Coze Journal

Coze Journal is Curtin Writers Club’s annual literary print publication, which collects writing by club members and illustrations by members of CWC and Curtin Illustration Club. 

 

Issue Seven (2023): Connection

• ​​Editor-in-Chief: Cheyenne Valero
• ​Editors: Razanne Al-Abdeli, Devahuti Chaliha, Joleen Chong, Isabella Colton, Cameron Davis, Stephanie Duncan, Alexander Hazell, Louise Kaestner, Reuben Karanja, Charlotte McGowan, Lachlan Peterson, Sean Phay, Isabelle Biondi Saville, Sophie St John, Cheyenne Valero, Haylie Ventouras, Yuhan Wang, Natalie Yeo
• ​Design and typesetting: Bennie Playford
• ​Authors: Ashlie Ballantyne Wallis, Isabelle Biondi Saville, Hely Branco, Devahuti Chaliha, Stephanie Duncan, Premila Ganeston-Oats, Jesse Galea, Rose Hopper, Hojeswinee Kanagarajah, Reuben Karanja, Louise Kaestner, Jennifer Le, Ethan Maunder, Sophie A. McWilliams, Sergio Muirson, Sean Phay, Maulana Suherman, Cheyenne Valero, Yuhan Wang, Natalie Yeo
• Illustrators: Alisa Alexandrova, Hely Branco, Harmony Daw, Paulina Gamez-Villarreal, Eza Garciano, Bronwyn Horobin-Lavan, Maisarah Imran, Madeline Tholen, Jonathan Yeak, Natalie Yeo
• Cover illustration (physical, digital interior): Eza Garciano
• Cover illustration (digital, physical interior): Harmony Daw

Contents

• ​'Introduction' by Cheyenne Valero
• ​'Baby Shower' by Hojeswinee Kanagarajah
  • Content warnings: blood, gore, loss of a child, profanity
• ​'Irezumi' by Cheyenne Valero
  • Content warnings: sexual themes, implications of masochism and self-harm
• ​'Little Morning' by Isabelle Biondi Saville
  • Content warnings: minor references to drug use and religion
• ​'Blowing in the Wind' by Reuben Karanja
• ​'White Paint' by Sophie A. McWilliams
  • Content warnings: death of a family member, toxic family dynamics
• ​'Overload' by Louise Kaestner
• ​'Ephemeral Transit' by Sergio Muirson
• 'Fragments' by Natalie Yeo
  • Content warnings: disturbing imagery, mentions of blood, implied of self-harm
• 'Called to Love' by Rose Hopper
  • Content warnings: brief mention of abortion and religious themes
• ​'Absence' by Hely Branco
• 'Connections at Connies: How Perth's Drag Scene Saved My Forced-Proximity Friendships' by Jesse Galea
  • Content warnings: discussion of homophobia and homophobic violence
• ​'Vellichor' by Devahuti Chaliha
• 'One and the Stars' by Ashlie Ballantyne Wallis
• 'Cat-eyed Women' by Cheyenne Valero
• 'A World I've Never Seen' by Stephanie Duncan
• 'Zutsū' by Cheyenne Valero
  • Content warnings: blood, gore and disturbing imagery
• ​'Buoyant Love' by Reuben Karanja
• 'Harbour' by Yuhan Wang
  • Content warnings: minor references to death
• ​'Two Cicadas' by Jennifer Le
• ​'Moving With' by Maulana Suherman
• ​'Evening in Florence' by Premila Ganeston-Oats
• ​'Quantum Entanglement' by Devahuti Chaliha
• ​'Small Men, Smaller World' by Maulana Suherman
• ​'Adronitis' by Devahuti Chaliha
• ​'The Very First Rock Band' by Ethan Maunder
• 'You've Got [???] Voice Messages' by Natalie Yeo
  • Content warnings: mentions of death, mild profanity
• 'Blue' by Sean Phay
  • Content warnings: implication of anxiety
• ​'On the Oval' by Jennifer Le

 

