Alicia Vrajlal

Alicia Vrajlal is a journalist and proud daughter of Fijian Indian immigrants. Previously Senior Culture Editor at Refinery29 Australia and editor at HuffPost Australia, she is now the founder of Draw Your Box, a news media company dedicated to covering experiences of and issues impacting South Asians in Australia and beyond.

Having studied accounting before pivoting to journalism, she regularly appears on television and panels to speak about issues related to entertainment, diversity, women and media. You can also find her writing at Missing Perspectives.

Described by Rolling Stone magazine as “one of the country’s most prolific culture commentators”, Alicia’s commitment to diverse news media has cemented her status in the industry as a respected thought leader.

Alicia was named the winner of the ‘Media’ award category at the 2024 Asian Australian Leadership Awards and the winner of the ‘Journalism & Literature’ award category at the 2024 Australian South Asian Centre Stellar Women Awards.

Draw Your Box was named ‘Publication Of The Year’ at the 2024 NSW Premier’s Multicultural Communication Awards.

“With over a decade of experience as an Entertainment and News Editor in Australia, and one of the few who’s an Indian Australian woman, I proudly bring my expertise to conversations on diversity, storytelling, changing careers, women’s issues, the second-gen experience, and being a woman of colour and founder in Aussie media” – Alicia Vrajlal

For editorial, partnership or appearance enquiries, email alicia@drawyourbox.com or haresh@drawyourbox.com