Meg Henry reads and drinks in excess. Often at the same time. She likes damaged men, instant coffee and intellect. While she is renowned for bad ideas, she is also an award-winning writer from Queensland. Follow her @TheMegHenry or visit inferiorbedrooms.com.
Stuart Barnes is the poet and editor who won the 2015 Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize for his manuscript The Staysails. Barnes receives $3000 and a publication contract with University of Queensland Press, which will publish his book in 2016. The prize was established in 2003 in honour of Queensland poet Thomas Shapcott.
Matt Smith is a Melbourne based writer, and has had work published in newspapers and on radio around the country. He's hard at work on his first novel. He can be found on Twitter @nightlightguy, or at http://www.endofthespectrum.net.
Nick Sun has been a professional comedian for over ten years, but is now focusing more heavily on his writing.