A Journal of Australian & International Cultural Reviews, News and Criticism.
Rachael Stanley’s poems have most recently been published in Live Encounters, Flare and Drawn to the light press. She was commended twice in the Francis Ledwidge International Poetry Competition in 2019 and 2022. Her debut collection Back to Infinity was published by Revival Press, Limerick in May 2024. She lives in Dublin.
Catherine Ann Cullen was the inaugural Poet in Residence at Poetry Ireland. She is an award-winning poet, children’s writer and songwriter. Her eighth book, Storm Damage, was published by Dedalus Press in October 2025.
Lizz Murphy has published fifteen books. Her tenth poetry title Bitumen Psalms was recently released by Flying Islands Pocket Poets. The Wear of My Face (Spinifex Press) won the ACT Writers’ ACT Notable Award for Poetry (Big Press) 2021. Spinifex Press also published Two Lips Went Shopping and her popular international anthology Wee Girls: Women Writing from an Irish Perspective.
Originally from the west of Ireland and living in Australia for three decades, Anne Casey is the author of six poetry collections. Her work is widely published internationally, ranking in The Irish Times Most Read. Her recent awards include the American Writers Review Prize, Henry Lawson Prize for Poetry and American Association of Australasian Literary Studies Poetry Prize.
Karen J McDonnell’s writing is widely published and anthologised, including The Poetry Bus, Peaceweavers Anthology (Culture Matters, UK), Washing Windows V, Fire (Arlen House), Vital Signs (Poetry Ireland), Romance Options (Dedalus Press), New Isles Press 2, Skylight 47, Crannóg, The Stony Thursday, The Cormorant, The Galway Review, The North, and New Irish Writing.
Rugadh agus tógadh Colin Ryan san Astráil, áit ar fhoghlaim sé Gaeilge. Tá idir ghearrscéalta agus fhilíocht foilsithe aige sa teanga sin. Tá cheithre leabhar leis i gcló, dhá chnuasach gearr scéalta le Cló Iar Chonnacht agus dhá chnuasach filíochta le Coiscéim chomh maith le cnuasach filíochta dátheangach anseo san Astráil.
Is file agus scribhneoir dátheangach, amharc ealaíntóir, síceolaí cairte i Julie Breathnach- Banwait. Tá sí páirteach i bhfoireann eagarthóireachta Tinteán.
Margaret O’Brien formerly lectured in English and Creative Writing at Waterford Institute of Technology (now SETU). Her book, Weather Report: a 90-day journal for reflection and well-being, with the aid of the Beaufort Wind Scale was published in 2022.
Robyn Rowland is an Irish-Australian citizen, living between Ireland and Victoria for over 36 years, and working in Turkey since 2000, Robyn lives in regional Victoria. In December 2019 – March 2022 she was back living in Australia, caring for her father who died at 102. Her most recent book is Steep Curve (Five Islands Press, 2024).
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