Justin Heazlewood

Justin Heazlewood (former Voiceworks contributor) is better known by his stage name, The Bedroom Philosopher. Best known for his musical comedy works, The Bedroom Philosopher has released several albums, performed at many arts festivals, been nominated for an ARIA Award and is a regular guest on several Australian radio shows. As an author, he was a senior writer for […]

Jack Heath

Jack Heath (former Voiceworks contributor) is the award-winning author of seven action-packed thrillers for young adults. He started writing his first novel, The Lab, at age 13, and earned a publishing contract for it at 18. His books are popular in eight countries.

Steve Grimwade

Steve Grimwade (former Artistic Director) has been the Director of the Melbourne Writers’ Festival and co-host of 3RRR’s Aural Text. He has also been editor of the Australian lit-mag Going Down Swinging, a freelance book editor, Program Director of the Victorian Writers Centre and Director of the Emerging Writers Festival. He was the general editor of the […]

Pat Grant

Pat Grant (former Voiceworks contributor) is a cartoonist writer and zine maker. He was worked for mainstream magazines like Tracks and Australia’s Surfing Life, hoity toity literary journals like Meanjin and the ratbag independent press but all of the most interesting stuff ends up in Lumpen, his sporadically released zine. His first graphic novel, called simply Blue, was released in Australia and the United States in […]

Craig Garrett

Craig Garrett (former Voiceworks editor — 1998–2000) is a Brisbane-based writer, editor and broadcaster whose work has appeared in the Sleepers Almanac, Strange4, Meanjin, Wet Ink, West of the West, The Big Issue and Visible Ink. In addition to living and working in Timor-Leste for three years, he’s completed a Masters in Creative Writing, seen whales and sharks, and in 2008 he became an uncle. His […]

Sam Cooney

Sam Cooney (former Voiceworks writer and Editorial Committee member) is the editor-in-chief and publisher of The Lifted Brow. He has written for Meanjin, Kill Your Darlings, Griffith Review, Bookseller & Publisher, The Rumpus, The Big Issue, and The Lifted Brow, amongst others. He has edited fiction for Overland, blogged for Southerly, and tweeted for the Melbourne Writers’ Festival, where he watched in stunned stunnedness as Bryce Courtenay walked about on all […]

Jessica Au

Jessica Au (former Voiceworks contributor) lives and writes in Melbourne. She studied arts/law at the University of Melbourne and has worked as deputy editor for Meanjin Quarterly and editor of the Readings Monthly, as well as an occasional bookseller. Cargo, her first novel, was highly commended in the 2012 Kathleen Mitchell Award. She is currently working on her second novel. www.jessicaau.com

Esther Anatolitis

Writer and arts advocate Esther Anatolitis (former General Manager/CEO) is Director of NAVA. With a strong background in visual arts, design, architecture and media, Esther has held leadership roles including Craft Victoria, Melbourne Fringe, SBS and Express Media, and most recently with Regional Arts Victoria. She is Deputy Chair of Contemporary Arts Precincts and has served numerous board, […]

Michael Waters

Michael Waters was a member of the Express Media Board in 2018. Michael Waters is a member of CPA Australia and a registered Tax Agent. He has worked with Roseby Rosner & Young since 1998 handling a broad range of taxation and management accounting matters. Michael has also served on the board of the Melbourne […]