Kiri Winder is a 22-year-old PhD student specializing in children’s literature. In her free time, she enjoys experimenting with different types of writing, with poetry being her favorite. Although new to creative writing, Kiri enjoys writing critically and is influenced by historical events and classic literature.

G. Lynn Brown is a poet and writer of flash fiction whose work has been published in dozens of literary journals, including Prosetrics, Literary Revelations Petals of Haiku anthology and others. She's been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, named a Spillwords Press Socialite of the Year, and is EIC of Micromance Magazine.

An award-winning writer, Karen Pierce Gonzalez’s chapbooks include Coyote in the Basket of My Ribs (Kelsay Books), True North and Sightings from a Star Wheel (Origami Poems Project). Forthcoming chaps include Down River with Li Po (Black Cat Poetry Press) and Moon Kissed (North American publisher).

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, ScribesMICRO, Lothlorien Poetry Journal and elsewhere. He lives in Lagos, Nigeria.

John McCally is an Emmy and Grammy-nominated TV Producer and Director living in Connecticut. He’s always wanted to explore writing in more depth, and now you have the chance to read one of his first published pieces of flash fiction.

E Eugene Jones Baldwin's latest publications include "The Trail of Tears" (memoir Passager Literary Magazine), "Mars II" (Poem Bronze Bird Press), and "The Impatient Patient: A Writer's Faceoff With Cancer," (essay, Last Syllable Literary Magazine), and "Fanfare for the Common Bird" (Young Ravens Literary Zine.)

Kimberly Madura is a constant traveler, former marathon runner, and writer. Her poem is a love letter to the magic and abandonment of youth found at all the summer county fairs in her home state of Indiana.

Robert Wooten holds an MFA in poetry from the University of Alabama (1998) and earned an MA in English with a creative writing focus from North Carolina State University (1994).

Jackie Chou has published two collections of poetry, “The Sorceress” and “Finding My Heart in Love and Loss.”

Emma McCabe is a poet who lives on the beaches of Jacksonville, Florida. She has one poetry book titled “things I think about when I drive” and has several published poems. She has a Journalism degree and English minor from the University of Mississippi. McCabe has spent several years working on communications and successfully running a ... Read more

Mark Ready has authored several books, including The Journey to New Edgarton, available on Amazon. His story, Miss Home Canning of 1942, won an honorable mention in the 2024 Idaho Magazine Fiction contest and has been published in Written Tales Magazine and Idaho Magazine. He has a wonderful wife, a beautiful daughter, and four dogs.

Warren Benedetto writes dark fiction about horrible people, horrible places, and horrible things. He is an award-winning author who has published over 230 stories, appearing in publications such as Dark Matter Magazine, Fantasy Magazine, and The Dread Machine.

Lisa Holcomb writes fantasy, non-fiction, and poetry about families, both ones born into and those that are found. She fell in love with books on her mother’s lap, under the Nebraska stars. She currently lives in Tyler, TX, with her husband, cats, and children, and when not writing, she does fiber arts and cheers on her ... Read more

Stephen Barile is an award-winning poet from Fresno, California, Pushcart Prize nominee, and former member of the Fresno Poets Association. He attended Fresno Pacific University, and CSU Fresno. His poems have been anthologized, published in numerous journals, both print and on-line. He taught writing at Madera College, and CSU Fresno.

The author writes under the pen name Jan Cronos and is based in New York City, USA.

Amelie is an imaginative, multifaceted word artist who is easily bored. She can hear X-rays. She is unabashedly and undeniably neurodivergent. Her work has been featured in ScribesMICRO magazine, Fevers of the Mind, One Page Poetry, and Turtle Way's literary art journal.

Kathy Whitham, an active member of the Boston writing community and a Parenting Coach for non-traditional families, gives voice, through her poetry, to the myriad forms of human connection. For bedtime stories, her dad taught her about atoms and introduced her to poetry. She recently finalized a chapbook collection, “Drawing The Big Dipper.”

Robin Rich is a writer and rubbish collector, born from a mid-century romance that stood the test of time. With roots in Wales and the Black Country, Robin carries the legacy of a union between a proud Welsh lineage and an Irish beauty.

Lynda Wilde is a Canadian writer/photographer who lives between the cities of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico. Her work has been published in literary journals in Canada and the U.S.A.

Dodie Ferguson is a shy quiet woman who writes poetry as a way to express herself.