ABOUTTina Huang is a Chinese Australian writer. She writes prose and poetry.
Tina Huang is a writer and poet whose work has been published widely in Australia and internationally. Her writing has appeared, or is forthcoming, in The Rumpus, Meanjin, Australian Poetry Journal, Sydney Review of Books, among others. In 2026, Tina’s story-in-verse ‘Pale Blinking Life’ was one of ten stories longlisted for the Australian Book Review’s Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize.
Her work has also been shortlisted for prizes including the Furphy Literary Award, the South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Award, and the U.K.-based Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize.
Outside of writing, Tina works as a lawyer and legal researcher.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONSThe Last Day of Our Marriage — Australian Poetry Journal
The Winter Moon Says Fight — Kill Your Darlings
Homecoming — Meanjin
Phantom Feelings — Meanjin
Space — Meanjin
Waiting — Finalist for the 2025 Furphy Literary Award
Counter-storytelling and the Law — Overland
Red Mitsubishi Lancer — the Suburban Review
Maybe It's Enough —Cordite Poetry Review
The Tennis Jock —Going Down Swinging
Pulled Into the Future — Cordite Poetry Review
Coming Out Bald — Honi Soit
On the Verge — Overland
SELECTED READINGS AND WORKSHOPSPoetry Masterclass — The Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers
Lead Artistic Director 2023-2024 — National Young Writers Festival
Empty City, Lonely Girl — Boundless: Festival of Diverse Writers
A Voice Appears in the Dark — Boundless: Festival of Diverse Writers
Poetry For Beginners — Addi Road Writers Festival
