Bastian Fox Phelan

Bastian Fox Phelan is a writer from Mulubinba (Newcastle), Australia. Their work is grounded in attentiveness to place, exploring relationships between self, environment, and the more-than-human world. They are the author of the memoir How to Be Between, and their essays have appeared in On This Ground: Best Australian Nature Writing, Sydney Review of Books, Landfall, and Island. Bastian holds a PhD in English from the University of Newcastle. Their research explores eco-memoir, ecological apprenticeship, and the role of the amateur. Bastian has been making zines for over twenty years, and they are a passionate citizen scientist and birdwatcher.