Jennifer Cheuk is a researcher, editor and curator with over five years of experience in the arts industry. She currently works at Auckland’s regional arts trust, Te Taumata Toi-a-Iwi.

She is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Rat World Magazine - an independent print magazine and collective all about showcasing underground and underrepresented voices from all over the world. Rat World showcases the work of emerging, minority, and experimental creatives who may not have a space in traditional publishing platforms. Rat World also prioritizes outreach events, workshops, and mentorship to engage with the community. 

Jennifer is highly involved in the theatre community as a reviewer. She has been reviewing for over five years, with a speciality in Asian and BIPOC theatre, and now manages her own reviewing platform. Jennifer is an emerging scriptwriter and has just had a staged reading of her script as part of Proudly Asian Theatre's development program, Fresh Off The Page. 

Jennifer has an academic background in Linguistics and English Literature, and has recently completed a First Class Master of Creative Writing (Scriptwriting).

Overall, Jennifer is passionate about community arts practices, alternative forms of storytelling, publishing, theatre, and curating more accessible spaces for people to experience arts and writing. She has previously worked as the Guest Curator for the New Zealand Young Writers Festival and the Programme Manager for the Auckland Writers Festival.