Authors

Miranda Abbott is an emerging writer from Naarm (Melbourne). Her practice explores hidden memory and the body’s role in writing. Her work has been published in The Big Issue, Baby Teeth Journal and RMIT’s Catalyst magazine. She is currently interning with the Stella Prize. You can contact her through mirandaabbott.com.au.

Samuel Burdeu is an Eastern Suburb Melburnian currently undertaking a Bachelor of Creative Writing at RMIT. His interests and practice lies within Screenwriting, having previously obtained an Advanced Diploma of Professional Screenwriting. In the past, he worked for a Production Company called Australian Production House as a Social Media Manager. Sam aims to create films in the fiction and comedy genre in the future.

Belinda Coleman is a Melbourne-based writer, who loves to inject a healthy teaspoon of sarcastic wit into her writing. Belinda is previously published in What we became, the 2023 PWE Anthology and has short stories published on the RMIT PWE website. Belinda has an Associate degree in Professional Writing and Editing and is currently working to get her Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing. Her current work is inspired by Lee Ufan’s Dialogue II, found at the NGV gallery.

Bailey Cooper (he/him) is a writer based in Narm (Melbourne). He is currently undertaking a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing at RMIT. Within his practice he seeks to dissolve the lines bounding memory and language through the means of experimentation. He is currently working on a long form prose poem.

Trinity Coster-Dimo is an aspiring Melbourne based writer studying for a Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing) at RMIT University. Her writing typically consists of fiction and poetry, with a focus on exploring identity. She enjoys film and literature, works created by women in particular. She is currently interning at 100 Story Building.

Neha De Alwis is a Sri Lankan-Australian writer based in Naarm currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing at RMIT. Their works have been published in Kill Your Darlings, Nowhere Girl Collective, and Myriad Magazine. They write horror and poetry and a little bit of everything else. They like drawing and love bunny rabbits.

Olivia De Lesantis is a writer and creative director from Naarm. Her work primarily involves goddesses of deduction; portraying strong female sleuths in crime fiction. She is an ardent feminist, and her poetry seeks to explore and unpack the various nuances of her womanhood. Olivia works as Creative Director at Stories Connecting Us; an emerging, innovative literary space for writers and readers.

Maya Dempster is a Melbourne based writer, specialising in fiction and poetry, currently completing a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing at RMIT. Maya bases much of her work around the queer experience, with a focus on what it is to be a queer youth in the inner suburbs of Melbourne. Her work is set to feature in a digital publication of the Bowen Street Press in late 2024.

Chiara Fankhauser is a writer based in Melbourne, studying Creative Writing at RMIT. She specialises in fiction and screenwriting, and many of her pieces aim to explore social and cultural experiences as she views them from a mixed heritage perspective. Having published short stories in multiple magazines, her most recent publication being ‘2 & A Half Sugars’ in the 2023 October issue of The Swanston Gazette.

Mimi Galt (she/they) is an emerging creative writer and artist living on Wurundjeri country and studying a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing. They write through modes of poetry and fragmented prose, often blending these into hybrid forms. Their work explores themes of familial relationships, nature, friendship, grief, connection and the home. Mimi is interested in symmetrical structures and the sonic qualities of poetry, particularly the sensations of assonance and alliteration. Her poetry was recently shown with iSquared Gallery as part of their ‘Seeing Camp’ exhibition. Mimi also enjoys painting, watching animals in nature and making crispy tofu.

Lola Goskov is a creative writing student at RMIT. She was born and raised in Geelong. Lola has a special interest in both fiction and creative non-fiction with a passion for exploring a wide range of themes through a romantic writing style. She enjoys reading and being creative and is lucky enough to love her day job where she works from home as a nail technician.

Isabella Hutchinson is a Naarm based multidisciplinary artist and writer. They write primarily nonfiction and poetry, drawing from their experiences with queerness, disability and trauma. Their work explores themes of love, loneliness and growing up, grounded in their research and real-life experiences. Hutchinson is interested in spiritual and creative expression to address the complexities of modern life. They believe in the power of storytelling to create social change.

Angelo Koulouris (he/him) is an aspiring writer living in Melbourne currently studying a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing at RMIT. His interests include watching films and writing screenplays, with a background in youth theatre acting. He is currently working on an experimental personal essay for publication at the Bowen Street Press.