Issue Six (2022): Journey

• ​​Editor-in-Chief: Abigail Carson
• ​Editors: Emily Brown, Abigail Carson, Devahuti Chaliha, Tyler Fleming, Jesse Galea, Shannon Gillespie, Hojeswinee Kanagarajah, Niamh McConnell, Annie Mills, Lindie Naudé, Cheyenne Valero, Jade Woodhouse
• ​Design and typesetting: Keerthana Manoj
• ​Authors: Ashlie Ballantyne Wallis, Alexander Bardsley, Laurie Bradford, Abigail Carson, Mariela Calizaya, Devhauti Chaliha, Jesse Galea, Trent Jackson, Hojeswinee Kanagarajah, Robyn Lunn, Annie Mills, Francis Moss, Chiki Rinmo, Frankie Stephenson, Lydia Trethewey, Cheyenne Valero
• Illustrators: Elaine Chon, Nina Dakin, Samyuktha Sriram, Isobel Stephenson, Lorien Watts
• Cover illustration (physical, digital interior): Frankie Stephenson
• Cover illustration (digital, physical interior): Samyuktha Sriram

Contents

• ​'Introduction' by Abbey Carson
• ​'Ever Given' by Lydia Trethewey
  • Content warnings: physical violence
• 'Yuzu Sake' by Cheyenne Valero
  • Content warnings: implications of alcoholism or sexual assault
• 'Everybody's (A) Fool' by Robyn Lunn, illustrated by Elaine Chon
  • Content warnings: mild language, mentions of injury and death
• 'Bitumen' by Lydia Trethewey
  • Content warnings: sexual themes
• 'The Green Suburb' by Isobel Stephenson
• 'Sunny with a Chance of Fall Out' by Hojeswinee Kanagarajah
• 'Dating Myself and Other Unexpected Things' by Jesse Galea, illustrated by Lorien Watts
  • Content warnings: gender dysphoria
• 'Can't See the Sky for the Clouds' by Ashlie Ballantyne Wallis
  • Content warnings: toxic relationships
• 'Midday Trek' by Abbey Carson, illustrated by Nina Dakin
  • Content warnings: insects
• 'Goodbye Premature' by Mariela Calizaya
• 'Interstellar Insurance' by Alex Bardsley
• 'Bugs' by Annie Mills, illustrated by Lorien Watts
  • Content warnings: insects and disturbing imagery
• 'Red, the colour of genitals' by Lydia Trethewey
• 'Stranger in the Journey' by Chiki Rinmo, illustrated by Elaine Chon
  • Content warnings: violence, death, blood and gore
• 'Sonder' by Devahuti Chaliha
• 'is today the day we say goodbye' by Hojeswinee Kanagarajah
• 'Helen Of...' by Laurie Bradford
  • Content warnings: misogyny, attempted kidnapping, implications of paedophilia and references to sexual assault
• 'Along the Horizon' by Francis Moss, illustrated by Samyuktha Sriram 
• 'Divine Opia' by Devauti Chaliha
• 'Postpartum' by Cheyenne Valero
  • Content warnings: child abuse resulting in death, depression, references to miscarriage and profanity
• 'A Flight to Dis' by Trent Jackson
  • Content warnings: violent imagery

• 'upon the wind' by Laurie Bradford, illustrated by Nina Dakin
• 'The Goddess of Love, Reborn' by Abbey Carson
  • Content warnings: sexual themes and implications of paedophilia
• 'Night of the Living Undead' by Annie Mills, illustrated by Samyuktha Sriram
  • Content warnings: mentions of blood and death

 

Issue Five (2021): Life

• Editor-in-Chief: Robyn Lunn
• Editors: Ashlie Ballantyne Wallis, Dante Boffa, Laurie Bradford, Caroline Brettig, Abigail Carson, Devahuti Chaliha, Megan Chow, Madeleine Delany, Rylee Dow St Clair, Robyn Lunn, Tess MacGregor, Annie Mills, Lindie Naudé, Sofia Scaturro, Cheyenne Valero
• Design and typesetting: Mali Merttens
• Authors: Chris Baker, Ashlie Ballantyne Wallis, Isabelle Biondi Saville, Thomas Blake, Michael Blundell, Laurie Bradford, Caroline Brettig, Emily Brown, Abigail Carson, Devahuti Chaliha, Madeleine Delany, Henry Farnan, Janine Fisher, Jesse Galea, Catherine Hall, Chris Hipwood, Kirstie Horton, River Jean, Hojeswinee Kanagarajah, Debbie Leong, Robyn Lunn, Annie Mills, Himara Ratnayake, Sofia Scaturro, Emily Siggs, Jade Alise Smith, Jewel Swe, Vic Tory, Lydia Trethewey, Laura Elizabeth Warren
• Illustrators: Olivia Allen, Caroline Brettig, Nina Dakin, Maya Johnson, Kate Loveday, Oscar McKay, Mali Merttens, Annie Mills, Emily Siggs
• Cover illustration (physical, digital interior): Nina Dakin @ninadakin
• Cover illustration (digital, physical interior): Mali Merttens

