Nourhan Abdallah
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 […]
| Fiction
A.D. John
A. D. John is a Wiradjuri writer residing on Gadigal land. He is a recipient of the 2023 Penguin Random House “Write It” Fellowship and the 2023 Writing NSW Diverse Writers Mentorship with World Fantasy Award finalist Eugen Bacon. He is currently studying for an MA in creative writing at the University of Sydney. […]
Marion Kickett & John Kinsella
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 […]
| 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 […]
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 […]
Stephen Pham
Stephen Pham is a Vietnamese-Australian writer from Cabramatta. He is an original member of SWEATSHOP Writers’ Collective. His essays and fiction have appeared in Sydney Review of Books, Overland, Meanjin, and Griffith Review. In 2018 Stephen received the NSW WRiters’ Fellowship from Create NSW to commence work on his debut manuscript ‘Vietnamatta’, to be published […]
Brittany Bentley
Brittany Bentley is a poet and writer who is living, working and creating on Yugambeh Country. She is currently studying Creative Writing and English literature at the University of Queensland. Her work has been published in Meanjin. Salt, Sink, Surrender There are days when I forget how to breathe, and so, I […]
Reviews & Essays
Thuy On reviews How to Dodge Flying Sandals by Daniel Nour
January 28, 2026
Alison Stoddart reviews Salsa in the Suburbs by Alejandra Martinez
December 29, 2025
Fernanda Dahlstrom reviews Plastic Budgie by Olivia de Zilva
August 3, 2025
Finley Japp reviews Find Me at the Jaffa Gate by Micaela Sahhar
September 30, 2025
Natalie Damjanovich-Napoleon reviews Joss: A History by Grace Yee
December 29, 2025
Roumina Parsa reviews What Kept You? by Raaza Jamshed
October 10, 2025
Kaya Wilson reviews Worthy of the Event by Vivian Blaxell
October 31, 2025
Michael Griffiths reviews A Savage Turn by Luke Patterson
February 12, 2026
Samuel Cox reviews Apron-Sorrow/Sovereign Tea by Natalie Harkin
November 17, 2025
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