Verge 2023 Defiant

Samuel Bernard is a freelance writer, critic and editor. He writes for The Weekend Australian's 'Notable Books' column, as well as features and criticism for Good Reading Magazine. He has a Master of Writing and is completing a PhD in Creative Writing at Monash University.

Thomas Rock is completing a PhD in Creative Writing at Monash University. His thesis examines optimism in contemporary Australian young-adult science-fiction. He works in a primary school library in regional Victoria.

Vera Yingzhi Gu has a PhD in Translation Studies and is an interpreting instructor in the Master of Interpreting and Translation Studies at Monash University. Vera has a strong research interest in translation and interpreting pedagogy. She is a professional translator and interpreter in Chinese/Mandarin and English language pairs and a conference interpreter by training.