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Lorena Otes

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Sydney NSW, Australia

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Memoir, Fiction

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Born and bred on Sydney’s Northern beaches, Lorena Otes is a mother, author and dance teacher. Her deeply personal memoir, Solo Mum by Choice (Hawkeye Publishing), tells of her journey to and through a unique but exponentially growing version of solo motherhood through the lens of her own experience. It placed runner-up in the Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize 2024.

She has written for Feels Blind Literary, The Brussels Review, Mamamia Online, and Bounty Parents. Her humour articles have appeared in Witcraft Magazine, Defenestration Literary Humour Magazine, Scalar Comet, and Little Old Lady Comedy.

Lorena is a flash-fiction-writing tragic. Her stories have longlisted in the Australian Writers’ Centre’s Furious Fiction competit ...more

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Solo Mum by Choice

4.94 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2026 — 2 editions

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Don't Forget to Smile

by Ariane Beeston

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Lorena Otes wants to read Your Baby Manual by Lindsay Bartels (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Lorena Otes liked Rachel McLeod's review of Solo Mum by Choice: "A must read, whether you’re a mum or not. Beautifully written, open and vulnerable, and empowering. "
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Lorena Otes liked Lindsay Bartels's review of Solo Mum by Choice: "Loved not only the story and the incredible determination of Lorena to persevere, but I enjoyed her heart, humour and how forthcoming she was about all the highs and lows of her journey! Highly recommend this for anyone wanting to be inspired to real" Read more of this review »
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Lorena Otes liked Cassie Stroud's review of Solo Mum by Choice: "This book is funny, joyful and heartfelt (much like Lorena herself)."
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