Welcome

Hi, my name is Alys Jackson and I'm an author and poet

based in Adelaide, South Australia.

My work has been published in books, magazines,

anthologies and online.

The Land Belongs to Me – Cover Reveal

The Land Belongs to Me – Picture Book Cover Reveal! I can’t believe it’s finally happening. After three long years, The Land Belongs to Me, my first ever picture book, is almost here. And how lucky do I feel to have Big Sky Publishing on my side. This is a wonderful Australian-owned independent publisher, supportive … Read more

Hollow Bones – Short Fiction by Alys Jackson

Hollow Bones by Alys Jackson

My short story Hollow Bones has just been published in Storgy, an online literary short story magazine. “Jen rests her weight into the wall. There are too many people crammed into the streets around her, boxes and crates exploding their contents across the hard-packed earth, life hanging in colourful swatches and a bare-foot transience.”  Was it easy to get … Read more