Contents

• 'Introduction' by Robyn Lunn
• 'Six Summers' by Jewel Swe, illustrated by Mali Merttens
  • Content warnings: parents arguing, death of a grandparent
• 'Cremnitz White' by Lydia Trethewey
• 'A World Within a Water Droplet' by Abbey Carson
• '12 Million Dollar Suit' by Lydia Trethewey
• 'Don't Get Sick and Die (Eat a Lemon)' by Jesse Galea
  • Content warnings: illness, death, offensive language
• 'Love of my Life' by Laurie Bradford, illustrated by Caroline Brettig
  • Content warnings: death of a loved one, implied homophobia, references to bombings
• 'Counting Fireplaces' by Kirstie Horton
• 'Surviving Phrase One' by Ashlie Ballantyne Wallis
  • Content warnings: mentions of COVID-19
• 'Across Ripples of Candlelight' by Robyn Lunn
  • Content warnings: grief, loss, family conflict, mentions of blood
• 'Big Talk' by Emily Siggs, illustrated by Kate Loveday
  • Content warnings: mild gore, mild swearing
• 'Social Mobility' by Thomas Blake
  • Content warnings: offensive language, gun violence, character death
• 'Seasonally Affected' by Laura Elizabeth Warren
• 'Rebuilding' by River Jean
  • Content warnings: homophobia, metaphor that could be interpreted as self-harm.
• 'Legends Never Die' by Laurie Bradford, illustrated by Joly Maxi
  • Content warnings: references to sexual assault, references to stalking, references to misogyny, anti-religious themes
• 'A Survivor's Poem' by Caroline Brettig
  • Content warnings: light swearing, mature themes
• 'Like Butterflies, We Soar On Broken Wings' by Robyn Lunn, illustrated by Oscar McKay
  • Content warnings: themes of suicide and self-harm, depictions of trauma and mental illness, dysfunctional relationships, psychological abuse, minor substance abuse
• 'Teaspoons of Euphoria' by Debbie Leong
• 'Deep Pocketes' by Isabelle Biondi Saville
• 'The Forest' by Sofia Scaturro
  • Content warnings: distressing imagery, depression
• 'Nomadic Life' by Vic Tory, illustrated by Caroline Brettig
• 'Epoch' by Janine Fisher
• 'She, The Hurricane' by Abbey Carson
  • Content warnings: drugs, offensive language, smoking, house-fire, mentions of death and drug overdoses, references to abuse
• 'Diagnosis' by Madeleine Delany
• 'On Memory, Funerals, Pasta' by Sofia Scatturo, illustrated by Emily Siggs
  • Content warnings: domestic abuse, violence, distress, human and animal death, COVID-19
• 'Stone Hearts' by Chris Baker
  • Content warnings: violence, murder, blood, death, discrimination, religiously motivated discrimination and violence, PTSD, disfigurement
• 'Brew or Die' by Emily Brown
  • Content warnings: discussions of mortality, brief mention of animal death
• 'Park Two' by Jade Alise Smith
  • Content warnings: mental illness, suicidal ideation, hospitals
• 'Sit Down and Write Poetry' by Himara Ratnayake
  • Content warnings: references to mental health struggles and suicide, violence, mentions of blood
• 'Life Will Find a Way' by Ashlie Ballantyne Wallis, illustrated by Oscar McKay
  • Content warnings: illness, death
• 'To Pour Your Heart And Soul' by Laurie Bradford
  • Content warnings: slight horror themes, disordered eating habits
• 'A Slice of Night' by Micahel Blundell
• 'Tell Me' by Caroline Brettig, illustrated by Caroline Brettig
• 'Home' by Chris Hipwood
• 'Some Afterthoughts' by Henry Farnan
  • Content warnings: parental death, homophobia, suicide ideation by drowning
• 'A Realtor's Guide to Dealing with Bad Tenants' by Hojeswinee Kanagarajah, illustrated by Maya Johnson
  • Content warnings: threats, swearing, minor verbal/physical abuse
• 'Cooee' by Madeleine Delany
• ''The Blood is the Life' - Dracula, Bram Stoker' by Devahuti Chaliha
  • Content warnings: mentions of blood
• 'A Young Girl and a Hideous Idea' by Catherine Hall, illustrated by Kate Loveday
  • Content warnings: ableism, animal death, blood, chronic illness, chronic pain, discussion of death, fertility issues, medical abuse, medical/surgical themes, menstruation, miscarriage, misogyny, threats of institutionalisation, toxic family dynamics, snakes
• 'Cloudy Sky' by Debbie Long
• 'Dead Bird Dreaming' by Abbey Carson
  • Content warnings: gore, violence, mentions of death
• 'Sonnet for that Dying Sea Monster' by Annie Mills, illustrated by Annie Mills
  • Content warnings: death, slight gore imagery
• 'The Garden' by Isabelle Biondi Saville, illustrated by Olivia Allen
  • Content warnings: depiction of worms
• 'Preserve Me, Please?' by Caroline Brettig
• 'A Cultural Orphanage' by Emily Siggs
• 'Peas' by Robyn Lunn
  • Content warnings: infant death, implied miscarriage, implied medical procedure
• 'The Songs of Storms and Stars' by Debbie Leong

