Nina Culley

Nina Culley is a writer and horror enthusiast based in Naarm. She’s the Studio Manager and Director of Melbourne Young Writers' Studio where she also teaches creative writing. Her works have appeared in Kill Your Darlings, Aniko Press and Eureka Street.

Nina Culley's Latest Articles

Two panels. On the left is author Rochelle Siemienowicz, with brown hair and a black top. On the right is the cover of her book 'Double Happiness", with has a three paper dolls holding hands.
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Book review: Double Happiness, Rochelle Siemienowicz

An excavation into the depths of polyamory.

Nina Culley

Nov 4, 2024
A collage featuring authors Lucy Blakiston and Bel Hawkins that includes their book, 'Make it Make Sense' as sell as scraps of notebooks, a bowl of pasta and some flowers..
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Book review: Make It Make Sense, Lucy Blakiston and Bel Hawkins

Not so much a self-help or how-to book but a hand hold to remind you that you are not alone.

Nina Culley

Oct 22, 2024
A dark-haired woman is holding up a book with a black cover. Behind her are black and white images of crime scenes and information.
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Theatre review: He Had It Coming, The Provincial Hotel

Infamous murderesses and attackers tell their stories, leaving the audience to judge whether they were justified.

Nina Culley

Oct 17, 2024
Two panels. On the left is Yves Rees, with short blonde hair and a dark top. On the right is the cover of their book, 'Travelling to Tomorrow' with an illustration of a woman in shades of orange and blue.
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Book review: Travelling to Tomorrow, Yves Rees

The stories of pioneering Australian women who sought adventures across the Pacific a century ago.

Nina Culley

Oct 10, 2024
Two panels: Left is author Katerina Gibson who ha short dark hair. She is wearing a singlet and standing in front of a pale painting that has an image of a skull and a close up eye. The right panel is the cover of her book, with 'The Temperature' broken up against a swirly, multi-coloured background and a shadow of a person.
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Book review: The Temperature, Katerina Gibson

Six characters whose lives intersect in a novel that takes the pulse of the times.

Nina Culley

Sep 4, 2024
Two panels. On the left is a profile photo of a Caucasian woman with glasses and grey hair wearing a light blue top. On the right is the cover of a book with 'Val McDermid' in yellow font and 'Queen Macbeth' in red font. In the middle is a red rose and a gold trellis of leaves around it.
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Book review: Queen Macbeth, Val McDermid

A revisionist account that focuses on Lady Macbeth rather than her husband.

Nina Culley

Jul 29, 2024
Two panels. On left is of a man with dark hair wearing a grey jumper. He is smilling. On the right is cover of a book with the words 'R.E.Generation' set against a forest background.
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Book review: R.E.Generation, Michael Prewer

A dystopian novel that sees climate change erase mammalian life forms. What now?

Nina Culley

Jul 10, 2024
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Theatre review: Perpetual Stew, Midsumma Festival

Bite-sized stories served at dinner.

Nina Culley

Feb 7, 2024
overflow. A woman stands next to a basin in a graffitied club toilet. She is wearing a fishnet top and short black skirt and preening for the camera.
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Performance review: Overflow, Arts Centre Melbourne

A discomforting but illuminating exploration of the trans and gender-diverse experience.

Nina Culley

Feb 5, 2024
Slippery. Image is three white faced clowns (one of whom is bearded and bald) with big ruffs and hearts on the front of their gowns.
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Theatre review: Slippery, The Butterfly Club, Midsumma Festival

Mayhem ensues when a polyamorous love square becomes a triangle and one of the lovers returns as a ghost to…

Nina Culley

Jan 25, 2024
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