Michelle Johnston

Michelle Johnston is both an author and an emergency physician. These occupations are not always the easiest of bedfellows. She is a Staff Specialist at the Royal Perth Hospital Emergency Department, a busy inner-city trauma centre where she worksas both clinician and teacher. Michelle's first novel, Dustfall, was published by UWA Publishing in February 2018 and shortlisted for the MUD Literary Prize for a debut novel in 2019. Her second novel, Tiny Uncertain Miracles, was published by HarperCollins in 2022. Her days are mostly spent searching for the beauty and awe in a frequently brutal reality.