Aleesha Paz

Aleesha Paz is an editor, proofreader and knitter. She currently works as the editor of Reading Australia, and as an editorial assistant for Giramondo Publishing. Aleesha also freelances for various publishing houses as a proofreader. Since 2016 she has been on the Sydney PEN committee, an organisation that works to free imprisoned writers. Her love for textiles is well documented over at Tropmint.

All essays by Aleesha Paz

Essay: Aleesha Pazon knitting

Raise Your Needles: In defence of public knitting

It’s strange to think about it now, but when I first embraced knitting in public, my friends and family struggled with the idea that I might want to knit somewhere other than within the confines of my home.

Jun. 2019 • Gender and sexuality