“Side Quests” Are The New Side Hustle

Jacinta Dietrich is a neurodivergent and bisexual writer, editor and podcaster based in Naarm, Melbourne. In 2021, she published a novella, This Is Us Now, with Grattan Street Press. In 2022, she was published in the Black Inc. Growing Up in Country Australia anthology and the Grattan Street Press Intermissions anthology.

Jacinta is also the founder and co-host of Differently Brained, an own voices podcast where each fortnight they interview a neurodivergent guest or a guest who has experienced mental health challenges. They have been featured on Apple Podcasts and regularly chart in the Australian Health & Fitness and Mental Health categories. Jacinta is an emerging voice in the neurodivergent and disability space, advocating for better representation and less stigma.