Vanessa Page hails from Toowoomba but feels most at peace in the outback. A seventh‑generation Australian with First Fleet ancestry, she fell in love with books while spending lonely holidays with her grandmother. She’s the only university graduate in her family—BA in Journalism (USQ), PR diploma (RMIT), and a Master’s in Professional Communication (USQ)—earned while raising a baby and battling doubters. A lifelong footy fan, she turned that passion into a master’s thesis on sport as news. Publishing her first poem at twelve, she revived her writing in her thirties, joined Brisbane’s Speedpoets scene, and now thrives within the supportive Calanthe Press community.
Rosanna E Licari interviewed Vanessa for the current issue of Stylus Lit, launched September 1st, 2025.