diff --git a/mem/example_test.go b/mem/example_test.go
index 3e20514..747b45a 100644
--- a/mem/example_test.go
+++ b/mem/example_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func Example_primitives() {
 
 			for _, row := range lines {
 				for _, col := range row {
-					w := t2.NewWriter()
+					w := t2.NewWriter(ctx)
 					w.Write([]byte(col))
 					w.Close()
 				}
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func Example_primitives() {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			w := t3.NewWriter()
+			w := t3.NewWriter(ctx)
 			w.Attributes().Set("Length", fmt.Sprintf("%d", len(body)))
 			w.Attributes().Set("StartsWith", string(body[0:1]))
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func Example_primitives() {
 	}
 
 	for _, m := range messages {
-		w := t1.NewWriter()
+		w := t1.NewWriter(context.Background())
 		w.Write(m)
 		w.Close()
 	}
diff --git a/mem/server_test.go b/mem/server_test.go
index 0ce6ade..754614f 100644
--- a/mem/server_test.go
+++ b/mem/server_test.go
@@ -29,21 +29,6 @@ func (r *ConcurrentReceiver) Receive(ctx context.Context, m *msg.Message) error
 	return nil
 }
 
-// PanicReceiver panics upon consumption of a message.
-// It is safe to utilize by concurrent goroutines.
-type PanicReceiver struct {
-	t *testing.T
-}
-
-func (r *PanicReceiver) Receive(ctx context.Context, m *msg.Message) error {
-	select {
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return ctx.Err()
-	default:
-		panic("AHHH")
-	}
-}
-
 // RetryReceiver returns an error upon consumption of a Message. Once it
 // has been called a certain number of times, it writes to an channel and
 // returns nil.
diff --git a/mem/topic.go b/mem/topic.go
index c4f31cf..a56a7f2 100644
--- a/mem/topic.go
+++ b/mem/topic.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package mem
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/zerofox-oss/go-msg"
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ var _ msg.Topic = &Topic{}
 
 // NewWriter returns a MessageWriter.
 // The MessageWriter may be used to write messages to a channel.
-func (t *Topic) NewWriter() msg.MessageWriter {
+func (t *Topic) NewWriter(context.Context) msg.MessageWriter {
 	return &MessageWriter{
 		c: t.C,
 
diff --git a/mem/topic_test.go b/mem/topic_test.go
index f583e25..0971b5f 100644
--- a/mem/topic_test.go
+++ b/mem/topic_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package mem_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/zerofox-oss/go-msg"
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 func TestMessageWriter_Attributes(t *testing.T) {
 	testTopic := &mem.Topic{}
 
-	w := testTopic.NewWriter()
+	w := testTopic.NewWriter(context.Background())
 	attrs := w.Attributes()
 	attrs.Set("test", "value")
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ func TestMessageWriter_WriteAndClose(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	go func() {
-		w := testTopic.NewWriter()
+		w := testTopic.NewWriter(context.Background())
 		w.Write([]byte("Don't "))
 		w.Write([]byte("call me "))
 		w.Write([]byte("junior!"))
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ func TestMesageWriter_SingleUse(t *testing.T) {
 		C: channel,
 	}
 
-	w := testTopic.NewWriter()
+	w := testTopic.NewWriter(context.Background())
 
 	text := [][]byte{
 		[]byte("I have a bad feeling about this..."),
diff --git a/msg.go b/msg.go
index 5bace86..7b3d7a9 100644
--- a/msg.go
+++ b/msg.go
@@ -162,14 +162,17 @@ type MessageWriter interface {
 // Multiple goroutines may invoke method on a Topic simultaneously.
 type Topic interface {
 	// NewWriter returns a new MessageWriter
-	NewWriter() MessageWriter
+	NewWriter(context.Context) MessageWriter
 }
 
 // The TopicFunc is an adapter to allow the use of ordinary functions
 // as a Topic. TopicFunc(f) is a Topic that calls f.
-type TopicFunc func() MessageWriter
+type TopicFunc func(context.Context) MessageWriter
+
+// Ensure TopicFunc implements Topic
+var _ Topic = TopicFunc(nil)
 
 // NewWriter calls f(ctx,m)
-func (t TopicFunc) NewWriter() MessageWriter {
-	return t()
+func (t TopicFunc) NewWriter(ctx context.Context) MessageWriter {
+	return t(ctx)
 }