Beejay Silcox

Beejay Silcox is a book critic. Her work appears in high-profile publications across three continents, and is celebrated for its resolute – some might say foolhardy – honesty. She has been described as “the most significant new Australian critic in decades". Beejay’s prize-winning short fiction, essays and poetry have been published at home and abroad, and included in a number of landmark Ozlit anthologies. Beyond the page, Beejay is a joyful polymath: she’s an interviewer, prize judge, editor, manuscript doctor, award-winning creative writing educator and the former Artistic Director of Canberra Writers Festival. Beejay has stories to tell; she eloped to Las Vegas, escaped quicksand, and was once rescued from a picnic at Hanging Rock.