About Antonia

Antonia Hayes is an Australian writer, photographer and mother of one who woke up one morning somewhere in between The Eiffel Tower and Invalides unsure how she ended up there but decided to stay anyway. Originally from Sydney, she has studied at The Univerisity of Sydney, Monash University and The Sorbonne and has been living in Paris since 2006. Antonia is currently working on her first novel Relativity. Her photographs have been featured in publications including The Guardian, Singapore Airlines inflight magazine Silver Kris, Finch’s Quarterly Review, Trespass Magazine, TwoThousand, Getty Images, Now Public, Drum Media and The Brag.

Interests

Writing, reading, big sunglasses and frocks, dancing like nobody is watching, electromagnetism, hugs, laying in the grass, speaking in haikus, post scripts, equations, taking photos, mix tapes and rocking out, cooking and grocery shopping, train travel, iambic pentameter

Obituary

The world mourned today at the news of the death of Antonia, aged 86. The multiple prize winning novelist and sometime world leader passed peacefully in her sleep, but her life itself was far from peaceful. Triumphing over adversity at a young age, Antonia went from a single mother on welfare to Julian, now a famous rock star, to become one of the most distinguished and accomplished writers of our time. From her novels, Booker Prize winning The Bum Cum Hour and The Girl With The Large Hat who went to Lithuania And Got The Squirts, to her ground breaking non-fiction works, including Pulitzer Prize winning Pheasant Most Fowl and Once I Ran A Forum. But it was her most renowned body of work Outer Mongolia, Inner Turmoil that catapulted Antonia from writer to world leader. After spending years in Mongolia and winning over the people with her wit, charm, stunning good looks, and natural talent for pronouncing words with at least seven syllables, Antonia was elected President of Mongolia. She served her term for 4 years, later becoming Outer Mongolia’’s representative to the UN, but retired from politics early to return to her writing, and travel the world with her many dashing and intelligent lovers.

Music

Radiohead, Animal Collective, The Blow, The Decemberists, Serge Gainsbourg, TV on the Radio, Hot Chip, Kings of Leon, Architecture in Helsinki, Björk, The Black Keys, Klaxons, Beirut, Caribou, Electrelane, Justice, Sean Lennon, Camera Obscura, Panda Bear, The Gossip, Fujiya & Miyagi, The White Stripes, Y.A.C.H.T., Deerhoof, Blonde Redhead, Sebastien Tellier, Beastie Boys, Steve Reich, Phillip Glass, Satie, Broken Social Scene

Films

Amelie, Star Wars, Dead Poet’s Society, Rebecca, Taxi Driver, Ne Le Dis À Personne, Full Metal Jacket, Notes on a Scandal, The Hours, Centerstage

Books