 

Issue Four (2020): Heart

• Editor-in-Chief: Robyn Lunn
• Editors: Ashlie Ballantyne Wallis, Abigail Carson, Lauren Donis, Clare Metcalf, Lindie Naudé, Anshu Pande, Jewel Swe, Charlene van der Merwe, Jade Woodhouse
• Design and typesetting: Mali Merttens
• Authors: Davis Anderson, Devahuti Chaliha, Dominic Depiazzi, Henry Farnan, Jesse Galea, Catherine Hall, Sharon Hayes, Chris Hipwood, Madie Lea, Debbie Leong, Robyn Lunn, Leila Marshall, Clare Metcalf, Elisabeth Metcalf, Annie Mills, Sergio Muirson, Lindie Naudé, Chris Raich, Himara Ratnayake, Theodora Rohl, Riya Srivastava, Jewel Swe, Syarisa Yasin
• Illustrators: Nina Dakin, Sally Henderson, Mary Johnston, Joly Maxi, Mali Merttens, Clare Metcalf, Chelsea Robins
• Cover illustration (physical, digital interior): Joly Maxi @vanillateacup_
• Cover illustration (digital, physical interior): Nina Dakin @ninadakin

Contents

• 'Introduction' by Robyn Lunn
• 'a boxer's fracture that aches when it's cold' by Elisabeth Metcalf, illustrated by Mary Johnston
  • Content warnings: homophobia, swearing, mild violence
• 'It Takes a Lifetime' by Debbie Leong
• 'Waiting' by Lindie Naudé
  • Content warnings: multiple forms of abuse, forced captivity, blood, violence, murder, character death
• 'The Sun and His Lover' by Himara Ratnayake, illustrated by Joly Maxi
  • Content warnings: character death
• 'I Don't Believe in Soulmates' by Catherine Hall
  • Content warnings: government control, one mention of terrorism in the context of stereotypes about an activist group, brief discussion of implied past domestic abuse
• 'Maestro Cuore' by Robyn Lunn
  • Content warnings: mild medical references, mentioned death
• 'So It Will Last' by Jewel Swe
• 'Tin Man' by Chris Hipwood, illustrated by Chelsea Robins
• 'Heart, Poison, You?' by Riya Srivastava
• 'Isla By The Sea' by Clare Metcalf, illustrated by Chelsea Robins
  • Content warnings: blood, murder, character death, swearing, suggested manipulation within a relationship
• 'Kingdom of Salt and Sand' by Jewel Swe, illustrated by Mali Merttens
• 'Muse' by Dominic Depiazzi
• 'Unfamiliar Familial Grief' by Jesse Galea
  • Content warnings: death of a parent, pregnancy reference
• 'A Performance to Remember' by Sergio Muirson, illustrated by Joly Maxi
• 'The Nymph's Serenade' by Syarisa Yasin
  • Content warnings: sexual references
• 'The Morrison Era: A STEM Punk Piece' by Chris Raich
• 'The Warmth of Windows' by Madie Lea, illustrated by Sally Henderson
  • Content warnings: swearing, mentions of COVID-19
• 'One's True Lifeline' by Devahuti Chaliha
• 'Étoile de Minuit' by Robyn Lunn, illustrated by Clare Metcalf
• 'Candy Hearts' by Jewel Swe
  • Content warnings: grief, death
• 'Have Your Cake and Eat It Too' by Leila Marshall
• 'Space for a Heart' by Annie Mills
  • Content warnings: body horror and graphic anatomy
• 'Fallacies for Breakfast' by Himara Ratnayake
