Rhett Davis

Rhett Davis, I’m a writer living in Geelong, Australia. I mostly write fiction that sits somewhere between the real and the unreal, usually with an irreverent streak. I have an MFA from the University of British Columbia and a PhD in creative writing at Deakin University in Geelong. I like reading things that surprise me. I believe that the comic and the tragic are often found in one breath. I'm Australian but deeply suspicious of the idea. I’ve lived in several places outside of Australia but always find my way back to Wadawurrung country, in southern Victoria, where I was born. For money, I’ve taught creative writing, analysed processes, managed projects and people, and sold books, but rarely at the same time. I’ve published work in places like The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, Meanjin, Kill Your Darlings, and The Big Issue. In 2020 I won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript for my novel, Hovering. My second novel, Arborescence, is out now in Australia and the UK.