Vek Lewis
Vek Lewis is a writer of Anglo-Indian heritage who grew up in Goolamrup, Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar, in Armadale-Kelmscott, an outer suburb of Perth, Western Australia. She currently lives on Gadigal Country in Sydney. Lewis has published poems and short stories in Cordite Poetry Review, Meniscus Literary Review, and has work forthcoming in Westerly. Real […]
Zarah Yakubu
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 […]
David Malouf
Vale David Malouf (1934 – 2026). David Malouf was born in Brisbane in 1934. Since ‘Interiors’ in Four Poets 1962, he has published poetry, novels and short stories, essays, opera libretto and a play, and he is widely translated. His novels include Ransom, The Great World (winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ prize and the […]
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 […]
Jonno Revanche
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
Jason Gray
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 […]
Jewel Oreskovich
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 […]
Angelina Xu
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. […]
Reviews & Essays

Alison Stoddart reviews Salsa in the Suburbs by Alejandra Martinez

Nina Culley reviews Elegy, Southwest by Madeleine Watts

Kaya Wilson reviews Worthy of the Event by Vivian Blaxell

Margaret Bradstock reviews Thistle by Kate Maxwell

Jaydeep Sarangi reviews Touch by Meena Kandasamy
Michael Griffiths reviews A Savage Turn by Luke Patterson
Fernanda Dahlstrom reviews Plastic Budgie by Olivia de Zilva

Tim Wright reviews Mogwie-Idan Stories of the Land by Lionel Fogarty

Angela Costi reviews Gold Digger by Lisa Collyer
We pay our respects to the Darramuragal people of the land on which we live and work, their elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and thank the Palawa people of Lutruwita, Tasmania, and all Aboriginal nations as the First peoples of Australia. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.









