Liên Ta

Writer, editor, artist, organiser.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

About

Liên Ta is an artist, writer, and editor hailing from Naarm (Melbourne). Liên holds a BA in Creative Writing and has published poetry, short fiction, essays, and interviews for publications such as More Than Melanin, Rought Cuts, and Hoiszn. She has written for Screen Australia, exhibited artwork for Brimbank Civil Gallery as well as Trocadero and Seventh Gallery, and assistant directed, co-wrote, as well as starred in the ensemble stageplay 'The Weather App, On My Phone, At A Party'. In 2025, she opened a workshop studio, holding a series of sustainability and craft workshops for three months. She has also held workshops in collaboration with Đất Nước Library, Platform Presents, Esme & Chibi, and MPavilion. Liên currently freelances as a writer and editor, working most consistently with Asian Australian arts and writing magazine Hoiszn. He is also studying Games Writing.

Experience

  • Workshop Facilitator at Freelance
    Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Freelance Writer and Artist at Freelance
    Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • Academic Proofreader at Freelance
    Mar 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 4 mos

  • Non-fiction Editor at Voiceworks Magazine
    Jul 2021 - Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Co-Writer at Screen Australia
    Aug 2023 - Aug 2023 · 1 mo

    Co-writer on TV project 'Honeymoon' with award-winning screenwriter Gina Song.