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.
Peter Polites started writing at the age of 27 when he joined the early incarnation of Sweatshop. He recently edited a publication Ornaments from Two Countries where members of the GLBTIQ community from Western Sydney and regional NSW wrote their experiences.