<strong>Emma Rooksby is a former academic and public servant. She is based at the Australian Agency for International Development in Canberra. <strong>Scott-Patrick Mitchell is a poet and writer. He is a journalist for OUTinPerth and his poetry and fiction have been featured in Interactive Geographies, Lines of Wisdom, Red Leaves, and Through the Clock's Working. He is the editor of MoTHER [has words...]. <strong>J. P. Quinton is the author of Death Near a River, Little River, and Young River Water. He has been featured in Cottonmouth and Westerly.<strong> Tracy Ryan is a former editor, community journalist, and professor. She is the author of Scar Revision and Sweet.