Angelina Xu is a writer, educator and editor based in Naarm. Her work focuses on queer culture, food and contemporary literature but you can find her writing about anything that passes her mind. She has been published in Archer Magazine and The Griffith Review and is currently in the process of launching her substack.   […]

Jason Gray is the multi-racial Mauritian Australian author of prize-winning book, HAUNT (THE KOOLIE) (Subbed In, 2019), and the winner (2012) and judge (2018-2019) of Zine West Word. He has been published widely, including The Suburban Review, Australian Poetry Journal, Written Off Club, Overland, Liminal Mag’s Collisions, Griffith Review, Zine West and Seizure. He was […]

Edwidge Danticat was born in Haiti in 1969 and moved to the United States when she was twelve. She is the author of two novels, two collections of stories, two books for young adults, and two nonfiction books, one of which, Brother, I’m Dying, was a finalist for the National Book Award and winner of […]

Zarah Yakubu (They/She) is a Trawlwoolway/Palawa and Mwaghavul (Nigerian) writer from Trouwunna/Lutruwita/Tasmania currently living and working on Wurundjeri country in Narrm. They wrote this poem based on a series of microaggressions they experienced during their first time living in metropolitan area. They are currently undertaking a BA in Creative Writing at RMIT.     Cracks […]

TextaQueen is a non-binary, disabled, settler-immigrant Goan writer, curator and artist living on Wurundjeri Country. Wielding tools beyond their namesake felt-tip, they present creative non-fiction, personal essays, satire, and poetry about othered bodies, land, power, trauma, and their relationships. Their writing has appeared in Disability Arts Online, Peril, Bollywouldn’t, and Crip Stories. They have performed […]

Zoleikha Baloch is a Baloch writer based in Iran. She writes fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction centered on women’s lives, memory, and resilience in Balochistan. Her work has appeared in seven international literary journals, including Solarpunk Magazine, Sky Island Journal, Chestnut Review, and belladonna’s garden. Through her writing, she seeks to bring Baloch voices and […]

Jonno Revanche is an interdisciplinary writer currently based in Sydney on Gadigal land. bell ringing – Distant beyond vision – And, honestly? we’ve got it allcovered  

Jewel Oreskovich is a Classicist, heritage researcher, and poet whose work explores representations of the posthuman in classical texts and their receptions. She holds an MPhil in Classics and Ancient History from the University of Western Australia and a Master’s degree in Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies from Deakin University. She was awarded first place […]