Warriors of Writing: Resistance through Poetry

Jazz Money is an award-winning Wiradjuri Australian poet and artist, producing works that encompass installation, performance, film, and print. Their writing and art have been presented, performed, and published nationally and internationally. Jazz has written two award-winning poetry collections, how to make a basket and mark the dawn, as well as the children’s book The Frog’s First Song, illustrated by Jason Phu.

Jazz Money adalah penyair dan seniman Wiradjuri Australia pemenang penghargaan yang menghasilkan karya-karya mencakup instalasi, pertunjukan, film, dan cetakan. Karya tulis dan seni mereka telah dipresentasikan, ditampilkan, dan dipublikasikan secara nasional dan internasional. Jazz telah menulis dua kumpulan puisi pemenang penghargaan, how to make a basket dan mark the dawn, serta buku anak-anak The Frog's First Song, yang diilustrasikan oleh Jason Phu.

Stebby Julionatan is an Indonesian writer and literacy activist from East Java. Founder of Komunlis and Rumah Baca, he supports creative expression and literacy in his hometown. His works, including LAN, Biru Magenta, and Di Kota Tuhan, Aku Adalah Daging yang Kau Pecah-pecah, explore spirituality, vulnerability, and memory. His latest poetry collection, Alelopati, will be published by Elex Media in 2025. As a 2021 UWRF Emerging Writer and recipient of the 2019 East Java Literary Award, Stebby recently earned a Master’s degree in Gender Studies from the University of Indonesia. Raised by a language teacher, he views literature as a powerful form of consciousness that begins with a single word.

Stebby Julionatan adalah penulis dan pegiat literasi asal Jawa Timur. Ia mendirikan Komunlis dan Rumah Baca, dua inisiatif yang mendorong ekspresi kreatif dan penguatan literasi di kampung halamannya. Karya-karyanya seperti LAN, Biru Magenta, dan Di Kota Tuhan, Aku Adalah Daging yang Kau Pecah-Pecah banyak mengangkat tema spiritualitas, kerentanan, dan ingatan. Buku puisi terbarunya Alelopati akan diterbitkan oleh Elex Media pada tahun 2025. Sebagai Emerging Writer UWRF 2021 dan peraih Penghargaan Sastra Jawa Timur 2019, Stebby baru saja menyelesaikan studi Magister Kajian Gender di Universitas Indonesia. Dibesarkan oleh seorang guru bahasa, ia percaya bahwa sastra adalah bentuk kesadaran yang kuat dan semuanya berawal dari sebuah kata.

Zech Soakai is a storyteller, educator, and award-winning performance poet. Raised in South Auckland, he considers his work as a writer, orator, and educator significant in village building and warrior raising—so that his communities may continue to flourish. Zech was privileged to attend the Rhodes Poetry Retreat in Monolithos under the tutelage of Greek-Australian poet Luka Lesson. His written works can be found in Rapture: An Anthology of Performance Poetry in Aotearoa New Zealand by AUP in 2023, and Remember Me: Poems to Learn by Heart from Aotearoa New Zealand by AUP in 2023. Zech is now writing his poetry manuscript at a furious pace for his upcoming first solo collection after a successful stint as Guest Curator for Auckland Writers Festival 2025.

Zech Soakai adalah pendongeng, pendidik, dan penyair pertunjukan peraih penghargaan. Dibesarkan di South Auckland, ia memandang perannya sebagai penulis, orator, dan pendidik sebagai bagian penting dalam membangun komunitas dan menumbuhkan jiwa-jiwa pejuang, agar masyarakatnya dapat terus tumbuh dan berkembang. Zech berkesempatan mengikuti Rhodes Poetry Retreat di Monolithos di bawah bimbingan penyair Yunani-Australia, Luka Lesson.Karya-karyanya dimuat dalam Rapture: An Anthology of Performance Poetry in Aotearoa New Zealand AUP, 2023 dan Remember Me: Poems to Learn by Heart from Aotearoa New Zealand AUP, 2023. Saat ini, Zech tengah menulis manuskrip puisi untuk koleksi solo perdananya, setelah sukses menjalani peran sebagai Kurator Tamu di Auckland Writers Festival 2025.