Djed Press is created on the colonised lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty has never been ceded. This land has always been, and always will be, Aboriginal land.
Alea is an Australian Pakistani who writes in both Urdu and English. She has been published in Dawn, Pakistan’s largest English daily newspaper. Alea is also a poet who produces her own poetry tracks with music. She has been featured on SBS Urdu Radio, SYN Nation and Patari, a music streaming website/app where her work has consistently made in the top charts. She is particularly interested in themes of displacement and belonging.