Ian Reid is the author of 15 books across various genres, the most recent being a collection of poems, Breaking the Surface (Ginninderra Press 2023). His poetry appears in a wide range of magazines and anthologies in several countries, and his international awards…
Stephanie Powell is a poet based in Naarm / Melbourne. Her latest collection of poetry is Gentle Creatures (Vagabond Press, 2023). atticpoet.com Work by this poet
Wayne Pollard has been writing poetry for 25 years. Leading a group called Demented Echidnas (in West Gippsland), he has published a zine called Thoughts of a tired mind. Having won an open mike competition at Drouin’s Ficifolia Poetry Night,…
Madhuri Pillai discovered Haiku and related forms in 2011. Her work has been published in various local and international journals. She loves bush trekking and is passionate about animal welfare. Madhuri lives in Melbourne with her family. Work by this…
Jaya Penelope is a poet and oral storyteller who lives in Walyalup/Fremantle, Western Australia on Whadjuk Noongar land. Her poetry has been shortlisted for The Heroines Women’s Writing Prize and The KSP Poetry Competition and published in various journals. Work…
Jan O’Loughlin is a retired teacher living in Sydney. She loves writing poetry and singing in choirs equally. Her tanka has been published in Eucalypt and in Ribbons (Tanka Society of America). Jan’s tanka about seagulls received an honorable mention…
Rebecca Weymouth is a West Gippsland writer who has loved words since her teens. Inspired by hills, bush, creeks and dirt roads. She thanks the families whose lands she made playgrounds. Rebecca moved away then returned, to birth a fourth …
Suzi Mezei is a Sri Lankan born Australian writer in Naarm. Her work is published in Australia and overseas in anthologies and journals including Island, Best of Australian Poetry, Aniko, Cordite and Hecate. She has written for stage and podcast. She…
Heather McRae is an archivist and historian, living in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. She has written and contributed to research guides and historical publications, in areas including religious, military, environmental and local history. She is currently exploring memoir and…
Walter Macmillan is a Naarm-based emerging poet originally from Western Australia. He has written short fiction published in The Pelican, but is previously unpublished as a poet. His work focuses on the human condition, relationships between people and how they are affected…
