Aliya Siya
Aliya Siya is an aspiring writer based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and a master’s student in English at the University of Madras. Their work explores themes of identity, culture and female experience. Noor Noor : It is more difficult to write about Muslim women than being a Muslim woman. It is daunting to write […]
| Poetry
Diane Fahey
Diane Fahey is the author of sixteen poetry collections, most recently The Light Café (Liquid Amber Press, 2023) and Sanctuaries (Puncher & Wattmann, 2024). She has received various awards and fellowships for her poetry, including the ACT Government’s Judith Wright Prize, and been short-listed for six other major book awards. Her poetry has been published widely in Australia and […]
| Poetry
Christian Hanz Lozada
Christian Hanz Lozada aspires to be like a cat, a creature that doesn’t care about the subtleties of others and who will, given time and circumstance, eat their owner. He wrote the poetry collection He’s a Color, Until He’s Not. His Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominated poetry have been published in Bamboo […]
| Poetry
Ben Hession
Ben Hession is a disabled writer, living on Dharawal country (Wollongong), south of Sydney, Australia. His poetry has been published in Eureka Street, the International Chinese Language Forum, Cordite Poetry Review, Mascara Literary Review,Bluepepper, Marrickville Pause, The Blue Nib, Live Encounters: Poetry and Writing, Antipodes and Don Bank Live Poets anthology Can I Tell You A Secret? Ben […]
Babi Rani Poudel
Babi Rani Poudel (she/her) is a 52-year-old trans woman, born and raised in Nepal and now an Australian citizen by conferral. A professional chef, community support worker, writer, and storyteller, she is a passionate advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights and people living with HIV (PLHIV). Babi works tirelessly to support international students, asylum seekers, and marginalized […]
| Poetry
Amy Bodossian
Amy Bodossian is an acclaimed cabaret spoken word icon and published poet known for her blend of whimsy, wit, and heartfelt storytelling. With appearances on ABC’s Spicks and Specks and Please Like Me, and performances at major festivals like Big Day Out and Woodford Folk Festival, she has earned awards such as the Green Room Award […]
| Poetry
Chris Ringrose
Chris Ringrose is a poet and literary critic who lives in Melbourne. His poetry has won awards in England, Canada and Australia, and he has published critical work on modern fiction, literary theory and children’s literature. He is the co-editor of the Journal of Postcolonial Writing and a poetry reviewer for the Australian Poetry Journal. […]
Jill Jones
Jill Jones’ most recent book is How To Emerge (Vagabond Press, 2025). Her previous book, Acrobat Music: New & Selected Poems, was short-listed for the 2024 John Bray Poetry Prize, long-listed for the 2024 ALS Gold Medal and commended in the 2023 Wesley Michel Wright Prize. Her work has been widely published in most of the leading literary […]
Reviews & Essays
Roumina Parsa reviews What Kept You? by Raaza Jamshed
October 10, 2025
Natalie Damjanovich-Napoleon reviews Kaya Ortiz and Bron Bateman
October 18, 2025
Finley Japp reviews Find Me at the Jaffa Gate by Micaela Sahhar
September 30, 2025
Nina Culley reviews The Passenger Seat by Vijay Khurana
October 3, 2025
Naomi Milthorpe reviews H.D. Hilda Doolittle by Lara Vetter
March 29, 2024
Kaya Wilson reviews Worthy of the Event by Vivian Blaxell
October 31, 2025
The Religion of Cricket by Jessica D’cruze
October 18, 2025
Zowie Douglas-Kinghorn reviews Lithosphere by Ben Walter
November 15, 2025
Salt, Sink, Surrender by Brittany Bentley
November 1, 2025
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