Natalie Vella is an award-winning Australian writer and audio producer born in Melbourne of Sri Lankan/Maltese parents. She works as a Social Media and Engagement Specialist and is currently working on a short story collection.
Literary competitions
2022, Longlist, Mansfield Short Story Competition, Where Idle Weeds Grow
2022, Third Prize, Furphy Literary Awards, Winter is for Regret
2021, Longlist, [Untitled] short story competition, James Bond Goes Fly-fishing
2021, Runner up, My Brother Jack Short Story Competition, Glen Eira Libraries, Paper Trail
2021, Longlist CWA Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition, In a Small Town
2020, Winner, Apollo Bay WordFest, The Last Days of Franklin
2019, Finalist, Australian Podcast Awards for Memoria podcast
Publications
2022, Busybird Publishing, [Untitled] Issue 10, James Bond Goes Fly-fishing,
2019, ABC News, Renegade gardeners take fight to councils in race to beat the heat
2018, Neos Kosmos, Seven Years After, Seven Years Older
2018, SBS Life, Holding onto my Father’s Precious Memories
