Ellen van Neerven

Ellen van Neerven is an award-winning writer of Mununjali Yugambeh and Dutch heritage. They have authored two poetry collections, Throat and Comfort Food, one work of fiction, Heat and Light, and a nonfiction collection called Personal Score, which received the 2024 Victorian Premier’s Prize for non-fiction. Premiering at Carriageworks in July 2024, swim is Ellen’s debut play. swim is being performed at HotHouse Theatre during Write Around the Murray 2024.