer writes across and between poetry, performance and prose.
Her work mines the intersection of the personal, the existential and the socio-political and she is interested in bringing different forms into conversation with each other. Emilie’s plays include Super, Contest, Dream Home and The Good Girl which has had multiple international productions. Emilie’s plays have won and been nominated for numerous awards including the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Drama (winner 2026 for Super) Theatre503 International Playwriting Award (London), Queensland Premier’s Drama Award, Green Room Awards, George Fairfax, Patrick White and Malcolm Robertson. Emilie is currently under commission with The Street Theatre where she is creating a music-led theatre work titled The Signal Makers with composer Jess Green. She is also the 2026-27 Associate Artist at Geelong Arts Centre where she is developing a new play titled Quarry.