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Author name: Ruby Hillsmith

Ruby Hillsmith is a writer, editor and poet living on Wurundjeri land. She was a Writers Victoria Writeability Poetry Fellow, a Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellow, and co-editor-in-chief of the 31st edition of RMIT’s Visible Ink. She has mentored local and national Writeability groups on behalf of Writers Victoria.

Q&A with Robin M Eames

Ruby Hillsmith

A photograph of Robin M Eames is set against a blurry, purple-tinted photo of peeled mandarins, with orange accents. Robin is a white nonbinary wheelchair user with pink hair and a bad attitude. They are wearing glasses, a black fur-trimmed cardigan, and burgundy pants. Text reading ‘Robin M Eames #40 untrue interview’ appears to the left of Robin’s image.

Our Associate Editor Ruby Hillsmith chats to Robin M Eames, whose poem, ‘Leg Stories’, was published in #40: UNTRUE.

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Q&A with Kathryn Reese

Ruby Hillsmith

A photograph of Kathryn Reese is set against an orange-tinted image of clouds. Kathryn is a white woman with long blonde hair. She’s smiling and wearing a blue shirt. Behind her is a beach, blue ocean and sky. ‘#39 Climate interview Kathryn Reese’ is written to the left of Kathryn’s image.

Our Associate Editor Ruby Hillsmith chats to Kathryn Reese, whose poem, ‘Elegy for the Southern Beaches’, was published in #39: CLIMATE.

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Q&A with Erin McFadyen

Ruby Hillsmith

A photograph of Erin McFadyen is set against a close-up image of a pink fluffy rug. Erin is smiling and standing in front of a mountainous landscape. She has curly brown hair, and is wearing a black T-shirt. ‘#37 Bottom interview Erin McFadyen’ is written to the left of Erin’s image.

Our Associate Editor Ruby Hillsmith chats to Erin McFadyen, whose essay, ‘People on Public Transport Essay’, was published in #35: BOTTOM.

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Q&A with Alex Philp

Ruby Hillsmith

A photograph of Alex Philp set against a close-up section of the TSR #35: MUSCLE cover, with art by Melak Khaleel. Melak’s art features a red backdrop and a figure whose face is covered with a black and white keffiyeh. The figure is holding a small globe up to their face while holding an olive branch in their opposite hand. Alex is photographed in black and white. She is standing in front of a tree, and her gaze is directed towards the camera. She is smiling and wearing a black top. Surrounding her photo, text reads "#35 MUSCLE interview with Alex Philp”.

Our Associate Editor Ruby Hillsmith talks to Alex Philp about her story, ‘Market Price’, published in TSR #35: MUSCLE.

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Q&A with Emmy Cherry

Ruby Hillsmith

A photograph of Emmy Cherry set against a close-up section of the TSR #33: HYPE cover, with art by Renee Melia. Renee's art features a dark green backdrop with abstract curvy shapes in shades of blue and red. Emmy is photographed in warm light from a close-up low angle, with her gaze directed towards the camera. She has long dark hair, and her face is partly covered by a gentle shadow. Next to her photo, text reads "#33 HYPE interview with Emmy Cherry”.

Our Associate Editor Ruby Hillsmith talks to Emmy Cherry about her poem, ‘whatever he did in those leather pants’, published in TSR #33: HYPE.

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Q&A with Saanjana Kapoor

Ruby Hillsmith

Our Associate Editor Ruby talks to Saanjana about her poem, ‘Celluloid Dreams’, published in #31: SUBSCRIBE.

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