Van 梅 (they/them) is an arts polymath, Libra with fire placements and the current Kaitohu of The Pantograph Punch. Since graduating from AUT with a Bachelor of Visual Arts in 2017, they have worked across the sector as a poet, performer, artist, sports commentator and freelancer for anyone that paid her (and a few that didn't). Previous roles include producing, curating, writing and comms management for the likes of Basement Theatre, Window Gallery, and at Pantograph! Most recently they were the Director of Enjoy Contemporary Art Space 2020 – 2022. They are interested in relational approaches to wellbeing, Queer theory, anime and arts publishing. Their debut collection of poetry can be found in AUP New Poets 6, published by Auckland University Press.

Van Mei (they/them) is an artist, writer and the current Kaitohu of The Pantograph Punch. Get in touch at vanessa@pantograph-punch.com!

Van Mei 

Sherry Zhang 章雪莉 is our Kaiwāwahi – Editor. Her whakapapa links to Fujian, China. She works across journalism, poetry and theatre. More of her writing can be found on The Spinoff, Starling, Ensemble, Metro and some other nooks she finds herself freelancing/dabbling in. Recently, she co-wrote Yang/Young/杨 (with Nuanzhi Zheng) for ATC's Here & Now Festival 2021. Prior to this, she was the Communications Manager for The Pantograph Punch. She's also been a financial journalism intern, retail girlie, free dishwasher at her parent's coffee shop and NCEA geography tutor. Virgo rising, Gemini moon, Virgo sun - she'll do almost anything for good yarn.

Sherry Zhang 章雪莉 works across journalism, poetry and theatre. She is our  Kaiwāwahi – Editor at Pantograph Punch! Get in touch with your arts/news stories at submissions@pantograph-punch.com.

Sherry Zhang 章雪莉

Sinead Overbye (Te Whānau a Kai, Ngāti Porou) is our Kaiwāwāhi Kaupapa Māori - Kaupapa Māori Editor. She is a Libra sun with a Cancer Moon and Aries rising. Her background is in art history, Māori history, creative writing and educational research. Her work has been published with Starling, Sport, Turbine Kapohau, RNZ and other places.

Sinead Overbye (Te Whānau a Kai, Ngāti Porou) is a writer, editor, researcher and our current Kaiwāwāhi Kaupapa Māori - Kaupapa Māori Editor.

Sinead Overbye

Alex Stronach (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Huirapa ki Puketeraki) is a writer, editor, and cryptid based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, and current Kaiwhakahaere Tūhononga at The Pantograph Punch. Her wingspan is thought to exceed two metres. It is unclear how she escaped the South Island, but investigations are ongoing. Look, she's a neurodivergent trans woman who owns cat ears and likes Paradox games, you know the type: hobbies include queer issues and activism, SF/F, gaming, poems that bloom like a lotus on subsequent reads. Keen to make sure upcoming artists from all over the motu get their names written in the stars. You may know her from 

, or because she's That Girl From Twitter. Her debut novel

Alex Stronach (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Huirapa ki Puketeraki) is a writer, editor, and cryptid based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, and current Kaiwhakahaere Tūhononga at The Pantograph Punch. Her debut novel The Dawnhounds was released by Saga Press in 2022.

Alex Stronach

Anastasia Burn (they/them) is a Pākehā non-binary Artist-Designer based in Te Whanganui-a-tara. Since graduating from Massey University in 2020 with First Class Hons in Visual Communication Design, they have worked as a freelancer for the likes of Storybox, JustSpeak, and Enjoy Contemporary Art Space. Their practice utilises typography, editorial, graphic print and installation as tools to speculate and disseminate unique narratives and experiences. Their work's main themes focus on ethics that are true to the moral of community, identity, the whenua and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

This role is Public Interest Journalism funded by NZ On Air.

Anastasia Burn (they/them) is a Pākehā Artist Designer based in Te Whanganui– a–tara.

Anastasia Burn

Mya Morrison-Middleton (Ngāi Tahu) is an artist, writer and organiser based in Ōtepoti. She currently works at Dunedin Public Art Gallery and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Otago University. More recently she has exhibited at Paemanu: Tauraka Toi, and co-curated He Reka Te Kūmara. 

This role is Public Interest Journalism funded by NZ On Air.

Mya Morrison-Middleton (Ngāi Tahu) is an artist, writer and organiser based in Ōtepoti.

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