ABOUT US
Symposia Magazine is a youth-led online and print literary journal publishing emerging Aotearoa poets.
Symposia was started by six young Pōneke based creatives who have had their work published and efforts encouraged by organisations like The Spinoff, Starling, Landfall, Redraft, National Schools Poetry Award and the Michael King Writers Centre Young Writers Programme.
From our experience, we’ve noticed demand for youth-led literary publications for young people. Symposia was created to act as a continuum of support during and after secondary school; a platform that bridges the middle ground between emerging and established writing.
WHO WE ARE
Cadence Chung (she/they) is a poet, classical singer, and composer, currently studying at the New Zealand School of Music. Her nationally-bestselling chapbook anomalia was released in April 2022 with Tender Press. She also performs as a classical soloist and presents on RNZ Concert. In 2023, she was named an Emerging Practioner by the Fund for Acting and Musical Endeavours. She likes to sing Strauss, write art songs, and buy overpriced perfume.
Maia Armistead (she/her) is a poet and student originally from Hamilton. She has been published in such places as Starling, Mayhem, Milly, Rejection Letters, a fine line, and as the Friday Poem on The Spinoff.
Amelia Kirkness (she/they) is an Ōtautahi-born, Pōneke-based poet, winged eyeliner aficionado, and student of English Literature and Media Studies at Victoria University. Her work has been featured in various publications including Starling, Catalyst, bad apple, and Tarot, and she has been a finalist in both the Christchurch and Wellington poetry slams.
Pippi Jean (she/her) is a graduate living in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. She has been published in Ōrongohau: Best New Zealand Poems, Landfall, Starling, Overcommunicate, takahē, Mayhem, NZ Poetry Shelf, New Zealand Poetry Yearbook, Signals and Toitoi. She likes swimming, crazy cats and iced coffee.
Georgia Wearing is a short fiction writer disguised as a poet. They’ve had their writing published in Redraft and have been nominated for the Katherine Mansfield award. Currently they are the media coordinator for the New Zealand Poetry Society and can be found by the Wellington harbour wherever it's uncharacteristically unwindy.
Erin Dailey (she/her) is a graphic designer based in Pōneke. She loves coffee, letterpress printing and designing books, zines and websites.
