DAMIEN LINNANE - EDITOR

 

Damien became involved in the production of Paper Chained from its launch in 2017, and become editor in 2021. His first novel, Scarred (Tenth Street Press, 2019), was written by hand while he was incarcerated. Damien is also the author of a memoir, Raw (Brolga Publishing, 2023), and is the illustrator of the book This Is Ear Hustle (Crown Publishing, 2021). His writing has been published by news websites including The Big Smoke and 10 daily, and academic journals including Advances in Librarianship and the Alternative Law Journal. He holds a masters degree in Information Studies and is completing a PhD at the University of Newcastle.

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DR JEDIDIAH EVANS - ASSOCIATE EDITOR

 

Jedidiah Evans is a lecturer in the Department of Writing Studies at the University of Sydney. He has published articles on U.S. literature and higher education, and is the author of Look Abroad, Angel (University of Georgia Press, 2020). Jedidiah runs a weekly writing workshop in a maximum-security prison in NSW, and his current research focuses on the impact of creative arts in prison. With colleagues at the University of Sydney, Jedidiah is working to develop collaborative learning opportunities between incarcerated students and university students. He holds a PhD in American Literature.

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DWYANE ANTOJADO - SENIOR WRITER

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Dwayne is a lived experience criminologist and holds sessional academic appointments in criminology at various Australian universities. Dwayne's research and advocacy is influenced by his lived experience of the Australian criminal justice system. He has led and worked on various projects embedding and amplifying lived experience perspectives in organisational practice, structure and processes with organisations including the Australian Community Support Organisation, Jesuit Social Services, VACRO, and RMIT University’s community-based and prison-based think tanks. Dwayne is currently completing a Master of Criminology at the University of Melbourne.