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, Writers Space Africa magazine, Lothlorien Poetry Journal and ScribesMICRO. He lives in Lagos, Nigeria.

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, Writers Space Africa magazine and others. He lives in Lagos, Nigeria.

Shamik Banerjee is a poet from India. He resides in Assam with his parents. His poems have been published by The Society of Classical Poets, Sparks of Calliope, The Hypertexts, Snakeskin, Ink Sweat & Tears, and Autumn Sky Daily, among others.

Carleigh Lacroix is originally from a small town in New Hampshire, but is currently attending her sophomore year at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. She is unpublished up to this point, but enjoys writing short stories and poetry and looks forward to submitting more work for publication in the future.

Odessa Gheeneil holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics. She takes an interest in writing and writes mostly poetry. She has published a few verses online and in print. Selected works appear in WalkingBlind Art & Literature Magazine, Emerge Literary Journal, Scissors and Spackle, Twisted Vine Literary Journal, and One Person's Trash.

Michelle Bovée Stange is an emerging writer with an MSc from the London School of Economics. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband, son, and little black cat.

Brady Rhoades's short stories and poems have appeared in Antioch Review, Baltimore Review, Best New Poets 2008, Faultline, Notre Dame Review, William & Mary Review and other publications. He lives with his wife and dog in Fullerton, California.