Your culture cup, topped up by the kin we choose
The Kin Circle is our subscriber-only publication – a cosy scroll-style e-zine delivered straight to your inbox. It’s filled with heartwarming stories, cultural memoirs, creative prompts and tiny surprises made for anyone living between worlds. This is the most intimate corner of MADE IN KIN, where we share the things that don’t live anywhere else.
What you’ll find in every edition:
1. Editor’s Letter
A warm opening note from Pauline – reflections shaping this edition, behind-the-scenes moments at MIK and the thread tying it all together.
2. Threads of Home
A visual diary curated by a featured POC – photos, colours, heirlooms, textures and references that trace the cultural roots shaping their identity.
3. Story From a Friend
A guest diary entry or personal essay – intimate, honest and grounded in lived experience, exploring migration, identity, family, belonging and creativity.
4. From the Family Kitchen
A cherished family recipe or cultural classic – shared alongside the story behind it, the hands who taught it and the memory or celebration it carries.
5. Tall Poppy Mentors
A column led by POC specialists who have carved out success in their fields – sharing grounded, practical, generous guidance for the next wave of creatives in our community.
6. Meet the Maker
A spotlight on a POC creative – their craft, origin story, recent work and the dream projects they’re calling into their orbit.
7. Diaspora Doctor
A wellbeing advice column led by POC practitioners – offering gentle mental health guidance, culturally informed support and grounding reflections for anyone living between cultures.
8. The Kinship Fund
A $500 micro-grant available to subscribers. Submit what you need support with – a creative idea, a personal goal or an unexpected life challenge. Each edition, we select one submission and share an anonymous update on how the support helped a member of our community.
Join the waitlist for our mid-2026 launch!