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1 y separately published work icon Orphancorp Marlee Jane Ward , Sydney : Brio Books , 2022 24394231 2022 selected work novella science fiction

'From orphanage to prison, the story of Mirii is a heartfelt, brutal, funny, and diverse story about when corporate interests overwhelm human rights, and what happens to children when they bloom in the darkest of places.

'Fast-paced, gritty and original, the Orphancorp series confirms Marlee Jane Ward as one of Australia’s best YA authors.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Big Dad Energy Marlee Jane Ward , 2020 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , September 2020;

'Growing up as a fatherless girl, I always had Dad Crushes. These were not sexual crushes on older men, but a different kind of fantasy of love and security. ‘Good dad vibe’ is an embodiment that’s hard to describe, but I know it when I feel it.' (Introduction)

1 Rats Marlee Jane Ward , 2019 single work short story young adult
— Appears in: Kindred : 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories 2019; (p. 16-37)
1 2 y separately published work icon Prisoncorp Marlee Jane Ward , Sydney : Seizure , 2019 15508788 2019 single work novel science fiction

'Mirii has been caught — along with the friends who were helping her find her partner, Vu.

'Being in prison is just like her revisiting her childhood in Orphancorp — only worse. Under the beating heat of a desert sun, the prisoners fight for food, water and a safe place to sleep.

'Our heroine begins to question her urge to fight back and rebel as all it seems to do is lead her and the people she cares for deeper into trouble.

'Fast-paced, gritty and original, Prisoncorp is the final instalment in the Welcome to Orphancorp trilogy. It confirms Marlee Jane Ward as one of Australia’s best YA authors.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 The Walking Thing Marlee Jane Ward , 2018 single work short story
— Appears in: Best Summer Stories 2018; (p. 280-304)
1 Invisible, Until … On Harassment and Power in Literary Culture Marlee Jane Ward , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: Overland [Online] , September 2018;

'I’m friends with this hot young writer. He’s widely published, prodigious, pretty, too. I was at a massive international convention with him earlier this year, sneaking into parties we hadn’t been invited to, the crush of the hotel suites full of conversation with the biggest names in science fiction and fantasy. Standing in the corner with him, sinking free ciders plucked from a bathtub full of ice, when some publisher or big-name writer or other would come and interrupt our conversation to talk to him.'  (Introduction)

1 The Rainmaker Goddess, Hallowed Shaz Marlee Jane Ward , 2017 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Feminartsy , April 2017;
1 The Great House Thrippet, Season 246, Episode 12 Marlee Jane Ward , 2017 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 102 2017;

In an unspecified future (or alternate world), a reality-television star struggles to find a way out of her all-encompassing contract.

1 y separately published work icon Psynode Marlee Jane Ward , Sydney : Seizure , 2017 10866351 2017 single work novel young adult fantasy

'Having barely made it out of Orphancorp alive, Mirii is on a mission to find the most important babe in her life, Vu. Vu has been taken to ‘Psynode’, a secret facility operated by the megacorp Allnode.

'After wrangling her way into the Allnode warehouse as a picker, Mirii meets Rowe, the daughter of one of Allnode’s execs, who may just be the perfect person to help her with the mission.

'But life at Allnode is far from cushy and Mirii has to battle her way through the dangers of her new job, the corps that she knows are watching her and get to Vu before it’s too late.

'Fast-paced, gritty and original, Psynode follows on from Welcome to Orphancorp, winner of the 2016 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Young Adult fiction and confirms Marlee Jane Ward as one of Australia’s best YA authors.' (Publication summary)

1 The Beasts and the Birthday Marlee Jane Ward , 2016 single work
— Appears in: Aurealis , 9 May no. 90 2016;
'Nanny’s forever going on and on about what things were like before the march, when there was so much. Whose got carrots enough to throw bits of them away? Mumma and Daddy though, they don’t say a word about it, or the march itself. Neither of them say much at all, really. Me? I wasn’t born before but during, and I don’t remember none of it. Polly says she can recall a few things here and there, flashes of the beasts, the way they sunk their teeth in at the necks and made people into puppets. When she tells me things like that, I’m glad I don’t remember.' (Publication abstract)
1 Fert Marlee Jane Ward , 2016 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: In Your Face 2016; (p. 39-56)

Described by the author as a story 'about a generation ship, choice and power'.

Source: Author's website (http://marleejaneward.com/2016/12/14/awards-eligibility/). (Sighted: 20/03/2017)

1 Atavistacular Marlee Jane Ward , 2016 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine , September no. 64 2016; (p. 7-10)
Rivalry between former best friends in a world in which body upgrades are a regular part of life.
1 From : Welcome to Orphancorp Marlee Jane Ward , 2015 extract novel (Welcome to Orphancorp)
— Appears in: Seizure [Online] , September 2015;
1 2 y separately published work icon Welcome to Orphancorp Marlee Jane Ward , New South Wales : Seizure , 2015 8889751 2015 single work novella fantasy young adult

'A sharp-edged semi-futuristic riff about a rebellious teenager’s last week at an industrial orphanage.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Clara's Marlee Jane Ward , 2015 single work short story
— Appears in: Hear Me Roar 2015; (p. 303-318)
1 y separately published work icon Welcome to Orphancorp Marlee Jane Ward , Sydney : Seizure , 2015-2019 15508718 2015 series - author novella novel
1 Glimpse i "I stare at you", Marlee Jane Ward , 2006 single work poetry
— Appears in: Tide , no. 3 2006; (p. 71)
1 Sad i "How sad it is", Marlee Jane Ward , 2006 single work poetry
— Appears in: Tide , no. 3 2006; (p. 71)
1 PictureImperfect i "The way my skin looks", Marlee Jane Ward , 2006 single work poetry
— Appears in: Tide , no. 3 2006; (p. 71)
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