This year Spineless Wonders were delighted to collaborate with the Swinburne Internship Program, coordinated by Associate Professor Julia Prendergast, to produce the 2024 Slinkies anthology. Marketing intern, Miah Foster reports on what she and the other hardworking publishing interns, Zara, Nilushi, Vanessa and Erin had to say about the 13-week internship as editorial and promotional assistants in … Read More
Meet the artists who are revolutionising the face of Slinkies, inviting readers into a multisensory experience! Lauryn Evans is at the forefront of bringing the inner pages to life. An emerging Chinese Australian illustrator eager to amplify diverse voices and the stories they tell. Lauryn is passionate about using her art to embody, encourage, … Read More
Writers Under 30
Now illustrated!
‘Short but scintillating showcase.’ SMH/Age
Miles is an artist living and working on Gadigal land. You can often find him presenting comics at Read To Me – a bimonthly visual storytelling event in Sydney. He is currently completing a Bachelor’s in Animation at UTS, where he is trying very hard to frame “painting body horror” as an academic pursuit. He’s … Read More
Fiona Wilkes (she/her) is a current PhD Candidate at The University of Western Australia specialising in English & Literary Studies. Her creative work has been published or is forthcoming in a range of local, national, and international publications including, Westerly Magazine, Coffin Bell Journal, The Elevation Review, LEON Literary Review and Lily Poetry Review, amongst … Read More
The Slinkies are back and this year we have ILLUSTRATIONS! This year we have a brand new look and an array of new authors to captivate all the senses. The Slinkies competition publishes some of the best talent from emerging writers under 30. Our team is hard at work putting the finishing touches … Read More
Jewel is an Asian-Australian writer from Perth. She studied creative writing at Curtin University. Her free time is usually spent experimenting with lyrical prose. She adores reading atmospheric fiction with a focus on detail. What inspired you to write ‘Death and Decomposition’? Jewel’s Inspiration is drawn from the prose in This is How … Read More
Georgia Loadsman is a writer from Sydney’s Inner West. She enjoys reading anything and everything but has a particular love for speculative fiction, which comes across in her writing. In 2023 Georgia completed a Bachelor of Communication (Hons) in Creative Writing at the University of Technology Sydney, and she is currently working towards a Graduate … Read More
Helena Pantsis (she/they) is an editor, writer and artist from Melbourne, Naarm, Australia with a fond appreciation for the weird, the dark, and the experimental. Her debut short story collection, ‘GLUTT’, was published in 2024. She is the author of Orchids in Slinkies 2024. Their work attempts to break boundaries and cross genres, leaning towards … Read More
The Slinkies are back and this year we have ILLUSTRATIONS! Slinkies 2024 has a brand new look and an array of incredible young authors. The Slinkies competition showcases some of the best talent from emerging writers under 30. Our team is hard at work putting the finishing touches on the book, with an … Read More
