Lucy Van

Lucy Van writes poetry and criticism. Her poetry collection, The Open (Cordite, 2021), was listed for the Stella prize and Mary Gilmore award, and highly commended by the Anne Elder award. Her essay, ‘Agent of the Year’ (Liminal Review of Books), won the non-fiction category of the Woollahra Digital Literary Awards (2024).

With Anne Maxwell, her new book is Australian Women’s Historical Photography: Other Times, Other Views (Anthem 2024). She is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne, where she teaches literary studies.