May 9, 2022 • 12 minutes
Sarah Krasnostein is a multi-award winning writer and researcher. She is the author of The Trauma Cleaner, The Believer, and most recently Quarterly Essay, number 85, Not Waving, Drowning, on Mental Illness and Vulnerability.
May 16, 2022 • 11 minutes
Amie Kaufman is a New York Times, USA Today & internationally best-selling author of science fiction and fantasy. She has degrees in history, literature, law and conflict resolution, & is currently undertaking a PhD in creative writing.
May 23, 2022 • 12 minutes
McKinley Valentine is a neurodivergent writer who reads more Wikipedia articles than can possibly be healthy. She makes The Whippet, a cult hit newsletter of esoterica, unsolicited advice and zero contemporary politics.
May 30, 2022 • 11 minutes
Astrid Edwards is an interviewer, writer, advocate and Chair of the Melbourne Writers Festival.
Jun 6, 2022 • 11 minutes
Beau Windon is a neurodivergent writer of Wiradjuri descent who writes quirky stories about quirky people with a focus on YA fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry.
Jun 13, 2022 • 11 minutes
CS Pacat is a New York Times bestselling author of Dark Rise, the Captive Prince trilogy and the GLAAD-nominated graphic novels Fence.
Aug 22, 2022 • 11 minutes
Melanie Cheng is a writer based in Melbourne. Her debut short story collection, Australia Day, won the 2016 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for an unpublished manuscript and the 2018 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Fiction.
Aug 29, 2022 • 12 minutes
Thuy On is an arts journalist, editor, critic and poet. She’s currently the reviews editor of Arts Hub.
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