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Writer in Residence 2021: James Murphy

The Mill is thrilled to announce James Murphy as the recipient of the City Mag 2021 Writer in Residence July-December residency.

The Writer in Residence program, in partnership with CityMag, supports emerging writers from a variety of disciplines. The program creates a broader audience for writing through leadership, mentorship and publication.


James smiles, he wears a navy suit with a colourful shirt and a red pocket square.

About the writer:

James Murphy has worked as a South Australian Arts, Music and Gaming Writer for Scenestr- 2015-present,
contributed to InDaily, Junkee Media's The Upsider, City Mag's The City Standard, The Serenade Files, Fritz Mag, and Fight News Australia (which is a bit left field, but he likes his cage fighting).

James has written national cover stories for Scenestr, most recently on Megan Washington, interviewed and covered artists and artistic directors from State Opera, State Theatre, OzAsia and more.

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