We spoke with literary journalist Helen Elliott about writing against the clock, burning diaries and her primary-school adventures in plagiarism.

Melanie Dimmitt is a freelance arts, lifestyle and business journalist living in Sydney. She spoke with us about discovering stories, becoming a full-time creative and how she might not notice the apocalypse.

Marie Munkara is a Darwin-based writer of Rembarranga and Tiwi descent. She's the author of five books, including the novel, Every Secret Thing, which won the Northern Territory Book of the Year in 2010. Marie spoke with us about Weetbix-box cinema, reading the dictionary and advice from filmmaker Guillermo Arriaga.

Meet the third intake of Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellows, and take a peek at the projects they'll be working on.

Raelee Lancaster is a writer based in Meanjin (Brisbane). In the lead-up to her appearances at Blak & Bright First Nations Literary Festival in Melbourne, she spoke with us about day jobs, Oscar Wilde and living – and writing – around water.

A selection of poems from Nimity James's collection, Fox Dialogues: reports from the natural world, exploring the seemingly deep need to have animals as a powerful, even mythical force in our lives.