served with rice was created by Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Asian authors and besties Jackie Lee Morrison, Emma Pei Yin, and Jacquie Pham

image featuring three women with a purple and pink cloud background and the served with rice rice bowl logo above them. text reads 'served with rice' and 'PODDY' and credits for Jackie, Emma, and Jacquie

Jackie Lee Morrison

woman wearing a yellow top and brown hat with chin on hand, next to illustrated bunny holding pencil and journal, and plate of chicken rice, on navy blue background with text introducing Jackie

Jackie was born and raised in London in a Hong-Kong-Chinese family, but now calls Aotearoa New Zealand home

in a previous life, Jackie was an ex-professional pastry chef, and now uses her culinary skills to create all the recipes featured in served with rice

when not running a tight ship as the admin queen of the served with rice team, Jackie works as a freelance writer and editor, both solo and as part of the trans-tasman co-operative yinfluence editorial, and her short stories and essays have been published globally

Jackie is represented by Naomi Eisenbeiss at Inkwell Management, and is working on her debut novel — a coming-of-age family drama set in Hong Kong in the seventies and eighties

if you’re looking for her, you’ll most likely find Jackie eating all the noods and petting every animal she meets

Instagram: @jaxieslm
TikTok: @jaxieslm
Facebook: facebook.com/jaxieslm
BlueSky: @jaxies.bsky.social

Emma Pei Yin

woman wearing glasses and a grey hoodie, next to illustrated dragon with books, and zongzi, on pink background with text introducing Emma

Emma is an Australian-Chinese writer and editor, and author of debut historical fiction novel When Sleeping Women Wake

her debut novel has been published globally, translated into multiple languages, and Emma has been featured in Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, among other high-profile magazines and publications

as if she wasn’t busy enough as the founder of yinfluence editorial — an agency that works exclusively with poc, queer and neurodivergent writers — working on her second novel, and being a dog mum to her extremely barky daschund, Lady, Emma is also the creative queen of the served with rice team, responsible for all post-production

Emma is represented by Laurie Robertson at Peters Fraser and Dunlop

when not working, you’ll find Emma curled up in a sunny spot with Lady, having a snooze

Instagram: @emmapeiyin
TikTok: @emmapeiyin.author

Jacquie Pham

woman with black hair and a grey headband, resting chin on her hand, next to an illustrated ox reading a book, and a plate of Vietnamese cơm tấm, on purple background with text introducing Jacquie

Jacquie is a Vietnamese-Australian writer of adult fiction, and author of the historical fiction murder mystery novel Those Opulent Days. she currently lives in Sydney with two very goofy dogs and one very floppy rabbit

in addition to being a health and fitness icon and food styling guru, Jacquie is also the visual queen of the served with rice team, responsible for all social media and aesthetics

Jacquie is represented by Danya Kukafka at Trellis Literary Management

Jacquie’s ultimate goals in life are to be able to do one push-up and one pull-up, un-assisted

Instagram: @jacquiepham
TikTok: @jacquiepham / @whatjacquieeats

now you’ve met us, ready to dive into served with rice? (byo snacks, we’ll make you hungry)