Brooke Boland Brooke Boland has a PhD in literature from The University of NSW and works on Yuin Country as a freelance writer. All essays by Brooke Boland Writers at Work Essay: Brooke Bolandon small towns Newcomer ‘How long does it take to become a local?’ I ask the local bartender. Mar. 2022 • • Writers at Work Writers at Work Essay: Brooke Bolandon a long year Inferno That summer seems long ago now. At the time I couldn’t write it down. I read accounts by people who experienced the fires and those in cities affected by poor air quality and had a writer’s guilt that I should be part of the conversation. Jun. 2021 • COVID-19 • Environment and climate • On writing • Writers at Work