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
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Slinkies 2024 Meet The Authors; Miles Mazzocato
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
Slinkies 2024 Meet The Author: Fiona Wilkes
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
Slinkies 2024 Meet The Author: Jewel Swe
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
Slinkies 2024 Meet The Author: Georgia Loadsman
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
Slinkies 2024 Meet The Authors: Helena Pantsis
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
Get Ready For Slinkies 2024
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
Meet the Moon Orchard Authors: Rohini Alexandra
Courtesy: Tonktiti Spineless Wonders is delighted to introduce Rohini Alexandra, the author of ‘Time and Prejudice’ published in the audiobook Moon Orchard. Rohini Alexandra is a lawyer in Melbourne. This interview discusses Rohini’s inspiration, their current works and books they are currently reading. What inspired you to write the piece that is included in … Read More
Meet the Moon Orchard Authors: B.Fanlin
Spineless Wonders is delighted to introduce B. Fanlin, the author of ‘West of Chita’ published in the audiobook Moon Orchard. BFL is from Eastern China. Her work has been published in the Suburban Review and Voiceworks. In this interview, B. Fanlin discusses her interest in pre-1949 China, the purpose of her future works and … Read More
Meet the Moon Orchard Authors: Azianami
Spineless Wonders is delighted to introduce Azianami, a multimedia artist who enjoys performing his pieces and speaking words that hardly ever get spoken, representing the unspoken in these hard times. Azianami’s ‘Memories butterflies’ is published in the 2022 Moon Orchard audiobook and comments on the human spirit and nature. He aims to shed light where … Read More