Alie Benge
Writer from Wellington, living in London
Author of Ithaca and editor of Otherhood
Writing nonsense at: https://bit.ly/40e5Cuu
@takahemagazine.bsky.social
Aotearoa’s longest-running independent journal of poetry, fiction, art, comics, and culture in review. Since 1989. https://linktr.ee/takahemagazine
@whitihereaka.co.nz
Te Arawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Whakaue, Tūhourangi, Ngāti Tumatawera, Tainui, Pākehā. Kaituhi Māori. Author of “Kurangaituku”. Writer of things. Popular emotional cheese dish. She/her/ia. www.whitihereaka.co.nz Profile photo by Tabitha Arthur
@catherinechidgey.bsky.social
Novelist; secretary to @TamaMagpie. Longlisted @WomensPrize; shortlisted @DublinLitAward. Publishers @EuropaEditions, @EuropaEdUK, @thwupbooks. Rep'd @UA_Books.
@samorchard.bsky.social
Queer, Trans and Nerdy. Making comics, reading comics, researching comics. http://patreon.com/roostertails He/They
@jaxies.bsky.social
🇬🇧 🇭🇰 🇳🇿 Writes words, pets animals, eats noods 🍜 ✨DEBUT ON SUB✨ Rep.: Naomi Eisenbeiss @ InkWell Management https://linktr.ee/jaxies
@gorsebloom.bsky.social
Rebecca Hawkes: bitchy damsel, beefy eel, haggard sylph. NZ poet: author of Meat Lovers, king simp for poems at Sweet Mammalian. Words in Palette, Glass, Cordite, & suchlike
@daniyourukova.bsky.social
🌙✨ poet, bookhag, moonwife. I’ve written a book (which you can find here): https://aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz/transposium/
@gtiso.bsky.social
Online magazine editor, @overlandjournal.bsky.social. Bylines at New Humanist, Pantograph Punch, New Inquiry, Popula, Sport. Translator. He/him.
@andiwrites.bsky.social
SFF writer, disability comms person. Likes: knitting🧶 board games🎲 sea creatures🐙 reading📚. Lives: Te Awakairangi ki Tai | Lower Hutt. Pronouns: they/them. 🏳🌈🩼♾️ https://linktr.ee/andiwrites
@cjrauthor.bsky.social
Author of Flora Valley, Miss Lovelock and Imperfect Lives series romcoms (catherinejrobertson.com) she/her, trans rights, vote Green, owner of cats, dogs and chickens. Banner pic is Bernie judging you
@rkpriestley.bsky.social
Science writer & professor in Aotearoa New Zealand: Antarctica, climate, nukes. Tangata tiriti. Latest book, End Times, by @thwupbooks.bsky.social ❄🇦🇶🐧 🌈. Now writing book about the (melting) Antarctic Ice Sheet She/her or they/them/ia
@lilobrien.bsky.social
Author of memoir Not That I’d Kiss A Girl, editor of 'OTHERHOOD essay anthology, copywriter as Lil Cameron, lush. http://linktr.ee/Lilobrien
@freyadalysad.bsky.social
pākehā, she/her, very successful and famous. wrote a book it's called HEAD GIRL. there's poems in it. freyadalysad.com
@milfs4minecraft.bsky.social
trapped in a little fish tank syracuse mfa '25 co-editor-in-chief Salt Hill lilyholloway.co.nz
@emmahislop.bsky.social
@tinamakereti.bsky.social
Looking for joy Writer: www.tinamakereti.com Creative Writing Workshop: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/modernletters
@emenspace.bsky.social
Author & editor. Billy Bird (Penguin Random, 2016). To the Occupant (OUP, 2019). The Pink Jumpsuit (QWP, 2021). Liar, Liar, Lick, Spit (OUP, 2024).Author pic by Caroline Davies. Cover photo art work by Sharon Singer.
@pantographpunch.bsky.social
an arts and culture journal • theatre, books, art and everything in between 💕 ✨abject waste ✨ an arts and culture journal • theatre, books, art and everything in between 💕 ✨abject waste ✨ Est 2011.
@naomiarnold.bsky.social
Award-winning science & nature journalist. Author of Te Araroa hiking memoir Northbound and Southern Nights, a history of NZ astronomy. 📍portfolio & contact: www.naomiarnold.net
@johnjcampbell.bsky.social
@auchmill.bsky.social
Tumu Whakarae | Chief Executive Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. She / her.
@rachelmorris.bsky.social
Editor and writer. Formerly: editor of North & South, exec editor at Huffpost Highline and The New Republic.
@ashleighyoung.bsky.social
Writer and editor. SOME FLAILING https://eyelashroaming.substack.com/
@linedealer.bsky.social
Reading and writing. Short story collections Hailman and Fox pub by The Emma Press 📚 leanneradojkovich.com
@philippaw.bsky.social
Reader, writer. Latest title Iris and me (Cuba Press, 2023) https://philippawerry.co.nz/
@bjetherington.bsky.social
The Earth Cries Out ('17). PhD Northwestern. Lecturer in literary & creative communication at Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington. Pākehā (settler) born in Whakatū, raised in West Papua. www.bonnieetherington.com
@clairemabey.bsky.social
Writer. Founder of Verb Wellington. Books editor at The Spinoff. Sylvia Townsend Warner fan. Mum. Author of The Raven’s Eye Runaways, an MG adventure (2024) 🍃Substack at [email protected] | clairemabey.com
@adamgrener.bsky.social
English Literatures and Creative Communication Programme, Te Herenga Waka; curious about c19 and nonhuman worlds; co-director of dickensnotes.com
@erikkennedy.com
Poet behind beloved classics like 'Another Beautiful Day Indoors' (2022, @thwupbooks.bsky.social). 'Sick Power Trip', July 2025. Leading voice of millennial vegan socialist cat-fancying indie pop kids. 📍 Ōtautahi Christchurch http://www.erikkennedy.com
@melodyrules.bsky.social
@natbaker.bsky.social
writer of fictional words @takahemagazine @HeadlandJournal @NewsroomNZ @millymagazine @Turbine | Kapohau...Occasional reviews @Kete Books...Here for writing and writers...Opinions all mine (She/her)
@ingridhorrocks.bsky.social
Writer. Reader. Aotearoa. Likes the sea & other stuff. Latest book Where We Swim. Fiction debut, All Her Lives: Nine Stories, on its way from THWUP & UQP. www.ingridhorrocks.com
@murdochstephens.bsky.social
Reader, Writer, Publisher, Researcher. Based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara | WGTN. Always keeping the bluesky-deck clean. murdochstephens.com
@pjkmorris.bsky.social
Writer, traveller, Cass Beer spokesmodel, former Miss Venezuela, www.koreaseen.com