Myfanwy Jones

Myfanwy started out in a Saigon newsroom, subbing and writing restaurant reviews, before enrolling in RMIT's Professional Writing and Editing course where she was mentored by the late Olga Lorenzo. Myfanwy’s debut novel The Rainy Season was published in 2009 and shortlisted for The Melbourne Prize for Literature's Best Writing Award.

Her stories and essays have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies; including, most recently, Split: true stories of leaving, loss and new beginnings (ed. Lee Kofman).

A playful collaboration with Spiri Tsintziras – the bestselling Parlour Games for Modern Families – was awarded ABIA Book of the Year for Older Children in 2010.

Myfanwy's second novel, Leap, was shortlisted for the 2016 Miles Franklin Literary Award and longlisted for the Voss Literary Prize. Her third novel, Cool Water, was published by Hachette in February 2024.

Alongside her own practice, Myfanwy has judged short fiction and non-fiction writing awards, and has worked as a freelance editor and manuscript assessor for 25 years. She is especially privileged to mentor emerging writers, sharing her particular keenness for structure and the character of place.