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Olivia De Zilva

Olivia De Zilva is a writer based in Meanjin. She is currently studying a Masters of Philosophy specialising in Creative Writing at the University of Queensland. She was awarded the Deakin University Non-Fiction Prize by Express Media in 2019, shortlisted for the University of Queensland Press Mentorship Award and The Deborah Cass Prize in 2022. Her work has appeared in Westerly, Liminal and SBS amongst others.

A Bird Does Not Sing Because It Has An Answer, It Sings Because It Has A Song

(after the Chinese Proverb) My grandfather I called him Agung came here on a boat that was crowded and smelly I was born here with a certificate he had enough money to start a business from working as a chef …

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