Tide and Time
A decade after the tsunami that flattened Sri Lanka’s picturesque Arugam Bay, the village has been reborn
Photo: Geelong Advertiser
Miranda Luby is an award-winning author, freelance journalist, and copywriter living on Victoria's Surf Coast.
Her feature stories and columns appear in publications such as The Guardian, National Geographic, BBC Travel, the Sunday Age and the New York Post. Her publicity has gained coverage in media outlets such as Fox News, The Guardian and the 7:30 Report. She also writes copy for businesses and takes photos.
Miranda is an award winning fiction writer. Her debut, Text Prize-shortlisted young adult novel Sadie Starr's Guide to Starting Over is out now with Text Publishing. Her second novel, also young adult, will be published in 2025. Her short stories have been published by Bloomsbury and Margaret River Press and she has been shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize.
Miranda has worked as a lifestyle journalist and editor for News Corp magazines and a Senior Reporter for Zoos Victoria.
In 2023, Miranda was named Southern Cross University's Young Alumnus of the Year. See all her awards here.
She is available to speak at writers festivals and schools across the country, and has delivered talks and workshops for teenagers as part of Beyond the Book and Once Upon a Festival.
Read some of Miranda's pieces below, or find more in the menu.
Paradise for Wanderers
Victorian landholders are securing habitat, and hopefully a future, for one of Australia’s rarest and most unusual birds.
Why are Australians so laid back?
Australians have long been known for their relaxed attitude – but it’s not just due to the favourable climate
The Simple Thing I Learnt When I Went Off Grid
About 10 days into my recent three-week Tassie camping adventure, I felt it...
Where ever you go, there you are
On the myth of 'a whole new me', the false hope of fresh starts and writing Sadie Starr's Guide to Starting Over
No Bad Weather
Nature writing from the 2021 Unyoked Writers' Anthology
Why dads pay more attention to their daughters than their sons
Do dads have different way of treating their daughters to their sons? A recent study published in the American Psychological Association's journal Behavioral Neuroscience says yes.
Women over 30 are taking up this exhilarating, overlooked sport
Women who try this sport say they’re hooked for life and have never felt fitter. Can
you guess what it is?
you guess what it is?
The Benefits of a Healthy Gut
Poor gut health may be one of the lesser know predictors and causes of diabetes but also one of the most easily managed
This is what it's like to have 'face blindness'
Think you're just bad with faces? Think again. You could have mild prosopagnosia, which affects one in 50 people
Women of Google
A glimpse behind the scenes of the world’s most sought after workplace shows just what it takes to be one of the women of Google
Creative Creature
A world-class painter living in our midst is set to take on Australia’s biggest art prize. MIRANDA LUBY visits Rhys Lee’s coastal studio for some insight into his passion
A stranger Photoshopped this mother and daughter
Think unsolicited Photoshopping only happens to models? Think again
The Origins of Passion
One of the world’s top chefs has made Ocean Grove his home. Miranda Luby chats to Ben Shewry about his appetite for our region’s produce
48 Hours in Dubrovnik
Be captivated by the Mediterranean charm and culinary delights of this ancient Croatian City surrounded by an Azure Sea.
Plains-wanderer chicks born
The captive population of Australia’s most unique and critically endangered bird has doubled with the birth of nine plains-wanderer chicks, helped out by a feather duster, a heat lamp and a lot of cotton wool.
Landscape and Light
At its best, art helps us see our world through new eyes. This is a concept that comes to mind when viewing Ingrid Danielle’s work.
The Sea Dragon
This short story is forthcoming in Margaret River Press’ annual print anthology after being shortlisted for the 2018 Margaret River Short Story Prize
A Spiritual Surprise
I’ve always been a little cynical when it comes to yoga.
