Every month we publish new and commissioned works by feminist writers and thinkers,
as well as a Q&A with a fabulous feminist.
Hilde Hinton is the author of The Loudness of Unsaid Things, a story of loneliness, isolation and finding your way. What does feminism mean to you? This poor word. It just can’t shake its history, glorious as it is. So many women shirk this word. Shrug it off. Too...
Erin Hortle is is a Tasmanian-based writer of short fiction and essays. The Octopus and I is her debut novel. What does feminism mean to you? For me, feminism is rooted in three key things: justice, love and hope. Feminism began as a social justice movement – women...
KM Kruimink is the 2020 winner of The Australian/Vogel's Literary Award for her novel, A Treacherous Country. What does feminism mean to you? For me, there are two elements to this that I think about a lot and try to incorporate into my own life. The first is about...
Meaghan Delahunt is the author of The Night-Side of the Country, a genre-crossing novel exploring the creative process as a place of refuge, ambiguity, and as a starting point for resistance. What does feminism mean to you? For me, feminism means being alert to...
Margaret Bearman is the author of We Were Never Friends, a story of friendship, the pursuit of a creative life and the legacies we leave behind. What does feminism mean to you? Feminism has profoundly shaped who I am both consciously and in ways I simply don’t know or...
Leah Swann is the author of the novel Sheerwater, a powerful story about a mother's love for her children. What does feminism mean to you? Feminism is a force with many expressions but what resonates with me most is how it asks us to bring a new and evolving...
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