Dženana Vucic on the subtle and not-so-subtle Marxist symbolism in Sailor Moon, John Docker, a "non-theatre person" by his own admission on The New Theatre, Sarah Schwartz on prison healthcare as punishment and the killing of Veronica Nelson, a poignant short story on memory and displacement from Nasrin Mahoutchi-Hosaini, Jeanine Leane's prize-winning poem, "Water under the bridge", and more.
Karen Whitelaw is an award-winning Newcastle writer. Her short stories have appeared in numerous publications, including Mascara Literary Review, Meniscus Literary Journal, F(r)iction Literary Journal (USA), Award Winning Australian Writing 2016, Shuffle, Newcastle Short Story Award Anthology. Her flash fiction has appeared on a variety of multi-media platforms. She is currently writing a novel.