I am a writer, curator and editor based in Somerset. My work spans art criticism, fiction and poetry, and explores questions of making, authorship and the maternal experience. 

Formerly the Digital Editor of Apollo magazine, my writing has appeared in The Guardian, Burlington Contemporary, Flash Art, Plaster and Wallpaper, among other titles. I have interviewed artists such as Miranda July, Laurie Anderson, Zineb Sedira, Shirin Neshat, Rashid Johnson and Nadya Tolokonnikova, and written essays on the work of artists including Phyllida Barlow, Ed Atkins, Marina Abramović, Tacita Dean and Gerhard Richter. I regularly collaborate with artists, galleries and cultural organisations on exhibition texts, monographs, audio guides and public programmes, and have chaired conversations with artists and writers at institutions including the ICA, London. I am also a mentor on newplatform.art's Professional Development Programme.

Across my work, I’m interested in building community and unsettling conventional ways of thinking about writing and art. I have created and exhibited ‘moveable poems’ that invite audiences to tear off and rearrange the words, and regularly lead workshops that use collage as a method for experimentation and play. My short fiction and poetry have appeared in publications such as Studies in the Maternal, Motherlore, the Mechanics’ Institute Review, Soft Punk and (Parentheses) Review (forthcoming). 

I am also the founder of Babe Station, an artist-led organisation exploring the relationship between making art and the maternal experience through exhibitions, workshops, talks and live events. In 2025, Babe Station curated Sorry about the mess, an exhibition of artists and writers supported by Bow Arts, with a new iteration opening at Birmingham School of Art in October 2026. Babe Station also curates Babe Station Live, a roaming series of literary and arts events featuring readings and performances by writers and artists who self-identify as mothers, and recently launched an Artist Development Programme for Parents and Carers in collaboration with Kinfolk Families and MATERNAL FANTASIES.

My commercial work includes copywriting, script editing, creative concept development and editorial consultancy for brands and organisations across the arts, luxury and hospitality sectors.

If you’d like to discuss a commission, collaboration or project, please email me at milliehwalton@hotmail.com.