Starling: Publishing poetry and prose by young New Zealand writers

Why are you doing this? That's one of the main questions I've been asked since setting up Starling: a new online literary journal publishing poetry and prose by New Zealand writers under 25 years old. The answer is because I was once under 25 myself! I loved English and writing right through school. I was hungry for opportunities, but growing up in Gisborne there were probably fewer available than in the main centres. Also, this was pre-internet.