Rachael Williams

Rachael Williams is a spoken word poet and writer from Darkinjung Country on the NSW Central Coast. She has featured at poetry slams and festivals across NSW including Yours & Owls festival, and in the ACT at Canberra Slam. Williams is a two-time finalist in The National Youth Poetry Slam, and in 2024, performed with Bankstown Poetry Grand Slam for a sold-out Sydney Town Hall. Hitting venues like the Sydney Opera House and the State Library last year, Williams is the current NSW State Poetry Slam Champion, and the current national runner-up in the Australian Poetry Slam- 2nd in Australia.

Rachael Williams is proud to write and perform poetry about mental health, love, relationships, her Australian childhood, queerhood and religion.