Benjamin Hickey is a writer who lives in Melbourne, Australia on stolen Wurundjeri land.
He’s also a professional editor, a teacher at RMIT University, a copywriter and a communications expert.
Ben writes short fiction, essays and reviews. His work has won multiple awards, including the:
- Newcastle Short Story Award
- Varuna Residential Fellowship
- Grace Marion Wilson Emerging Writers Award
- Glenfern Fellowship Award.
He was a judge for the 2025 Big Issue Fiction Edition, which has previously published his work. You can read an interview with him about the process here.
Representation by Melanie Ostell Literary.
Benjamin Hickey chose this ‘.org’ domain name because it was $19 cheaper than the other options. He regrets it.
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