Mia Ferreira, Author at ArtsHub Australia

Mia Ferreira

Mia Ferreira is a professional writer and freelance Marketing, PR and Social Media consultant based in Melbourne, with an interest in wellbeing, sustainable living and travel. She is a graduate of the prestigious Professional Editing & Writing course at RMIT and balances all her thinking and creating by practicing and teaching Iyengar yoga.

Mia Ferreira's Latest Articles

Two panels. On the left is black and white photo of Rosalie Ham, who has short brown hair. On the right is the cover photo of her book 'Molly' that feature a dressmaker's mannequin wearing a pink corset.

Book review: Molly, Rosalie Ham

A compelling prequel to Rosalie Ham's bestseller 'The Dressmaker'.

Mia Ferreira

Nov 12, 2024

Two panels. On left is Sally Rooney, who has shoulder-length brown hair, a grey top and black trousers. On the right is the cover of her book, 'Intermezzo' in shades of blue and black. A small figure of a man is seen between the larger, up-close legs of another figure. There is a chess piece on the right hand corner.

Book review: Intermezzo, Sally Rooney

Sally Rooney's latest novel more than lives up to expectations.

Mia Ferreira

Oct 14, 2024

Model Minority Gone Rogue. Qin Qin. Image on left is an author shot from the waist up of a young woman of Chinese appearance wearing a grey top with lapels and glasses. She has shoulder length dark hair and her body is facing the left, with her head turned to smile at the camera. On the right is a green book cover of featuring a small Chinese girl holding a pink umbrella and wearing pink tights, a red jumper, green boots and a grey skirt. She is smiling at the camera.

Book review: Model Minority Gone Rogue, Qin Qin

A memoir that tracks what happens when a formerly dutiful child decides to pursue her own path.

Mia Ferreira

May 7, 2024

No Church in the Wild. Murray Middleton. Image on the left is an author upper body shot of a white man in his 20s/30s sitting at a wooden table with his hands clasped on the table, and wearing a blue jumper. On the right is the book cover, which features a facade of a block of commission flats with the book's title laid over the balconies.

Book review: No Church in the Wild, Murray Middleton

A complex and confronting story about migrant youth from the towers of Melbourne's inner west, their teachers and the local…

Mia Ferreira

May 2, 2024

The 39 Steps. A man in a 30s type beige three-piece suit with a pencil moustache is on top of a box, pursued by two men dressed as police officers, also on boxes - all made to look as if it's a chase sequence on a train.

Theatre review: The 39 Steps, Chapel off Chapel

Inspired by Buchan's novel and Hitchcock's film, this award-winning play is a highly energetic iteration.

Mia Ferreira

Mar 12, 2024

The Sound of Music. Image is a woman in a white nightgown sitting on a bed singing to the seven children sitting and standing around her.

Musical review: The Sound of Music, The National Theatre

The iconic musical returns for another opportunity to revisit a few of your favourite songs.

Mia Ferreira

Mar 4, 2024

The Naturalist of Amsterdam. Image is a side on above the bust author's shot of a woman in a green shirt with light red shoulder length hair. smiling, and on the right an orange book cover featuring a sparse tree, two butterflies and a caterpillar.

Book review: The Naturalist of Amsterdam, Melissa Ashley

Ashley's latest book is an historical fiction set at the turn of the 18th century and featuring unsung women who…

Mia Ferreira

Nov 8, 2023

Book review: Sunbirds, Mirandi Riwoe

Set in the Dutch East Indies on the eve of World War II, this novel draws you in and keeps…

Mia Ferreira

Sep 19, 2023

Book review: Aphrodite's Breath, Susan Johnson

A mother-daughter trip to the birthplace of Aphrodite. What could possibly go wrong?

Mia Ferreira

Jul 17, 2023

Book review: Once a Stranger, Zoya Patel

An intergenerational story about family and loss, tradition and rebellion.

Mia Ferreira

Mar 8, 2023

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