Jasmine Darwin is a Sydney based writer and editor working on Gadigal land. Her work has been published in Mascara Literary Review, Salience Journal, and she was a finalist in the Next Generations Short Story Literary Fiction Prize 2026. She studied Ancient History and English at the University of Sydney and received the Dean's List of Academic Excellence for her research on Feminism and The Odyssey in 2024. She works at Books Kinokuniya specialising in Non-Fiction, where you will see a plethora of her her reviews and top-picks, and she contributes to the catalogue regularly.
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Jacob Marecic is a Sydney-based speculative fiction writer and former scientist. His writing explores queerness and gender through science fiction, and he applies his work to several forms of media including short form video content. He is the editor for Asta'Violet, a local LGBTQIA+ zine. You can find his work on Substack (jakecreatesworlds).
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Jacqx Melilli is an author, playwright, writing coach, and workshop presenter. She has a Master of Arts degree in Writing and Literature from Deakin University with specialisations in editing, creative non-fiction and fiction writing, publishing, scriptwriting, playwriting, and research. Jacqx worked in film, television, and theatre and taught drama. Her Australian plays won awards, were published individually and by Ready-Ed Publications as a series of educational books titled the Lights, Camera, Action drama series. She produced and directed two of her plays as short films. When The Glitter Fades, her historical Australian showbiz novel is available at jacqx.com
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Monikka Eliah is an Assyrian writer and visual artist from Fairfield. She has participated in NToP’s Page to Stage, Netflix and Co-curious’ On The Brightside Screenwriting Program and STC’s Rough Draft. Her work has been published in SBS Voices, KYD, Meanjin and The Saturday Paper. She has also published work in a number of anthologies. She received Southlands Breakthrough Award 2018, Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellowship 2020, Ausco Resilience Grant 2021, Wheeler Centre Next Chapter Award 2022 and was runner up in the SBS Emerging Writers Competition 2022. She has presented work at various festivals including SWF, NYF and SF.
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Hailey Trudgeon is an experienced non-fiction writer. Her areas of expertise are Early Childhood Development, Narrative Therapy, and Community Work with her work appearing in Journals such as the International Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work. She also has experience in creating informational resources, newsletters, and other promotional material for Early Childhood Centres. She is currently undertaking studies in Media and Communications, building her skills in copywriting and ghost writing.
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Tony Thompson is the author of Summer of Monsters and Shakespeare: The Most Famous Man in London. He has also written two books for Sonicbond Publishing’s On Track series on The Doors and CCR. His articles on books, music, and education have appeared in The Age, The Australian, The Daily Review Australia, toppermost.co.uk, and Eureka St. He is a well-regarded speaker and has been a regular guest at the Melbourne Writers Festival and other literary events throughout Australia. He lives in Katoomba NSW and plays tenor saxophone with great enthusiasm.
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Irma Gold is an author, editor and podcaster. She is the author of two critically acclaimed novels, The Breaking and Shift, a short fiction collection, Two Steps Forward, and six children’s books. Irma is a freelance book editor for both publishers and individuals, and for a decade was Convener of Editing at the University of Canberra. She is the founder and co-host of the writing podcast Secrets from the Green Room. She works with writers on fiction (excluding speculative) and non-fiction for adults and children (picture books to YA). She has extensive experience working with First Nations authors and illustrators.
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Chloé Grabham is a writer with over a decade of experience crafting content for print, digital and broadcast media. Her work includes published feature articles for the Blue Mountains Tourism Magazine and MTNS MADE magazine, as well as scriptwriting for SBS television commercials. With a background in photography and marketing, Chloé specialises in storytelling that is grounded, sensory and purposeful. She works across blog writing, brand content, and editorial, with a focus on creative businesses, tourism and the arts. Her writing brings local stories to life and helps businesses connect with their audience in meaningful, down-to-earth ways.
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