Marius studied fine art at Bristol Polytechnic graduating in 1981 with a BA Hons degree in sculpture. He then made a career shift into broadcast television, becoming a freelance editor working on factual entertainment shows, documentaries and feature films. Marius has written screenplays for film, television and stage plays. Since 2016 he has been writing poetry and reading his work at open mic nights and online. He has had poems published in the literary arts journal Dream Catcher,192 Ezine, Allegro Poetry, The Ekphrastic Review, Dreich and The Storms. Marius was shortlisted for The White Review’s annual poetry competition 2023. Marius’s poetry films and photographs can be found at photography.mariusgrose.co.uk

Kate Maxwell is a poet and short story writer. She’s published widely in journals such as Cordite, Meniscus, Rochford St Review, StylusLit, The Galway Review, and Books Ireland. Kate’s work has been longlisted in the Liquid Amber Press Poetry Prize, shortlisted in the ACU Poetry Competition (2021, 2023) and The Furphy Literary Awards (2022, 2023). Kate has published two collections of poetry, Never Good at Maths (Interactive Publications, 2021) and Down the Rabbit Hole (Ginninderra, 2023). Find her at https://kateswritingplace.com/

Kate Maxwell is a poet and short story writer. She’s published widely in journals such as Cordite, Meniscus, Rochford St Review, StylusLit, The Galway Review, and Books Ireland. Kate’s work has been longlisted in the Liquid Amber Press Poetry Prize, shortlisted in the ACU Poetry Competition (2021, 2023) and The Furphy Literary Awards (2022, 2023). Kate has published two collections of poetry, Never Good at Maths (Interactive Publications, 2021) and Down the Rabbit Hole (Ginninderra, 2023). Find her at https://kateswritingplace.com/

Philip Miller is a writer who lives in Edinburgh. He has written five novels including this year's The Diary of Lies (Soho Press) and last year a poetry collection, Blame Yourself (Nine Pens).

Philip Miller is a writer who lives in Edinburgh. He has written five novels including this year's The Diary of Lies (Soho Press) and last year a poetry collection, Blame Yourself (Nine Pens).

Mark O’Flynn has published seven collections of poetry, most recently Undercoat (Liquid Amber Press, 2022). His novels include The Last Days of Ava Langdon, (UQP, 2016), Grassdogs (Harper Collins, 2006) and The Forgotten World (HC, 2013). He has also published two collections of short stories White Light, (Spineless Wonders) and Dental Tourism (Puncher & Wattmann, 2020).

Paris Rosemont is an Asian-Australian poet and author of Banana Girl (2023) and Barefoot Poetess (2025), published by WestWords. Her edgy poetry – distinct in voice – has been widely published and awarded. Banana Girl was shortlisted by the Association for the Study of Australian Literature for the 2024 Mary Gilmore Award. It was also shortlisted for Poetry Book Awards 2024 in Australia, Greece and the UK, and was awarded ‘Distinguished Favorite’ in the NYC Independent Press Award 2025 (USA). Paris takes delight in bringing her poetry to life through multi-disciplinary modes of expression, including theatrical performance, and has featured at events including the Red Dirt Poetry Festival 2024 (Alice Springs), Ubud Writers Festival 2023, and Newcastle Writers Festival 2025. Paris also teaches poetry and has sat on writing panels, including the 2025 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards judging panel. Paris may be found on Instagram @msparisrose or via www.parisrosemont.com

Having lived in Greece for more than a decade, and having also spent time in England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Germany, Hungary, Bulgaria, the former Yugoslavia, Russia and Turkey, as well as speaking several European languages, Jena Woodhouse's background and writing reflect some transcultural influences. She is the author of twelve book and chapbook publications, including seven poetry titles, and her writing has received awards for adult fiction, children's fiction and poetry. Her poetry collection, "Tidings from the Pelagos: A Polyphony" was shortlisted in the 2024 Eyelands Book Awards (the only international book award hosted by Greece), in the category Unpublished Poetry.

Christine Brooks holds an M.F.A. in Creative Nonfiction from Bay Path University. Her poem, “book club” was nominated for a Pushcart Award and her essays have appeared in The Seattle Times, HuffPost, and Chicken Soup for the Soul. She lives in the Pacific Northwest in search of the perfect beach, break, and hammock. Her fourth book of poetry, “inside the pale” is due out in 2025.

Jane Downing is the writer of prose and poetry, shopping lists and reminders of things to do, and not enough letters to her friends. She has stories and poetry published around Australia and overseas, including in Griffith Review, The Big Issue, Antipodes, Westerly, Island, Overland, Canberra Times, Cordite, Best Australian Poems and previously in Authora Australis. Her novel ‘The Sultan’s Daughter,’ the creative component of her Doctoral degree from UTS, was recently released by Obiter Publishing. She can be found at janedowning.wordpress.com

Jane Downing is the writer of prose and poetry, shopping lists and reminders of things to do, and not enough letters to her friends. She has stories and poetry published around Australia and overseas, including in Griffith Review, The Big Issue, Antipodes, Westerly, Island, Overland, Canberra Times, Cordite, Best Australian Poems and previously in Authora Australis. Her novel ‘The Sultan’s Daughter,’ the creative component of her Doctoral degree from UTS, was recently released by Obiter Publishing. She can be found at janedowning.wordpress.com