• 'The Worship of Mrs Aylett's Son' by Henry Farnan, illustrated by Chelsea Robins
  • Content warnings: body horror, gore, violence, medical/clinical psychology allusions, allusions to abusive parenting
• 'Soul Shadow' by Sharon Hayes, illustrated by Mali Merttens
• 'Cinnamon Candles' by Theodora Rohl, illustrated by Chelsea Robins
  • Content warnings: swearing
• 'Two Oh One' by Davis Anderson, illustrated by Mary Johnston

 

Issue Three (2019): Time

• Editor-in-Chief: Jade Joynes
• Editors: Nikita Binetti, Sean Chapman, Elisha Gray, Catherine Hall, Loke Teik Leng, Robyn Lunn, Simeon Neo, Jewel Swe, Charlie Wright
• Design and typesetting: Oscar McKay
• Authors: Luke Button, Domi Byrne, Devahuti Chaliha, Nicoletta Dimas, George Dixon, Anika Donnison, Bridget Emily, Henry Farnan, Sonya Frossine, Elisha Gray, Catherine Hall, Caroline Heslop, Debbie Leong, Loke Teik Leng, Simeon Neo, Melissa Pooley, Mickayla Ronayne, Sarah Simpfendorfer, Jewel Swe
• Illustrators and photographers: Winston Foo, Sally Henderson, Alex Levian, Subhra Majhi, Oscar McKay, Laverne Moi, Simeon Neo, Sean Smilley, Zoe Wells
• Cover illustration: Oscar McKay @azurevoltage

Contents 

• 'Introduction' by Jade Joynes
• 'Believe I'm More Than You See' by Melissa Pooley
  • Content warnings: blood
• 'Lazarus Redeemed' by Devahuti Chaliha, illustrated by Alex Levian
• 'i've only prayed twice in my life' by Sonya Frossine
• 'is it still raining?' by Sonya Frossine
• 'Larrikin' by Bridget Emily
• 'Stars in Motion' by Subhra Majhi (photograph)
• 'Stardust' by Elisha Gray
• 'Tea Time on Sundays' by Jewel Swe
  • Content warnings: car accident, injuries
• 'The Distance Between Me and You' by Jewel Swe, illustrated by Laverne Moi
• '1993' by Bridget Emily, illustrated by Oscar McKay
• 'My Mother's Face' by Nicoletta Dimas, illustrated by Sean Smilley
• 'Terminal' by Domi Byrne, illustrated by Zoe Wells
  • Content warnings: cancer, death, illness
• 'The Story of Life' by Mickayla Ronayne
  • Content warnings: death, drugs
• 'Time' by Simeon Neo (photograph)
• 'Six Feet Under' by George Dixon
  • Content warnings: car accident, death
• '105120 Hours' by Loke Teik Leng, photograph by Subhra Majhi
  • Content warnings: vague violence
• 'The Naturalist' by Sarah Simpfendorfer
  • Content warnings: illness
• 'The Drafting Room' by Luke Button
• 'Take Us Home' by Henry Farnan, illustrated by Sean Smilley
• 'Control' by Annika Donnison
• 'Hestia' by Annika Donnison
  • Content warnings: allusions to colonisation, allusions to sexual violence, death
• 'Tale As Old As Time' by Catherine Hall, illustrated by Sally Henderson
  • Content warnings: domestic abuse
• 'Evanescent' by Debbie Leong
• 'Promise' by Debbie Leong
• 'Synchronicity' by Caroline Heslop
• 'I Have Arrived in the Future' by Simeon Neo, illustrated by Winston Foo
  • Content warnings: death