Bradley MacLeod Bradley is an emerging writer based in Melbourne/Naarm. He is studying the Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing) course with RMIT, he has also studied a Certificate IV and a Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing. His piece is an autobiographical look at his experience with The Pioneer from childhood to adulthood told through the perspective of the characters within the artwork. He hopes to have a contemporary fantasy novel published one day taking inspiration from other fantasy novels such as Game of Thrones. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, writing and binge watching his favourite shows.

Bianca Nedin (she/her) is an Australian writer based in Naarm. She is currently undertaking her Bachelor of Creative Writing at RMIT. She dabbles in poetry that discusses family and life and is currently working on her debut fantasy novel. You can read more of her work on her Substack.

Upani Perera (she/her) is a Sri Lankan-born, Naarm-based writer and editor. She studied an Associate's Degree in Professional Writing and Editing and is currently in her second year of studying a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing, both done at RMIT. Perera writes contemporary short stories about coming-of-age, lesbian, and love. She has been published in What You Become: An Anthology. Perera enjoys crocheting and hoarding tattoos.

Claudia Reddan is a student and writer from Melbourne. She is interested in screenwriting and experimenting with different forms and genres. Her writing lyrically explores what she’s most intrigued by—people, and how they see themselves, the world, and others. She has an 11-year history with Irish Dancing, which has given her many stories to use in the future if she is ever blank for ideas. 

Taulani Salt is a fiction writer native to the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. When she's not up late writing intensely dramatic historical romance stories in her notes app, she can be found curled up on the couch with a cup of tea, in the kitchen perfecting her apple pie recipe, or boot-scooting at her local country bar. Her practice is influenced by her ever-inconsistent sleep schedule, and her penchant for romanticising everything the world has to offer.

Farida Shams is a creative writing student at RMIT. She grew up in Egypt, but is now a Melbourne based writer. She has written about encountering first love, inspired by In the Fields by José Julio De Sousa Pinto. Farida usually writes fiction, but has a budding interest in creative nonfiction. She is the Creative Writing Officer of Catalyst, and her works have been featured in the magazine. In her spare time, Farida enjoys reading and spending time with her friends and family.

Orla Sullivan is a writer and artist from Melbourne/Naarm. She is undertaking a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing from the RMIT. After starting out in Animation, she embarked upon the art of storytelling. Breeding her passion for the bizarre and nostalgic aspects of life to connect with readers and invite an appreciation for the beauty of art. When she is not writing, she is painting in her study or cuddling up with her cat Baloo.

Zoe Tiller is a Tasmanian-born, Melbourne based writer who is currently completing a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing at RMIT. Her specialisations include auto fiction, fiction and poetry, finding great inspiration in family and nature. Her autofiction work is set to feature in a digital publication of the Bowen Street Press in late 2024. 

Eina Nicole Tubadeza (she/her) is a Filipino queer writer born in Australia. She currently resides in the South Eastern suburbs and is studying a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing at RMIT. She has a love for film and enjoys exploring various art mediums, as well as integrating it with the written form. For future projects, she aspires to delve into screenwriting and graphic novels.

Emily Vandenbroeck is a creative writing student at RMIT. She was born and raised in Ringwood. For her Bowen Street press submission, she has written an experimental creative nonfiction piece about the freedom of movement and the body, inspired by Animate Loading 1 by Riana Head-Toussaint. She writes contemporary fiction and has a strong interest in memoir writing. She enjoys reading and running, and is the mother to various house plants and two dogs.

Upani Perera (she/her) is a Sri Lankan-born, Naarm-based writer and editor. She studied an Associate's Degree in Professional Writing and Editing and is currently in her second year of studying a Bachelor of Creative Writing, both done at RMIT. Upani writes contemporary short stories about life, lesbians, and love. She has been published in What You Become: An Anthology. Upani enjoys crocheting, baking and hoarding tattoos.

Tashi Carroll-Ryan is a Melbourne based writer working predominantly within the genre of creative nonfiction. Much of her writing draws on personal experience and explores the space between our internal and external worlds. Focusing on themes of the self, Tashi’s work seeks to challenge modes of behaviour within society.