Category Bios

Agi Dobson lives in Korumburra, amongst the rolling hills of South Gippsland, Victoria, and is inspired to write most days. Her poetry, described as visual and emotionally charged, regularly appears in small press magazines. Agi published her first collection of…

L. E. Ward is a prize winning poet from Sydney, Australia. They work full time as a copywriter and editor and their poetry has appeared in many journals both locally and internationally.

Robyn Cairns is a poet who resides in Naarm She experiences great joy in the challenge and love of writing short form and prose poetry to express both her emotional and sensory connection to the world. Robyn has two chapbooks…

Jan O’Loughlin is a poet and teacher living on Wangal land in Sydney. She taught English in Japan from 1985 to 2010, often utilising poetry. Her haiku and tanka have appeared in many Australian and international publications. Jan enjoyed facilitating…

Rohan Buettel lives in Canberra on land whose traditional custodians are the Ngunnawal people. His haiku appear in various Australian and international journals (including Presence, Cattails and The Heron’s Nest). His longer poetry appears in numerous journals, including Rattle, The…

Nicoletta Glod is an emerging Romanian author now residing in Australia. Despite English not being her first language, she has published her debut novel, The Edge of War, now appearing on 12 websites, while balancing her engineering career. With rich…

Kitty Owens lives on Wurundjeri Country in Naarm/Melbourne, and her practice includes poetry, stories, essays and visual art. She works as a history curator. Kitty was commissioned to create a mini-zine of poetry about Coburg Lake, by the UNESCO Melbourne…

Glenn McPherson is a Sydney based poet. He has been widely published in leading journals and anthologies in Australia and internationally. In 2023, he was a finalist in the Gwen Harwood Poetry Competition and shortlisted for the South Coast Writers…

Jo Whitelaw lives in Yinnar, Victoria, on Gunaikurnai land. She enjoys singing and song writing. Having previously participated in the online poetry forum of Eclectic Creators Unite, she recently tiptoed into publicly performing some of her work. Jo is looking…

Allan Padgett lives in Perth, on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja. He had numerous roles in land management, especially with First Nations People. Allan has had many poems published, with Lumbering Towards Infinity his one and only book. He communes with nature…