Emanuel Cachia is a freelance writer, editor, proofreader, manuscript appraiser, book producer, workshop facilitator, event manager, aspiring literary agent and, when time allows, an avid gamer. He lives in the western suburbs of Melbourne and is studying a Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing at Victoria University.

A member of the committee that short listed the 2012 Ada Cambridge Prize for a biographical short story and subeditor on the July 2012 issue of SEED magazine, he is currently editing Platform magazine, an anthology written by Victoria University students and a collection of his own writing.

His short stories have been commended in literary competitions, one reviving first prize in the 2011 Melton Short Story Competition. His feature articles, reviews, short stories and poems have appeared in two anthologies, six magazines and five websites (not that anyone is counting). He dedicates his writing to his wife and two children, whom mean worlds to him.

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