Dysphoria, Euphoria, and The Body in Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Aries (writer), Manyu Wang (illustrator)

The Facets of Madness: A Momentary Loss of Muscular Coordination

Donna Ferdinando (writer), Niamh Corbett (illustrator)

Filling up the Static: French Onion Soup, Science Fiction and SPELLING's The Turning Wheel

S. Theocharides (writer)

A W.I.P. Around the Workshop: Character voice, style, and points of view

Lamis, Creative Literature & Writing Society (writer); Casey Boswell (illustrator)

How do we as writers create a character’s voice that is interesting and engaging, relatable and likeable?Read Article

Murder on the Dancefloor: Tales from Late-Stage Hospitality—The Dying Venue

Rupert Azzopardi (writer), Meadow Nguyen (illustrator)

She often wondered at what point the owner would concede. The place had mortal wounds and it was simply a matter of timeRead Article

Hocus-Pocus Recipes and Rituals: The Future Is Yours, the Future Is Cheese

Marcie Di Bartolomeo (writer), Jessica Norton (illustrator)

Time for cheese to truly do its thing! I am now going to show y’all how to do the impossible: stop time.Read Article

Ordinary Phenomena: Mosquito Bites

Helena Pantsis (writer), Joanne Guo (illustrator)

He’s a handsome thing, with a glowing smile that softens his sharper, more intimidating edges.Read Article

Don’t Go Down to the Basement: Why We Shouldn’t Enjoy Horror… and Why We Do Anyway

Sarah Dornseiff, Creative Literature and Writing Society (writer); Zoë Hoffman (illustrator)

Writing horror represents a mastery of controlling and releasing tension.Read Article

Murder on the Dancefloor: Tales from Late-Stage Hospitality—The Bathroom Stickers

Rupert Azzopardi (writer), Ayushmaan Nagar (illustrator)

Everything was familiar to him ... It was well-loved, like the spine of a book read dozens of times.Read Article

Robots and Lawyers: What Being ‘On the Spectrum’ Really Means

Ishan Morris-Gray (writer), Amber Liang (graphics)

In this final column, I want to have a look at a few examples of some stories on screen and in literature that seem to pRead Article

Ordinary Phenomena: Birdmen in Flight

Helena Pantsis (writer), Casey Boswell (illustrator)

The crowd trickles in and out of lines, lips dulcet and candied, breaths loud and permeating.Read Article

Hocus-Pocus Recipes and Rituals: Clearing the Brain Fog

Marcie Di Bartolomeo (writer), Jessica Norton (illustrator)

I’m running on empty, and my noggin’s got nothing. It’s a condition you are likely all too aware of: brain fog.Read Article

Ordinary Phenomena: Snakeskin

Helena Pantsis (writer), Monica Yu (illustrator)

You feel her trace the moles carved into the shallow of your skin like they’re constellations.Read Article

Murder on the Dancefloor: Tales From Late-Stage Hospitality—The Staff Drinks

Rupert Azzopardi (writer), Arielle Vlahiotis (illustrator)

Echoes of the universe outside passed, barely perceptible, into the world of their intimacy.Read Article

Filling Up the Static: Rocket, magic and Big Thief’s Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

S. Theocharides (writer), Monica Yu (illustrator)

In the song “Time Escaping”, the opening bars of percussion clatter reluctantly into view, as if someone’s dropped a paiRead Article

Dear Diary: The PM's Retrospective Journal

Jack McMahon (writer), Pamela Piechowicz (illustrator)

Dear diary, I’m tired of the city life, summers on the run, people tell me I should stay, but I’ve got to get my fun.Read Article

Column: Futility and the beauty of devastation in Hollow Knight

Aries (writer), Amber Liang (graphics)

Hollow Knight is a behemoth in the indie games’ scene, lauded worldwide as “the Metroidvania to end Metroidvanias”. CreaRead Article

A WIP Around the Workshop: Modern Mythology—Creating Our Own Lore

Breana Galea (writer), Casey Boswell (illustrator)

What about the tales now whispered in apartment buildings around a bowl of popcorn at 2am? Will they too become myths?Read Article

Column: M. Night Shyamalan and the Ableist Myth

Ishan Morris-Gray (writer), Yicheng Xu (graphics)

Director M. Night Shyamalan has become something of a joke among film fans. Following the smash success of The Sixth SenRead Article

Column: The Tiny Blue Car

Chathuni Gunatilake (writer), Maggie Ung (graphics)

Round white headlights. An even rounder exterior. Metallic blue doors and black rubber tires. Scratched but intact side Read Article

Murder on the Dancefloor: Tales from Late-Stage Hospitality - The Bar Fight

Rupert Azzopardi (writer), Arielle Vlahiotis (illustrator)

The nightclub on Collins Street had no official cloakroom, and the alcohol-saturated crowds began shedding their jacketsRead Article