Maya Hodge is a Lardil and Yangkaal emerging writer and curator based on the lands of the Kulin Nation. Her practice is dedicated to disrupting colonial narratives and centring First Nations storytelling and autonomy. Maya's writing and poetry have been published by Craft Victoria, Books+Publishing, Hardie Grant, Cordite Poetry Review, and Overland. She has recently completed a publishing internship with Open Book and last year was selected as a runner-up for the SBS Emerging Writers' Competition.