I’m Maya, an Australian Iranian writer, editor and creative strategist.

I have storytelling experience that spans the diverse worlds of editorial, news and media marketing, all the way from Sydney to New York City, I’m a former Time Out Sydney Editor and Time Out New York Creative Strategist, and as a freelance writer, I’ve had my stories on culture, travel and politics featured by The Guardian, Refinery29, Time Out, Broadsheet, SBS and Billabong Women’s – amongst many others.

Selected by the Australian Writers’ Guild and Screen NSW for their prestigious First Break program and awarded in the SBS’ Emerging Writers Competition, I am also an emerging screen and fiction writer, and am currently completing a Masters of Creative Writing at the University of Sydney, where I’m working on my first novel.

No matter the medium, I prioritise empathy and nuance in my storytelling, and bring a warm, human-centered focus to everything that I do.

Want to get in touch? mayaskidmoree@gmail.com

If you want more of the juicy stuff, run away to my internet diary/ Substack, Grl Talk With Maya.