MARIE- LOUISE ANASTAS

In 1977, Anastas had her first piece published in the school yearbook. She studied urban planning at university, married a musician and moved between Perth and Karratha for the next couple of decades. She began writing song lyrics in 1993. Anastas’ one- act play, Love in the Classifieds, was performed by Black Swan Theatre Company. In 2002, she won the Pilbara Literacy prize for poetry.