Louise Swinn is a journalist, editor, critic and writer, co-founder of Sleepers independent publishers, the Small Press Network, and the Stella Prize. Louise edited Choice Words (Allen & Unwin, 2019), ...

Moira Finucane is a writer, director, performer and creator of volcanic and magic realist worlds … legendary salons, literary variety and intimate theatrical spectacles, internationally renowned for ...

Bec is a percussionist, drummer, performer, composer, teacher, musical director and noise maker. She is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts where she studied orchestral percussion. Bec has ...

Rachel Bin Salleh is descended from the Nimunburr and Yawuru peoples of the Kimberley region of WA. Rachel is passionate about Indigenous people telling their stories and started her career in ...

Gene Smith is a cultural leader and producer with almost a decade of experience curating and delivering major international literary and ideas events. Most recently, he has led the programming ...

Jonathan Green has been an editor, writer, commentator and broadcaster in a 40-year career as a journalist, beginning with a cadetship at The Canberra Times and taking in various Australian dailies: ...

Changemaker Santilla Chingaipe is joined by Sisonke Msimang to explore Australia’s forgotten history of slavery, race and empire. For the second annual E.W. Cole Lecture, historian and author Santilla ...

The former newspaper editor hosted the current affairs program HINCH on the 7 and 10 networks, Midday on 9 and had award-winning stints on 3AW. In 2016 he launched Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party and was ...

Megan Evans is a visual artist working as a professional artist for 30 years, doing everything from large-scale murals in the early 80s to my own exhibitions. More recently, she divides her time ...

Since finishing high school ten years ago, Jenna Martin has been a teacher in Sydney, a law student in Wollongong, an actor in London and a film producer in Los Angeles. She has written several plays, ...

Mark Rubbo OAM is Managing Director of Readings. He is a past president of the Australian Booksellers Association and was founding chair of the Melbourne Writers Festival. In 2006 he was awarded a ...

Amelia Telford, a young Aboriginal and South Sea Islander woman from Bundjalung country, is the National Director for the Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network. Alongside the Australian Youth Climate ...