Rate My Professor Julienne van Loon

An award-winning novelist and essayist, van Loon's publications include the novels Road Story (Allen & Unwin, 2005), winner of the Australian/Vogel Literary Award in 2004; Beneath the Bloodwood Tree (Allen & Unwin, 2008); and Harmless (Fremantle Press, 2013). Her essay collection The Thinking Woman (NewSouth Publishing, 2019), which applies philosophical ideas from contemporary women thinkers including Rosi Braidotti, Siri Hustvedt, and Julia Kristeva to personal experiences of love, play, fear, work, wonder, and friendship, was highly commended in the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards. Her scholarly work features in peer-reviewed journals, such as 'Articulating Bookish Value: Value Beyond Price in the Words of Australian Literary Arts and Publishing Sector Insiders' (2025) and contributions to TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Courses, where she has served in editorial roles including reviews editor. Van Loon's research specializations include creative writing, creative practice, contemporary fiction, and the cultural and economic value of literary arts. She contributes to public intellectual discourse through outlets like The Conversation and has been involved in literary judging and residencies, including the 2025 Whitlam Essay Residency.