Paul Mitchell

Paul Mitchell is the author of seven books, including his 2024 poetry collection High Spirits. His poems, essays, and stories have appeared over the past twenty-five years in numerous magazines and journals, most recently The Guardian, Westerly, Antipodes, Meniscus, and Eureka Street. He’s written several works for stage and he’s currently a co-writer with director Chris Nelius on a commissioned feature film for Third Man Films. His play, You’re the Man, was staged at La Mama Theatre in September 2024, and he also co-wrote Actions to Live By, a 2021 AFL documentary on the Brisbane Lions’ dynasty of 2001 to 2003.