Alana Rodrigues-Birch (she/her) lives in Auckland and studies at UoA. She likes thinking about birds and wearing brightly patterned clothing and can be found in anywhere if you look hard enough.

Amy Marguerite (she/her) is a poet and essayist living in Aro Valley, Pōneke. She completed an MA in Creative Writing at the International Institute of Modern Letters in 2022. Her poetry has appeared in Salient, Salty, NZ Young Writers Festival, Milly Magazine, Poetry Shelf, Bad Apple, Sweet Mammalian and Turbine | Kapohau.

Giselle den Breems (she/her) likes raspberries, cats, and fields, alongside books and writing, of course. You can also find her work in Starling.

Hebe Kearney (they/them) is a poet who lives in Tāmaki Makaurau. Their work has appeared in publications including: Mayhem, Starling, Tarot, takahē, samfiftyfour, and the Poetry New Zealand Yearbook.

Jennifer Rockwell (she/they) is a performance poet and writer based in Tāmaki Makaurau. Their work has been published in The Poetry New Zealand Yearbook and Aotearoa, English for Schools. They won the WORD- The Front Line Grand Slam, Going West Writers Slam, JAFA Qualifying Slam, was runner up in the JAFA Auckland Regional Finals, and represented Tāmaki Makaurau at the 2021 NZ National Poetry Slam.

Kyra Lawler (she/they) is a queer creative living in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. She dreams of stone fruit season & is teaching herself to crochet. You can find her poetry in bad apple, Overcommunicate, Sour Cherry Mag, Six Cents Zine & more.

Jackson McCarthy (he/him) is a poet and student from Auckland currently studying in Wellington. He was a finalist for the Schools Poetry Award 2021. His work has been published in Starling, Landfall, Bad Apple, and elsewhere.

Rachel Lockwood (she/her) is a Hawke's Bay gal studying in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. She has been previously published in Starling, Mayhem, Overcommunicate, and a few other places!

Sofia Drew (she/her) is a high school student living in Tāmaki Makaurau. Her work is published in Starling and in 2022 she was a finalist for the National Schools Poetry Award. Aside from writing Sofia likes painting landscapes, goats and stars.

Sophie Rae-Jordan (she/her) is a writer who likes the way that poetry can make her feel both big and small at the same time. You can find her at www.sophieraejordan.com.