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Marina Deller is a non-binary writer, critic, and academic based in Adelaide, Australia, working on Kaurna Land. They hold a PhD in Creative Writing (Life Writing) from Flinders University, where they serve as a Casual Academic in Creative Writing and English Literature since 2019. Deller's work explores grief, trauma, identity, and experimental literary forms, with particular focus on object-based narratives and creative pedagogy.
Their educational background includes:
- PhD in Creative Writing (Life Writing), Flinders University (2023)
- Bachelor of Creative Arts: Creative Writing (Honours), Flinders University (2018)
- Bachelor of Creative Arts: Creative Writing, Flinders University (2017)
Deller's research centers on grief narratives, trauma studies, and material culture, examining how objects mediate memory and identity. Their work bridges creative practice and academic inquiry through autotheoretical approaches, exploring emotional dimensions of research and writing. They investigate how personal objects function within life writing, particularly in narratives of grief and loss, while also focusing on creative pedagogies that use material engagement to enhance literary studies education.
Marina Deller publishes extensively across creative and academic forms, with recent work appearing in Archer Magazine, The Conversation, Westerly, and a/b: Auto/Biography Studies. Their publications demonstrate consistent exploration of grief, trauma, and identity through both scholarly analysis and creative expression. Recent academic work examines object-based learning in higher education, while creative publications include visual memoirs and experimental non-fiction.
Deller has received recognition for their contributions:
- Shortlisted for the Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction 2021 ('Nostos')
- Highly commended in the AAWP/Westerly Magazine Life Writing Prize 2022 ('Dresses, heavy with water')
- Recipient of the Island View Writers' House Emerging Writer Residency
- Award-winning teacher at Flinders University
As an active literary community member, Deller curates reading events through the Life Narrative Lab, runs a book club with Mitcham Library Service, and contributes to public art projects like Raining Poetry in Adelaide. Their current multimedia exhibition 'The Myth of the Lonely Artist' (2025) challenges artistic stereotypes while celebrating creative community.
