Josephine Taylor is a Perth-based writer, editor and educator whose work spans fiction, literary criticism and other creative projects. Her debut novel, Eye of a Rook, was published by Fremantle Press in February 2021 and was shortlisted for the WA Premier’s Book Awards. Taylor is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at Edith Cowan University and served as Associate Editor of Westerly, a literary journal based at the University of Western Australia, from 2017 to 2022.

In 2022, she began work on her second novel as an Emerging Writer-in-Residence at the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre. Her website provides information about her writing and editing, academic and critical work, and other projects, alongside links to her publications and relevant organisations. It also offers contact information for those seeking to connect with her professionally.

Through her literary practice, editorial experience and university role, Taylor contributes to contemporary writing and literary culture in Western Australia