Seana Smith is a supportive and engaged writer of factual books and memoir. She has worked as a writer for more than 35 years and has had five books traditionally published by Pan Macmillan and Ventura Press. These are: Going Under, a memoir of family secrets, addiction and escape, 2024;  Sydney For Under Fives, 2001, 2005, 2008,; The Australian Autism Handbook, 2008, 2023; Beyond The Baby Blues, 2011, 2013; and Pocket Superfoods, 2014

Seana has also independently published two books and is experienced in supporting others to learn the art of self-publishing. She is co-host of the podcast The Publisher & The Writer which covers all aspects of writing and publishing.

Maame Blue is the author of two novels; Bad Love, which won the 2021 Betty Trask award, and The Rest Of You, longlisted for the 2025 Jhalak Prose Prize. Her short stories have appeared in three anthologies, with another forthcoming in Be Gay, Do Crime in 2025. She has written for multiple publications including The Bookseller, Writers Mosaic and The Independent. She regularly mentors emerging writers working on their debut novels and nonfiction proposals, recently offering her services to Faber Academy UK and Kill Your Darlings in Australia. Maame has been a reader for multiple short story competitions including The Commonwealth Prize, The Brick Lane Short Story Prize and was a 2024 judge for the John Florio Prize. She regularly runs creative writing workshops and has taught for many places including Writing New South Wales, Writers Victoria, Kill Your Darlings and more. She splits her time between London and Melbourne. See more of Maame’s writing here.

Ashley Kalagian Blunt is the author of How to Be Australian, a memoir; and My Name Is Revenge, a collection of fiction and essays, and a finalist in the 2018 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award. Her writing appears in Australian Book Review, Overland, Griffith Review, Sydney Review of Books, the Sydney Morning Herald, Kill Your Darlings and more. She co-hosts James and Ashley Stay at Home, a podcast about writing, creativity and health, and loves helping writers learn practical skills and develop deeper insights into the craft of writing.

Personal website: https://ashleykalagianblunt.com