Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe, Swan X, is a poet from Port Harcourt, Nigeria. He has been published in Agbowó, Chestnut Review, Electric Literature, Palette Poetry, Poet Lore, Sontag Magazine,  Collaborature, Weganda Review, Cloudscent Journal, Serotonin, Isele, Dawn Review, amongst others. He is the winner of the 2024 Kukogho Iruesiri Samson Poetry Prize, co-winner of the 2024 […]

Nourhan Abdallah is a novelist, short fiction writer and poet from Egypt who now lives in Australia. She works as a multidisciplinary creative professional and graphic designer. She holds a degree in Theatre Criticism and Drama. Nourhan is an Arabic language teacher for children, focusing on developing reading, writing, and expressive skills through engaging and […]

Gemma Parker is a poet and a teacher at the University of Adelaide. Her poems and essays have been published in Transnational Literature, Award Winning Australian Writing, Writ Poetry Review and the Tokyo Poetry Journal. She was the 2016 winner of the Shoalhaven Literary Award for Poetry. She holds a PhD from the University of […]

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 […]

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 […]

Troy Wong is an Australian poet born to Singaporean parents. His work, written on unceded Dharug and Gadigal land, is published or forthcoming in Antipodes, Australian Poetry Journal, Cordite, Griffith Review, Island, The Marrow, Palette, and The Suburban Review. He is the winner of The Nomad Review “Fragility” Poetry Prize, an Australian Poetry Slam National Finalist, […]

Marion Kickett is a Noongar woman from the Noongar nation and Balardong language group. She has family connections to Wongatha and Yamatji countries. Born in the wheatbelt town of York, Western Australia she spent her early life on the York reserve and commenced school from here. Although Marion has dedicated her career to the fields […]

Reha Mohammad was born in Afghanistan and grew up in Ghor, where he finished his schooling. He graduated as Bachelor of Arts in Dari/Farsi Literature and Humanities at Herat University. In Kabul, he taught Farsi literature in private schools and contributed essays to Hasht e Subh and other national print media. He came to Australia […]