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.

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.

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.