Not Just Pretty Rhymes

Naarm (Melbourne), Australia

Fiji-born writer and researcher, Manisha is the author of Naag Mountain, published by Giramondo. She is the founder of Neptune, a research and learning platform for dreams, visions, and hallucinations. She is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne.

Appearing in: Art Will Save Us and Not Just Pretty Rhymes

Eora Nations (Sydney)

Hasib Hourani is a Lebanese-Palestinian writer, editor, arts worker, and educator living on unceded Gadigal Country. His debut book, rock flight, was released with Giramondo (AU) and Prototype (UK) in 2024, and New Directions (US) in 2025.

Appearing in: Opening Night Gala, Owning the Page: Identity and Writing Your Truth and Not Just Pretty Rhymes

Naarm (Melbourne), Australia

Thuy On is the Reviews and Literary Editor of ArtsHub. She has 3 collections of poetry published by UWAP: Turbulence (2020), Decadence (2022) and Essence (2025). Her works have been longlisted and shortlisted for the Stella Prize and the Mary Gilmore Prize, respectively.

Appearing in: Not Just Pretty Rhymes

Naarm (Melbourne), Australia

Grace Yee is the author of Chinese Fish (Giramondo), winner of the Victorian Prize for Literature. Chinese Fish will be published in the UK by Akoya Publishing in 2026. Her second book is Joss: A History (Giramondo).

Appearing in: Opening Night Gala and Not Just Pretty Rhymes