Nashville, TN

Allison Finn is an English undergraduate from Nashville, TN. Her other work has appeared in Citywide Lunch. You can find her on Instagram — @allison_finn.writer.

Enfield, UK

Andrew Bennett is an undergraduate student at the University of Chester, England where he studies Creative Writing & English Literature. His poetry has appeared in Acumen Poetry and Pandora’s Box. His flash fiction has appeared in Pandora’s Box and Flash Fiction North. His work mostly focuses on memories, thoughts, emotions, and observations.

Arlington, VA

Augustus C. Grohmann is a multi-genre writer from Arlington, Virginia, and has moved up and down the state several times.  They have been published in The Potomac Review, Dreginald, Roi Faineant, and Troutteeth.

Brooklyn, NY

Elissa Hunter’s fiction has been published in Baubles From Bones and Ultramarine Literary Review. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and cat.

Meriden, CT

Kashawn Taylor is a formerly incarcerated writer and educator from Connecticut. His work has appeared or will appear in such journals and magazines as The Poetry Lighthouse, Lucky Jefferson, Oyster River Pages, The Offing, Sequestrum, and Poetry Magazine, among others. A collection of poetry, subhuman., was released by Wayfarer Books in March 2025; he has a collection of prose forthcoming with Whiskey Tit Books called Kites. He serves on the American Prison Writing Archive 2026-2027 advisory board. He currently teaches with Gotham Writers Workshop and works with Prison Journalism Project as the 2026 Audience Engagement Fellow.

Atlanta, GA

Kaylyssa Quinn lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Her writing has been published in Thimble, Propagule, tinywords, and elsewhere. She can be found at kaylyssa.com.

Farmingdale, NY

Matthew Gustafson holds a BA from Lafayette College and an MFA from Stony Brook University. He is the Managing Editor and Poetry Editor at Folklore Review, and has been published recently in Beaver Magazine, Luna Luna Magazine, the Shore, Eunoia Review, and elsewhere. His work appearing here feels like an arrival, as he has long held the opinion that every meal ever conceived would be made better with the presence of onions. You can find his Twitter — @mgustafsonwords, and his Instagram — @matthewgustafson_.

Kansas City, MO

Meagan Gardner is a new and emerging writer based in Kansas City, Missouri. Previously unpublished, Meagan is an artist by trade who recently shifted her creative focus to the written word. Her work explores themes of identity, belonging, and the quiet power of everyday connection. You can find her on Facebook at Gardner Art and on Instagram — @GardnerArtOfficial.

San Jose, CA

Naomi Brown is currently working toward a Bachelor’s of Media Studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Living abroad in Canada (and further, on a university exchange to Copenhagen, Denmark) has inspired her to deal with American themes in her creative work, reflecting on what it means to inherit a nationality defined by individuality, plurality, and tension. With themes of identity, faith, and environment as common chords across her poetry and short fiction, Naomi is most interested in exploring how characters navigate “middle ways” of being in an increasingly uncertain contemporary world.

Manchester, UK

River Snowdrop (they/them) is a queer trans poet from Manchester, UK. River enjoys writing about herons, lemons, and the full spectrum of human emotion (especially the messy bits!). Their work has been previously published in Full House Literary, Silly Goose Press, ouch! collective and more. You can find them on Instagram & Bluesky – @riversnowdrop.

Manassas, VA

Safia David-Hoover is a student writer from Manassas, Virginia, whose work explores how systems shape everyday life. Her perspective is guided by a strong sense of justice and curiosity about power and structure. She’s been dancing since she was six, and is involved in her school’s debate team and choir—experiences that have shaped her voice and expression. She’s interested in studying international relations in the future. When she isn’t writing, she’s usually with her two dogs, Basil and Kinley.

Sean Cho A. is a writer in the southern United States.

Sheffield, UK

Zoë Davis is a writer from Sheffield, England. She’s a stubborn FND sufferer and fights what her body says she can't do by playing wheelchair rugby league. She writes poetry and prose, and especially enjoys exploring the interaction between the fantastical and the mundane, with a deeply personal edge to her work. You can find her words in publications such as: Ink Sweat & Tears, Strix, Roi Fainéant, and Red Ogre Review. You can also follow her on X – @MeanerHarker where she’s always happy to have a virtual coffee and a chat.

Hodgenville, KY

Z.T. Fairfax is a speculative horror novelist who uses nostalgia and childlike wonder as a lens to explore the human experience. He is an award-winning journalist and editor who currently runs public relations for the City of Hodgenville, Kentucky.