Most recently Jane Finemore was Program Director for Queenscliffe Literary Festival (2019-2023) and the Willy Lit Fest in 2022 and remains a committee member. Prior... Read More

Jaclyn Crupi is a book editor, project manager, event moderator and bookseller. Jaclyn has worked in publishing and bookselling since 2002. She has a Bachelor... Read More

Jacinta Halloran is the author of the novels Dissection, shortlisted for the 2007 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript; Pilgrimage, shortlisted for the 2014 Barbara Jefferis... Read More

Irma Gold is an award-winning author and editor based in Naarm/Melbourne. Her debut novel, The Breaking, won the Writing NSW Varuna Fellowship and the Canberra... Read More

Hugh Jones worked as a journalist for more than 30 years in both Australia and the UK, then in strategic communications. He edited several newspaper... Read More

Hilde Hinton avoided being a writer for many years. But after her critically acclaimed debut novel, The Loudness of Unsaid Things, made bestseller lists, the stories won’t... Read More

Hermina Burns is a Melbourne poet, writer, editor and podcaster. She has published six volumes of poetry: Against Separation Creek, Bite of a Bluebottle, Crossing... Read More

Hana Assafiri is a Melbourne-based social activist, feminist, and owner of the popular Moroccan Soup Bar restaurant. Through the Moroccan Soup Bar, Hana provides employment... Read More

Hamed Allahyari was born in Iran and arrived in Australia as a refugee in 2012. In Iran, Hamed was a chef and restaurateur when his... Read More

Graeme Reilly is a historian, researcher, and author for the Altona Laverton Historical Society. His tasks include taking groups on tours through the Altona Homestead... Read More