 

Issue Two (2018): Change

• ​​Editor-in-Chief: Max Vos
• ​Editors: Nikita Binetti, Cassie Elliott, Jade Joynes, Simeon Neo, Georgie Sweeting
• ​Design and typesetting: Georgie Sweeting
• ​Authors: Jake Alves-Vieria, Cain Andrews, Domi Byrne, Thalia Campbell, Mili Chongwe, Rachelle Erzay, Elisha Gray, Naomi Gunton, Antoinette Hanley, Caroline Heslop, Zahra Loot, Jo Newman, Jade Norton, John Paul, Jade Richards, Emily Siggs, Leon Teller, Penny Walker
• Illustrators: Aleksey Mazur, Oscar McKay 
• Cover illustration: Sally Henderson @sketchysally
• Alternative cover illustrations: Megan Baker, Isaac Jay Curran, Natasha Provan, Zack Shim​​

Contents

• ​'Introduction' by Max Vos
• ​'Change' by Aleksey Mazur (illustration)
• 'World, 28B' by Leon Teller
• 'shift + home' by Jo Newman
  • Content warnings: physical violence
• 'A Towel Too Far' by John Paul
• 'Mirror, Mirror' by Thalia Campbell
• 'Grow' by Jade Norton
• 'The Winch Handle' by Penny Walker, illustrated by Oscar McKay
  • Content warnings: death, domestic abuse
• 'Don't Fall for Me' by Jade Norton
• 'Fragrance' by Elisha Gray
• 'When the Lights Turn Green' by Naomi Gunton
• 'In Heaven' by Jake Alves-Vieira
• 'Just One in Two-Million' by Jade Richards
• 'Listen' by Domi Byrne
  • Content warnings: rape/sexual assault, drug abuse, vomiting
• 'Blank Slate' by Caroline Heslop
• 'Paradox' by Thalia Campbell
• 'Totem' by Rachelle Erzay
• 'I am not a Writer' by Mili Chongwe
• 'The Uprising' by Antoinette Hanley
• 'Quarter' by Jade Richards
  • Content warnings: suicide, adolescent death
• 'Travels' by Cain Andrews
• 'Seasons' by Zahra Loot
  • Content warnings: terminal illness, death

• 'Forging' by Emily Siggs

 

Issue One (2017): Conversation

• Editor-in-Chief: Armelle Davies
• Editors: Jay Anderson, Elizabeth Baca, Max Vos, Matthew West
• Design and typesetting: Georgie Sweeting
• Authors: Mili Chongwe, Maia Sharrock Churchill, Leteesha De Landgrafft, Cassidy Emery, Kate Farrell, Janine Fisher, Mikaela Hewett, Jemma Lambert, Loke Teik Leng, Henry Plunkett, Ella Thomas, Penny Walker, Matthew West​
• Cover illustration: Lola Baldsing @veldenmire
• Alternative cover illustrations: Sokaina Alamri, Megan Baker, Jessica Tobin, Marni Warren

Contents

• 'Introduction' by Armelle Davies
• 'Just Talk' by Matt West
• 'A Stranger's Room' by Mikaela Hewett
• 'Why Have You Come?' by Penny Walker
• 'Schadenfreude (Conversations We Can't Ever Have)' by Ella Thomas
• 'Inner Speak' by Cassidy Emery
• 'Them' by Mili Chongwe
• 'White Flag by Leteesha De Landgrafft
• 'Roses' by Kate Farrell
• 'These Words on My Lips: A Letter to the Forgotten' by Mili Chongwe
• 'Death Came to Tea' by Janine Fisher
• 'SparrowhawkTM: A Freemium App for Off-Grid Living' by Henry Plunkett
• 'On the Rocks' by Maia Sharrock Churchill
  • Content warnings: death, drowning
• 'Talking with Walls' by Loke Teik Leng
• 'Addressing Shylock' by Jemma Lambert