ReadFin Literary Journal (Winter 2018)
In the compilation of the 'Readfin' Literary Journal the editors and designers have worked closely together. The final outcome is a journal that incorporates fiction, poetry and prose, illustration, and creative fiction – a melting pot, something for everyone. Journals such as this have wide ranging appeal, not only for those who have submitted stories, but great as gifts, for book clubs, and an illustration of what can be achieved for students of writing and publishing. 'Readfin' is a published book with their writing.
In the compilation of the 'Readfin' Literary Journal the editors and designers have worked closely together. The final outcome is a journal that incorporates fiction, poetry and prose, illustration, and creative fiction – a melting pot, something for everyone. Journals such as this have wide ranging appeal, not only for those who have submitted stories, but great as gifts, for book clubs, and an illustration of what can be achieved for students of writing and publishing. 'Readfin' is a published book with their writing.
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Alexandra Mavridis
Alexandra Mavridis is a third year student of the Bachelor of
Writing and Publishing at Melbourne Polytechnic. Mavridis
equally enjoys producing fiction and non-fiction and has been
published in student magazines such as Catalyst RMIT, Infusion
NMIT and Melbourne Polytechnic’s The Last Word anthology.
Currently, she is working on her first novel Grecian Silhouettes,
a piece of literary fiction that gained her short-listing award
in the 2017 Deborah Cass Prize with Writers Victoria. She is a
thinker that works in a variety of media, exploring the creative
process in a plethora of genre.
Chelsea McPherson
Chelsea McPherson is a self-published author and an editor at
Culture of Gaming. When she’s not writing or editing, she’s reading,
playing video games, or thinking up ideas for her next novel.
Tom O’Connell
Tom O’Connell is a writer, editor and tea enthusiast. He has a
Bachelor of Writing and Publishing and has had work published
in various anthologies, including The Literary Nest, Crack the
Spine and Page Seventeen. Follow his writing at: artofalmost.
wordpress.com/
Kit Riley
Kit Riley is a writer and artist who lives in regional Victoria,
Australia. They are currently studying a Certificate III in
Natural Area Restoration at Melbourne Polytechnic. Kit
makes work about things that live on the fringes of sense and
meaning. You can find Kit online at: noparticularbusiness.com/
Sarah Robinson
Sarah Irene Robinson is currently doing her bachelor of writing
and publishing at Melbourne Polytechnic at the Fairfield
campus. She owned Through the Looking Glass Second Hand
Books for three years in Belgrave. She currently lives in
Parkville.
she was awarded as the Outstanding Higher Education Student
of the Year for the School of Creative Arts for 2016. Writing is
a passion that has grown with Lucia over years, adding itself
to her first love: painting. It was combining these two passions
that in 2017 Lucia realised her first children’s interactive
bilingual (English-Italian) ebook, Mick and Michele, for which
she is the author and the illustrator. Available from any Apple
devices, on iTunes or iBooks app or through the following link:
itunes.apple.com/us/book/book-title/id1260960112?ls=1&mt=11/
In the same year, two of her writings (a vignette and a poem)
were published in The Last Word anthology, published by Yarra
Bend Press. Although editing, writing and illustrating are
activities of her spare time, Lucia aims to turn them into her
main occupation.
Brad Webb
Brad Webb holds a Master of Publishing and Editing from
Monash University and is currently completing his PhD at the
University of the Sunshine Coast on the impact of American
pop culture on the Australian comic book industry. In 2017, New
Holland Publishers released Brad’s biography on Australia’s
most infamous son, Ned Kelly: The Iron Outlaw. He is currently
working on his second novel.
Emma Ziccone
Emma Ziccone is a 22 year old woman with Asperger’s. She
enjoys writing poetry as a way to deal with thoughts, feelings
and emotions. It helps her make sense of the world. She often
writes about unrequited or lost love, as she finds it to be a very
interesting topic. Hopefully others who have experienced this
can find solace through her words. Emma does not intend for
her poems to rhyme perfectly or have correct structure. It is
something she writes from the heart. The best poetry comes
from there.
Shella Shpigel
Shella is passionate about writing and social issues. From a
young age, she won poetry competitions and volunteered in the
community. She is currently completing a Bachelor of Writing
and Publishing and Commencing a Bachelor of Social Work
Her professional background has been in the community sector
working with offenders. She hopes to continue working with
disadvantaged people and use writing as a medium for therapy.
Lucia Valeria
Lucia Valeria Alfieri was born in Italy, some year in the ‘80s and
came to Australia in 2011. After having improved her English,
she studied at Melbourne Polytechnic for three years obtaining
the Bachelor in Writing and Publishing in 2016. To her surprise,
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