Hi,
Feel free to learn more about our writers below. We didn't do full bios this time unless given, but feel free to see social media handles :) and other facts.
Thank you to our contributors!
Bios-
Poetry & Flash Contributors
Cassie Michel (she/they) - is a third grade teacher. Her hobbies include writing, cooking, and baking, as well as playing the flute, singing, and acting. Cassie loves traveling and their work is often inspired by the awe and wonder of nature. Her other work is inspired by deep emotional pain and trauma.
Pavel Frolov (he/him) : (& find him in prose) He/HimOriginally from Moscow, Russia, Pavel Frolov (He/Him) is a queer-identified New York City-based performer and writer. He holds a BA in Communication from Brooklyn College. Venmo: @PavelFrolov
Joyce B. Chavez, she/her-
She is a BS Chemical Engineering student at the University of the Philippines - Los Banos. Between answering problem sets in Calculus and making write-ups in Chemistry, she loves to write personal essays, flash fictions, and poems. (Facebook: Joyce Chavez| Twitter and Instagram: MsJoyceChavez)
Indigo Schmitt (they/them): - (twitter: @indigosschmitt)- Indigo Schmitt is a non-binary poet from Southern California.
Alex Price- @AlexPriceWriter on Twitter- Alex Price is a Primary Teacher and father of two, living in St Helens, England. He has a degree in creative writing from LJMU and writes poetry inspired by the world around him
Rhani Rangel Twitter: @rangelrhani
Meredith Brown - Instagram @meredithannbrown
Mona Mehas, she her: Tipping handle Paypal: mimnobreak@gmail.com
Jared A. Conti he/him- website: www.jaredaconti.bandcamp.com
Tinamarie Cox- She/her - Instagram@tinamariethinkstoomuch, Twitter@tinamarie_cox
Poetry, Hybrid, Flash Contributors continued: Jen Schneider (she/her/hers)
Stephanie Henson (She/Her) (Short Story)- Website, http://stephanie-henson.weebly.com
Stephanie lives with her family in Southeastern, Pennsylvania, but is originally from Central, New Jersey where she studied Communications at Rider University. She is back at Rider pursuing a Certificate in Publishing and Professional Writing. Her background is in Advertising/Marketing and most of her writing experience is through those professional roles. Writing and storytelling has been her passion for a long time. She has been published in print and online through various publications and has had several children's poems published by The Dirigible Balloon and Buzgaga Online. She also has a Children's Poetry book scheduled for release in 2023 with Experiments in Fiction, an independent publisher in the UK.
Stephanie enjoys reading, theatre, mindless web searching, Netflix binges, sunflowers, sports, and anything related to coffee!
Marycynthia Chinwe Okafor- (she/her) : Instagram: @_MCOkafor
Ginko Pascual - They/Them- Ginkgo is also a visual artist.
Paul Goudarzi-Fry (he/him): @PGFwrites on Twitter
Lotte Jean / she/her- twitter@jilijayo
Chinwe Okonkwo (she/her): Instagram: chinwedaniella__
Lauren Smith (she/they)- https://heyitslaurensmith.wordpress.com/
Sura K. Hassan (she/her)- twitter: notsurakazan (First Meetings)
Laura Fowler (she/her): twitter spinningdove
Joshua Merchant- They / Them- Writes about deserving more than survival.
Karen Pierce Gonzalez she/her- https://karenpiercegonzalez.blogspot.com
Fran Moldaschl she/they- Twitter: @NewtInquisitive
Maggie Nerz Iribarne/she/her- https://www.maggienerziribarne.com
Matthew O' Rourke (he/him): twitter: @mattheworourke_
Katherine Blair: @katharine_blair - twitter . She enjoys writing about a slow burn over time,about nostalgia and how we carry our childhoods through.
Flash Contributor:
Kate Levin/she-her-hers- Kate Levin is a writer and educator in New York City. She taught at Barnard College for many years and worked as an academic advisor at CUNY. She now serves on several nonprofit boards in education and the arts. Her writing has been published in multiple academic and non-academic venues.
Gabrielle Griffis she/her: Twitter: @ggriffiss
Kayla “El” J, (they/she)- @kaylaemedia on Twitter, @kaylaelisabethj328 on Instagram; Kayla “El” J is a traumatized queer and disabled student studying writing in college. In El’s free time, they like to attend their college’s poetry slam nights, cry over Taylor Swift, and play with their three cats.
Jessica King- She/her : Tipping Handle: https://linktr.ee/jking_writer
Laura Cooney (she/her): Laura Cooney is a writer from Edinburgh recently published in the Voidzine and Vine Leaves Press. When she’s not writing, she’ll be close to the sea!
@lozzawriting (Twitter)
@lannecooney (Instagram)
@lozzawriting.com. (website)
@anystylepicpro (Twitter writing prompt account)
Zary Fekete, they/them: Zary Fekete has worked as a teacher in Hungary, Moldova, Romania, China, and Cambodia. They currently live and work as a writer in Minnesota. Some places they have been published are Goats Milk Mag, Journal of Expressive Writing, SIC Journal, Reflex Fiction, and Zoetic Press. They enjoy reading, podcasts, and long, slow films. Twitter: @ZaryFekete
Muhammed Sanni Olowonjoyin (HE/HIM)- Muhammed Sanni Olowonjoyin, TPC III, studies Biochemistry at the University of Ilorin. His poems have been published or forthcoming in African Writer Magazine, Words And Whispers, Acropolis Journal, Kreative Diadem, Fiery Scribe Review, Ice Lolly Review, Ngiga Review, Livina Press, Arts Lounge, Poemify, and elsewhere. He reads poetry for The Dodge Magazine. When he's not tracing biochemical pathways, reading, or writing, he's searching for peace.
He tweets @APerSe_
Jerry Kopec (he/him) (Another Year) : Jerry Kopec lives in Seattle with his wife, Pam, their daughters Edie and Ava, and their two dogs, Izzy and Bailey. He is querying agents for his first novel, “Vile,” while editing his second novel, “An Unlikely State of Grace.” His fiction has been published by Third Wednesday Magazine and is upcoming in Flash Fiction magazine. To learn more follow him on Twitter @JerryKopec or his website at jerrykopec.com/writer
Bud Sturguess (he/him) (Framed)- consider supporting at rescue.org
Pavel Frolov (Not Sharon Stone)- Find him at : https://mobile.twitter.com/ipaulFFR