As Deputy Editor here at Writers Bloc, I've had the absolute privilege of working with some of Australia's most amazing emerging and established writers. The Best of Bloc Features 2016 is here to take you out of 2016 with a look at some of my favourite pieces published this year - in no particular order.

We are thrilled to feature a new short story by a talents from the next brilliant generation of Australian writers

The Room with the Great Blue Roof

by 

Joshua Weber

Each day is a copy of the last.

This week's Bloc is Featuring newly launched Hook Up, a zine about honestly expressing sexuality and sexual experiences, cutting through unrealistic contemporary expectations of queer culture. You can buy Hook Up here, and check out the creator, Anthony Nocera, on twitter @anthonynocera21.  

This week's Bloc Feature comes to us care of Wollongon's Ugly Pineapple zine.

We are thrilled to feature a new short story by a talents from the next brilliant generation of Australian writers

This week's Bloc Feature has been shared by the electric zine #EnbyLife. #EnbyLife is a zine about non-binary experiences and stories featuring writers, artists and creatives from Australia and overseas. Non-binary (enby) people don't fit within western society's gender binary of male and female, for example genderqueer and agender people, and are often silenced or misunderstood. #EnbyLife aims to elevate and exhibit writing and art by non-binary people to give them a space for their voices to be heard.

This week's Bloc Feature comes to us from the ever-fascinating and exciting Going Down Swinging. Going Down Swinging is one of Australia's longest-running and most respected journals. The journal works across platforms to produce high quality publications and events that support writers and artists telling stories worth sharing!