Jean Janicke writes, dances, and works in Washington, DC. Her work has appeared in Paddler Press, Yellow Arrow Journal, and Instant Noodles.

Thomas Harrison Humphreys, with a BS from the University of Lynchburg, is a history teacher in a small village who loves to talk to his students of literature. Thomas has been published in Westward Quarterly, Poetry Quarterly, Writers and Readers Magazine, Copperfield Review Quarterly, Written Tales and Mystic Publishers.

Todd Fabyanic is currently attending Full Sail University for his BFA in Creative Writing. He's very creative and a valuable asset to any project task or production. Working with Todd is always a satisfying and goal-reaching experience. A writer with passion and a fulfilling, meaningful purpose.

Marvelous Monday is a student at Lagos State University (LASU) in Nigeria. A writer and literature enthusiast, Marvelous is dedicated to the world of words.

Andy Oram is a writer and editor in the computer field. His editorial projects have ranged from a legal guide covering intellectual property to a graphic novel about teenage hackers. Print publications where his writings have appeared include The Economist, the Journal of Information Technology & Politics, and Vanguardia Dossier.

Tricia Knoll is a Vermont eco-poet who lives in the deep woods. Published widely in journals, nine books of poetry are currently in print. This year's are Wild Apples (moving 3,000 miles from Oregon to Vermont) and The Unknown Daughter (27 persona poems in the voices of people visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Daughter).

Virginia Barrett is a poet, writer, artist, editor, and educator. She earned her MFA in Writing from the University of San Francisco where she was poetry editor of Switchback. Her six books of poetry include Between Looking (Finishing Line Press, 2019) and Crossing Haight—San Francisco poems (Jambu Press, 2018).

Ken Gosse prefers writing metric, rhyming verse. First published in First Literary Review-East in 2016, since then by Pure Slush, Spillwords, Written Tales Magazine, and others. Raised in the Chicago suburbs, now retired, he and his wife have lived in Mesa, AZ, for over twenty-five years, with rescue dogs and cats underfoot.

Alex Missall studied creative writing at the University of Cincinnati. His work has appeared in Unleash Press, Hole in the Head Review, and Willows Wept Review, as well as other publications. He resides in Ohio, where he enjoys the trails with his Husky, Betts.

Thompson Emate spends his leisure time on creative writing, particularly poetry and prose. He has a deep love for nature and the arts. His poems can be seen in Poetry Potion, Poetry Soup, Visual Verse, Writer Space Africa magazine, Lothlorien Poetry Journal and elsewhere. He lives in Lagos, Nigeria.

James B. Nicola’s latest of eight full-length poetry collections is Natural Tendencies (2023). His nonfiction book Playing the Audience won a Choice award. His poetry and prose have received a Dana Literary Award, two Willow Review awards, one Best of Net, one Rhysling, and eleven Pushcart nominations—for which he feels both stunned and grateful.

H.L. Dowless is a thirty-year-plus veteran writer who loves traveling, writing, and living life on the edge.