Issue Eight - Open theme
The Lovers 2023
Helen Gwyn Jones
Contributors
Helen Gwyn Jones
Helen Gwyn Jones started recording her world at the age of 8 when she bought a Brownie camera from her sister, something which has become a lifelong passion.
A collector of the past (hers and other people’s) she likes nothing better than muted images of imperfection. Oft found poring over Welsh grammar books when not photographing drains or rapturing over rust.
Recently published at Acropolis Journal, Paddler, Pareidolia, Blink Ink, Hecate, Moss Puppy, Levatio, Camas, Storyteller’s Refrain, Full House Literary.
Instagram: @helengwynjones
Twitter: @helengwynjones
Facebook: Helen Gwyn Jones Photographic Artist
Margaret Barbalet
Born in Adelaide of Unitarian heritage, I am the author of eight books, four published by Penguin. I have also had essays and poems published in The Australian Literary Magazine, The Canberra Times, JASALs, Meanjin, Antipodes, and St Marks Review. At present I am revising my sixth novel, 'Entertaining Strangers'.
Jo Rendle
Jo Rendle is a writer and linguist who enjoys writing creatively alongside her academic research. Jo’s work can be found in a number of anthologies, including 100 Love Letters (University of Philippines Press, 2017); The Sky Falls Down: Anthology of Loss (Ginninderra Press, 2019); Cicerone (2019); Verity La Anthology No2 Embody (2020); and Hunter Writing Grieve Anthology (2022). She has also published online in Verity La (2019) and Authora Australis (2020). Her short story ‘26 April 1986’ was commended in the 2021 Port Writers Open Literary Competition.
France Horne
Frances Horne is a trans non-binary poet and teacher living and writing on Dharug and Gundungerra land in NSW. Their work has been widely published in Australian journals including Meanjin, Southerly, Island, Cordite, Going Down Swinging, Rabbit Journal and Best Australian Poems (Black Inc.)
William Fox
William Fox is a poet from Melbourne. His work has appeared in most major Australian literary journals, including Meanjin, Overland, Island, and the Best Australian Poems series of books. His debut collection, ‘Apollo Bay’, was released this year by Rabbit.
Damen O'Brien
Damen is a multi-award-winning Australian poet, based in Brisbane. Damen's prizes include The Moth Poetry Prize, the Peter Porter Poetry Prize, the Magma Judge's Prize and the New Millennium Writings Competition. Damen's poems have been published in many journals including Poetry Wales and New Ohio Review. Damen's first book of poetry, Animals With Human Voices, is available through Recent Work Press.
Leila Lois
Matt Gilbert
Matt Gilbert is a freelance copywriter, who also writes a blog at richlyevocative.net. Originally from Bristol, England, he currently gets his fill of urban hills in South East London. He has had poems published by Anthropocene, Ink Sweat & Tears & The Storms among others. His debut collection 'Street Sailing' was published by Black Bough Poetry in 2023.
Matt Gilbert
Matt Gilbert is a freelance copywriter, who also writes a blog at richlyevocative.net. Originally from Bristol, England, he currently gets his fill of urban hills in South East London. He has had poems published by Anthropocene, Ink Sweat & Tears & The Storms among others. His debut collection 'Street Sailing' was published by Black Bough Poetry in 2023.
Leila Lois
Leila Lois is a dancer and writer of Kurdish-Celtic origin
Kate Maxwell
Kate Maxwell grew up in the Australian bush. Now a city dweller, her interests include film, wine, and sleeping. Her work has been published and awarded in many Australian and International literary magazines and she’s published two anthologies, Never Good at Maths (2021) and Down the Rabbit Hole (2023).
Paris Rosemont
Paris Rosemont is an Asian-Australian poet. Publications include: Verge Literary Journal, FemAsia Magazine and Red Room Poetry’s ‘Admissions’. Winner: New England Thunderbolt Poetry Prize 2022; Shortlisted: Hammond House Publishing International Literary Prize 2022. Awarded: Atelier Artist in Residence Ireland 2024; Varuna Shanghai Lamplight Residency 2023; WestWords/Copyright Agency Fellowship 2023. Paris’s niche is performance poetry. She has performed at events including the Sydney Fringe Festival, Poetry Jukebox Live and world premiere of Slam Messiah 2022. Upcoming performances include Short+Sweet Festival Illawarra 2023 (writing, directing and performing her own monologue shortlisted from over 1,000 international entries) and Ubud Writers’ Festival 2023.