Our Team
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Emily Makere Broadmore
Founder, Editor-in-Chief
Emily curates the cultural moment with provocative literature encapsulating the Folly ethos. She is a former political advisor to government ministers and owned a boutique public relations agency. Alongside Folly, she runs the Wellington Writers’ Studio which she founded in 2023.
She is widely published as a social commentator and author of provocative short fiction. Her debut novel will be published in 2027.
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Dana Taylforth
Art Direction and Stakeholder Engagement
art@follyjournal.com
Dana expertly manages the art selection for each issue of Folly, working alongside leading New Zealand and international art galleries to find emerging and collectable artists around the world.
In 2026 she is open to artists both represented and self-represented, whose work aligns with Folly.
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Ari Prakash
Assistant Editor
editorial@follyjournal.com
Ari runs the poetry reading team and short lists the poetry submissions, as well as working contributor side on social marketing and liaison.
Her writing has seen her win Best Humour/Satire Writer, 3rd place: Best Creative Writing/Poetry and 1st place tie: Best Headline at the Aotearoa Student Press Awards.
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Emily Goldthorpe
Consulting Editor
emilyg@follyjournal.com
Emily keeps the team to schedule and leads the editing for all selected submissions, alongside ensuring Folly meets its print deadlines each year - working with our team of typesetters, designers and proofers.
Emily has previously worked at an award-winning independent publishing house in New Zealand.
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Becca Lauryssen
Social Alchemy
Becca supports the curation of the concepts behind Folly’s social media presence and can usually be found both behind — and occasionally in front of — the camera, shaping how our art and story is told, seen, and shared.
Becca balances her love of reading, writing and content creation with her work as a corporate business consultant.
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Jaela Sahagun
Social media marketing intern
Jaela currently studies at the University of Maryland.
Jaela specialises in creative ideation and audience aligned strategy - with a special interest in social media marketing.
In 2026, she is taking charge of Folly socials and support our core operational team with marketing.
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Maddison Girling
Partnerships & Sales Intern
Maddison is a UK based English Literature & Creative Writing student, currently interning with Folly to build her experience in international outreach and partnerships. She is a writer herself, writing on classic Folly themes. She works directly with our Editor, Emily, to support Folly’s global scale.
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Brooklyn-Grace Folesi
Art Intern
Brooklyn recently completed her honours degree in art history at Te Herenga Waka. Now located in Melbourne, she spends most of her time in galleries and writing about the work she sees around the city.
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Katy Knight-Maclean
Art Partnerships & Curation Intern
Katy is a writer and critic currently based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. The last few years have seen her working in galleries across Aotearoa, keeping a finger on the pulse of NZ's art scene. In 2026 she is on the hunt for art with that distinctive Folly flavour -- a cocktail of beauty, humour, grit and wit.
Want to be on our team ?
Each year Folly seeks readers from around the world to join us to curate our journal and anthologies over February - May.
READERS: Previous reading experience optional, ability to spot good writing (especially when it requires some polishing to get there) is essential. From as little as two hours per week.
DIGITAL MARKETING INTERN: We support final year students looking to get some real experience to create chaos on our socials. Must be fluent in both Instagram, Canva and irony. Minimum 5 hours per week, from anywhere in the world.
PARTY CURATORS: The Folly Party takes place around November each year. This is a community event open mostly only to our writers and Friends of Folly. If you have a skill to bring, we’d love to hear from you.