Kate Mandalov has been writing stories since she was five, starting with whacky nonsense tales. She won the State Theatre Company's Young Gun's Playwrights Award in 2005 and was once nominated for the Jill Blewett Playwright's Award. She hopes to find further success in historical prose following her studies at Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia.
Amber Marin grew up on the Murray River with her four siblings, ever-inventing games and stories to stave off the boredom. A real, fire-breathing dragon has always been high on her birthday wish-list, but while she waits for one, she contents herself with an infinite amount of iced coffee and cinnamon donuts.
Katia Rawlings is a published writer and editor, and her works can be seen in the 2023 edition of the Empire Times magazine. Katia enjoys writing mostly fantasy but is more than happy to dabble in other genres of fiction and non-fiction alike.
Katie Stedman completed a degree in Medical Science before she decided to pursue her life-long passion for reading and writing. She refers to herself as a professional bookworm, having worked as a bookseller, library technician, and editor, including for the Flinders University student magazine, Empire Times. She can be found writing, surrounded by a growing collection of well-loved books.
Lynette Washington is a writer, editor, publisher and teacher of creative and professional writing. Her stories have been published widely and performed at events such as Spineless Wonders Presents and Quart Short Literary Readings. In 2014 she edited the story collection Breaking Beauty. In 2017 she co-edited the story collection Crush. Plane Tree Drive, her debut, was Highly Commended in the 2018 Victorian Premier's Literary Award and shortlisted for the MUBA. She is the Publisher at Glimmer Press and holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Adelaide. When she is not writing, editing or publishing books, she teaches police cadets and police officers communication and research skills.