She received an Emerging Writers' Grant by the Literature Board of the Australia Council in 2010.

[4] It was also shortlisted for both the 2016 Stella Prize[5] and the 2016 NSW Premier's Literary Awards for non-fiction.

[6] She completed a PhD at the Western Sydney University, Writing and Society Research Centre in 2016.

[8][9] Wright is the 2017 Copyright Agency (CAL) New Writer in Residence at University of Technology Sydney.

[10] Wright's essay, State Your Intentions, was shortlisted for the 2018 Horne Prize.