Carmella de Keyser is from Camden, London, but now lives in Essex. She is a graduate from the University of Manchester and writes poetry that explores identity, her part Balkan heritage, liminal spaces, claustrophobia, grief and feelings of displacement. She is passionate about providing safe spaces for poets to perform and share their work and is co-founder of the Harlow Circle of Poetry Stanza. Judge for Harlow Open Poetry Competition, 2025. Poems featured on BBC Upload Radio Essex, Publications in ‘The Dirigible Balloon’, ‘Outside the Box', ‘Your Harlow Newspaper', ‘Dream Catcher Literary Magazine’, ‘Suburban Witchcraft Magazine’, ‘Wishbone Words Magazine’, 'Honourable Mention' for the 'Dark Poets Prize 1&2' 2024 and ‘Joint- Winner’ of The Hedgehog Press ‘Little Black Book Poetry Pamphlet Competition 2024.’ Due to be featured in the Macmillan Children’s Poetry Anthology ‘You’re Never Too Much, 2025’. Micro-pamphlet ‘The Liminal Light of the Night.'

Mary Cresswell is from Los Angeles and lives on New Zealand’s Kapiti coast. Recent books: Fish Stories: Ghazals and glosas (Canterbury University Press) and Body Politic: Nature poems for nature in crisis (The Cuba Press, Wellington). Also see: www.read-nz.org/writer/cresswell-mary/

Angela Costi is a poet and writer with a background in social justice and community arts. The author of six poetry collections, including 'Honey&Salt' (Five Islands Press, shortlisted Mary Gilmore Prize 2008), 'An Embroidery of Old Maps and New' (Spinifex Press, winner of Poetry in English, Greek Australian Cultural League 2022), and chapbook 'Adversarial Practice' (Cordite, commended Wesley Michel Wright Prize 2024). Her most recent book is 'The Heart of the Advocate', which is published with Liquid Amber Press. In 2024, she won the University of Canberra's Health Poetry Prize. In 2021, she received the High Commendation for Contribution to Arts and Culture, Merri-bek Award. She lives on the unceded land of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. She is also known as Αγγελική Κωστή among the Cypriot diaspora, which is her heritage and ancestry.

Sherryl Clark writes fiction and poetry, for adult and younger readers. She likes to write flash fiction as well as novels - the two seem to balance each other.

Ben Bruges works in education, is co-Features Editor for Hastings Independent and has poems published in Interpreter’s House, Banyan Review, Santa Fe Literary Review, Write Under the Moon, Memoirist, Howling Owl, Creaking Kettle & Elizabeth Royal Patton Memorial Poetry Competition anthologies. Andrew Motion, former Poet Laureate complimented the poems “for their density, thoughtfulness and cleverly pausing rhythms. [They] manage to make the urban city-scape resonate like a pastoral one.” @bbruise.bsky.social (1.8k followers) medium.com/@benbruges (620 followers) facebook.com/benbruges (908 friends)

MARY KING BRADLEY is a Chinese to English translator, freelance editor, and writer who received her MFA in literary translation from the University of Iowa. Her personal essay, “A Tree Grows in Hong Kong,” was featured in Making Space: A Collection of Writing and Art (Cart Noodles Press, 2023). Her translations of poetry and prose have appeared in The Georgia Review, The Massachusetts Review, Mekong Review, and Voice and Verse Poetry Magazine. She lives in Hong Kong.

Ellen Forkin is a chronically ill artist, writer and poet living in Orkney, Scotland. She’s had work published in Salt Songs, New Writing Scotland, Northwords Now, Crow and Cross Keys, and Salt and Mirrors and Cats. Visit her website: www.ellenforkin.co.uk

Samantha Boswell lives on a 100-year flood plain in Boorloo/Perth, Western Australia. Her work appears in anthologies and journals, including Creatrix 64, Cuttlefish: Western Australian Poets, Every colour but blue, Rough Diamond Poetry, and The Marrow Poetry Journal.

Doug Jacquier writes from the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia. His works of fiction, nonfiction and poetry have been published in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and India. He blogs at https://sixcrookedhighways.com/ and is the editor of the humour site, Witcraft , as well as the short story site Who Let The Stories Out?.

Dr Sarah Rice is an art theorist, poet, and visual artist. Her art-book of poetry Those Who Travel is held in the NGA and other institutions, her art-poetry chapbook Care-Stop published with Recent Work Press, and her recent project Text/ure (art, music, poetry) was the recipient of a Canberra Critics Circle Award. Her poetry collection Fingertip of the Tongue won the Eyelands International Book Award, and her work has received many awards, and been published extensively. Sarah taught art theory at the ANU School of Art, and enjoys ekphrastic collaborations across art and writing. She regularly runs workshops in conjunction with art institutions for example the NGA, NPG, Australian Design Centre, Canberra Glassworks, BAC, Craft ACT, and CMAG. Sarah exhibits her own visual work, and collaborates with a range of other visual artists.