Dorothy Johnston lives in Wadawurrung country on the south coast of Victoria. She is the author of thirteen novels including two mystery quartets. Dorothy has published many short stories in journals and anthologies, along with essays in Australia’s major newspapers…
David Atkinson is a Sydney poet, published widely in Australia, the USA and the UK. David’s awards include First prizes in the Ros Spencer Poetry Prize, the FAW Jean Stone Poetry Award and the Whitsunday Poetry Prize. David convenes the…
Earl Livings lives in Melbourne and has published poetry and fiction in Australia and overseas. His writing focuses on science, history, nature, mythology and the sacred. He has published two poetry collections, ‘Further than Night’ and ‘Libation’, and a fantasy…
Louise Hopewell is a Naarm/Melbourne-based poet, playwright and songwriter. Her major writing awards include the John Bird Dreaming Award for Haiku, 2021 and the Diotima Prize for Philosophy, Drama and the Female Voice, 2023. When not writing, Louise can be…
Ellie Cottrell is a writer and poet working on Whadjuk Noongar Country. Her writing is found or forthcoming in The Turning Leaf Journal, Meniscus Literary Journal, Creatrix, StylusLit, Poetry d’Amour, and elsewhere. Ellie’s second poetry collection, Just write about a…
Gregory Piko lives in Canberra, ACT. His writing was awarded First Prize in the New Zealand Poetry Society’s International Haiku Competition and joint Winner in the WB Yeats Poetry Prize for Australia. His most recent haiku collection is ‘breaking my…
Gwen Bitti – born in India – lives in Sydney, Australia. Her Japanese-genre poems appear in various publications. A recent tanka in Cattails Journal was an Editor’s Choice. Her memoir Between Two Worlds won an award, and her short stories,…
Allan Padgett lives in Boorloo/Perth, on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja. He worked in land management all over Australia, especially with First Nations People. Allan’s first book, Lumbering Towards Infinity, was published in 2021. He lives in the beautiful Foothills, and communes…
Rohan Buettel lives in Canberra on traditional land of the Ngunnawal people. His haiku appear in Australian and international journals (including Presence, Cattails and The Heron’s Nest). His longer poetry appears in various journals, including Catchment, Rattle, The Goodlife Review,…
Gary Colombo De Piazzi is an award winning and published poet who writes to quieten the voice in his head. He is often amazed by the words that find their way onto the page and even more amazed when they…
