Category: Our Editors from previous issues.
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Zara Kernan
Zara is a third-year Swinburne student studying a Bachelor of Media and Communication with a major in Professional Writing and Editing. Her favourite things are writing (everything from poetry to scripts), good historical fiction and perfectly brewed cups of tea. She also loves helping writers’ visions come to life through the editing process. She has…
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Umaima Syed
Introducing Umaima Syed, a second-year student at Swinburne University of Technology and a member of the Editing team here at Other Terrain. Umaima is pursuing a double degree in the Bachelor of Law/Arts, majoring in Professional and Creative Writing. Umaima has various interests in our world and those hidden away in the nooks and crannies…
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Matthew Rush
Matthew Rush is a Swinburne University student studying Creative Writing and Literature, and Cinema and Screen Studies for his Bachelor of Arts degree. They’ve also completed a Diploma of Arts and Communication, created a curation of films titled ‘Bare Impressions of Film’ with his fellow students, which was available for rent online on Cinema 3…
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Tina Tsironis
Tina Tsironis is a writer, editor and communications professional who calls Melbourne home. She’s a fan of self-referential horror films, blobs of hot sauce splattered over her food, and emotional gut punches weaved into otherwise whimsical pieces of writing. Tina is one subject away from completing her Master of Writing at Swinburne University of Technology.…
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Matt Richardson
Matt Richardson (he/they) is queer fiction author and editor based in Naarm, whose stories experiment with points of view and the motivations of imperfect characters. His previous works can be found in Apparition Literary Magazine, TL;DR Press charity anthologies, andSwine Magazine. They can be found on Twitter at @MattRAuthor and on Instagram at @apollopic_s.
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Connor Hogan
Connor Hogan is a Melbourne based student completing his Bachelor of Arts, majoring in professional and creative writing. He has been an avid writer since early primary school, writing for both personal endeavours and group projects. His love for group storytelling led to the discovery of tabletop role playing games, and by extension fantasy worldbuilding.…
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Chloe Hanna
Introducing Chloe Hanna, a fourth-year student at Swinburne University, and now a Contributing Editor of our journal. Chloe is pursuing a double degree in Law/Arts with a major in Professional Writing and Editing. This ambitious journey has allowed her to effortlessly blend the intricacies of law with the artistry of writing. With an adept eye…
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Alex Hatzidakis
Melbourne local, Alex Hatzidakis, spends his days doing what he loves most, writing. Freelancer by day, novelist by night, Alex’s passions for scriptwriting, drama and comedy are evident within his work and personal projects. Having published several works within the travel, scriptwriting, music and sports sectors, Alex also completed a Master of Writing at Swinburne…
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Angela Wauchop
Angela Wauchop is currently studying Professional Writing and Editing at Swinburne University. Originally from regional Queensland, Angela ditched the safe confines of a successful small business and moved to Melbourne in 2013, ready for an adventure and all the possibilities of a big city.
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Taylor Donlon
Taylor Donlon is a student studying Creative Writing and Literature as well as Professional Writing and Editing at Swinburne University. She is passionate about literature and hopes to become a novelist in the future. She currently lives in Melbourne with her dogs, surrounded rooms filled with books.
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Jacqueline Moran
Jacqueline Moran is a PhD candidate at Swinburne University and lifelong Melbournian. She has degrees in games design and psychology and is currently putting them to use in her thesis about the hero’s journey in player experiences.
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Thomas van Essen
Thomas van Essen is a philosophy and literature undergrad at the Swinburne University of Technology. An avid reader of speculative fiction and sci-fi, he aspires to one day have published work of his own. He lives in St Kilda with his fiancee and two cats.
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Eugen Bacon
Eugen Bacon is a computer scientist mentally re-engineered into creative writing. She has sold many stories and articles, together with anthologies. Her stories have won, been shortlisted and commended in international awards, including the Bridport Prize, L Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest, Copyright Agency Prize and Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary Awards.…
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Avi Leibovitch
Avi is an Editor of Other Terrain and Backstory journals. He is currently studying at Swinburne University of Technology, undergoing his Bachelor of Arts degree. Majoring in Writing, Editing and Literature (with a bit of Philosophy on the side), he aims to build a career in the publishing industry, where his love for a good…
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Madeleine Reid
Madeleine is a Melbourne girl in her final year at Swinburne University doing a double degree in Business and Arts. Her majors are Marketing, Professional Writing and Editing. She joined Backstory and Other Terrains social media team in early 2018, and also contributes as a writer.
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Kathryn Lamont
Kathryn is currently studying at Swinburne University, majoring in Creative Writing and Literature and minoring in both Criminology and Film and TV Production. She drinks tea. Sometimes she reads stuff. Sometimes she draws stuff. Sometimes she writes stuff. (This, she has decided, would be a great way to spend the rest of her life).
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Samuel Elliott
Samuel Elliott is a Sydney-based freelance literary and entertainment reporter. Having previously regularly appeared in premier digital print The Australia Times, until its untimely closure in late 2016, Elliott’s writing has appeared in Antic, The Southerly, Compulsive Reader, MoviePilot, Writer’s Bloc, The Versatile Gent, Vertigo, FilmInk, Verity La, Archer, Verandah, Boss Hunting, The Boomers Club, The Big Issue and The Independent. While this…
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Nikole Eugeniou
Nikole Eugeniou is a poet and creative writing student at Swinburne University. Residing in Melbourne, Nik shares her cheerful and quirky personality with all she can. She uses writing to express herself and hopes to fill the world with words, one piece at a time. She currently tweets at @onefuturegrad and details of her future…
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Rebecca Jane
Rebecca Jane is a student from the Yarra Valley currently studying writing and film in Bachelor of Arts. Her stories have been published twice in a Queensland Magazine, which has also shown one of her illustrations. She enjoys books and films of all genres, and has devoted the other half of her soul to music…
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Skye Jenner
Skye Jenner has a Masters in Writing and is currently working towards her PhD in science, whilst absorbing every bit of the written word she can possibly get her hands on.