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.
Melanie is a writer and the Artistic Director of Reality Bites – a nonfiction writers' festival based on the Sunshine Coast. She is currently undertaking a DCA at the University of the Sunshine Coast where she also teaches creative writing and drama.