We chat to Miriam about writing through the fragment, her literary influences and the importance of experimentation.

We chat to Grace about being awkward, the boundlessness of short stories, and our lord and saviour, Julie Koh.

Taonga spoke to us about Black joy, community and creativity, and the freedom of spoken word poetry.

Adrian chatted with us about vulnerability, the complexities of culture and working with Sweatshop Literacy Movement.

Suzi spoke to us about belonging, the migrant experience and how studying journalism has influenced her creative writing.

We spoke to Travis about critiquing capitalism, the overlap between writing and drag, and his debut short story collection.

Theresa speaks to us about escapism, the joys and challenges of filmmaking and her love of sci fi.

Katelyn fills us in on monsters, her love of visceral imagery and how to get under a reader’s skin.

We chatted to Tate about her cinematic inspirations, creating ‘voice’ in a poem and some of the best new writing coming out of Aotearoa.

Sarina spoke with us about fanfiction, the importance of humour and why we’re so fascinated by villains.

We spoke with Zhi about longing, how poetic language informs their essays and their new collaborative project - a band!

Michelle speaks to us about dreams, being inspired by the natural world and her favourite writers from the Philippines.

We chat to Alisha about nurturing the small details, nature as a spiritual anchor, and writing while living with a chronic illness.