Madison Godfrey is a writer, editor and educator. They live on Whadjuk Noongar land, with a rescue cat named Sylvia. Madison has performed poetry at the Sydney Opera House, the Royal Albert Hall, St Paul’s Cathedral, TEDx and Glastonbury Festival.

In 2021 they were awarded a Western Australian Youth Award for ‘Creative Contributions’ to the state. Madison is also a previous recipient of the Kat Muscat Fellowship, the Varuna Poetry Flagship Fellowship, the Tom Collins Poetry Prize, and a writer-in-residence position from the National Trust of Western Australia. In June 2023 they were shortlisted for the Western Australian Premier’s Fellowship.

In 2019, Madison worked with Propel Youth Arts as the Creative Coordinator of Youth Week WA. Since then, they have worked with various organisations (including Express Media, Varuna Writers’ House, State Library of Victoria) to create and deliver poetry programs.

Currently Madison teaches ‘Creative Writing’ and ‘Cultural Studies’ at a local University, where they recently submitted a PhD on prose poetry and gendered performances.

Madison’s new book Dress Rehearsals was published by Allen & Unwin Imprint JOAN in March 2023, and “sounds like the score of a rebellion” (Nakkiah Lui). ArtsHub describes Madison’s new book as, “a poetic manifesto of selfhood: fiercely punk and undeniably powerful. 4.5 stars.” Dress Rehearsals was listed as one of the most anticipated books of 2023 by Refinery29, RUSSH Magazine, and Sydney Morning Herald.

As of mid-2023, their coffee order is a cappuccino with oat milk.