Sophie Cunningham

Writer, talker and teacher

Sophie Cunningham is a non-fiction writer and novelist with a passion for trees, walking and broader environmental issues. She is currently the 2023-24 Miegunyah Creative Fellow at the University of Melbourne.

Sophie’s most recent books are This Devastating Fever (Ultimo Press) and Flipper and Finnegan – The True Story of How Tiny Jumpers Saved Little Penguins (Albert Street Books).

A Member of the Order of Australia for her contributions to literature, Sophie is the Chair of the Australian Society of Authors and a non- executive director of the Copyright Agency.

Sophie was a co-founder of The Stella Prize, former editor of Meanjin (2008 – 2011) and former chair of the Literature Board of the Australia Council for the Arts (2011 – 2014). She has written for a range of magazines, including Griffith Review and The Monthly.

The author of nine books, Sophie is also a teacher, mentor, climate change activist, wildlife advocate and every day she posts an image of a tree on her Instagram @sophtreeofday. 

Short CV – download here.

Head shots – download here.