CONTRIBUTORS
Aaron Rachel Selby
Aaron Rachel Selby is a poet from Seattle, Washington and a student of Linguistics and Creative
Writing at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Aaron Rachel’s poems have previously
appeared in Stone of Madness and PEACHFUZZ. When not playing with language, Aaron loves
to cook, play ultimate frisbee, and fix things.
Abby Yasuzawa
Abby Yasuzawa is a senior cinema and creative writing double major at Denison University. She
fences for the women's varsity team. When she's not making films and fencing, she is writing
and playing video games.
Abdulmueed Balogun Adewale
Abdulmueed Balogun Adewale is a black poet from Ibadan, Nigeria. He's a Pushcart Prize &
BOTN nominee. He was shortlisted for the 2024 Gerald Kraak Prize. His poems have been
published in: The Westchester Review, Soundings East Magazine, Brittle Paper, Hawaii Pacific
Review, Red Cedar Review, Watershed Review, and elsewhere. He tweets from: AbdmueedA.
Alexis Raymond
Alexis Raymond is a poet that writes to honor the minority experience in predominantly white
spaces. She is a Stonecoast MFA graduate and an Ashley Bryan Fellow. Her work can be found
in Portland Monthly Magazine, The Elevation Review, So to Speak Journal, Moonstone Arts’
Fatal Force Anthology, and Hellbender Magazine.
Allen Arias
Allen Arias is studying Creative Writing and Literature at Stony Brook University. He likes to
write in many different styles and genres, and he especially likes to create characters with unique
voices.
Amanda Trout
Amanda Trout is a Midwestern US-based writer with a love for sound, form, and cicadas. Her
writing has been featured by Yavanika Press, Raw Earth Ink, Loud Coffee Press, and other
publishers. Follow Amanda on Instagram @atrout2972.
A. R. Sherbatov
A. R. Sherbatov is a writer based out of New York City and Baltimore. His short story was
recently shortlisted for Room Magazine’s Creative Nonfiction Contest. His other work is
forthcoming in Troika, Archer Magazine, Contralytic Philosophy Journal and New Socialist.
Caden HolbrookCaden Holbrook is a writer and graduate student at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky. He is originally from Appalachia and writes poetry and prose that speaks to his
upbringing.
Casady McEvoy
Casady McEvoy (they/them) is a Los Angeles based writer who has done multiple local readings
in Louisiana and California. They graduated from University of Louisiana at Lafayette and are
currently enrolled in an MFA program at Antioch University of Los Angeles.
Charlotte Cassidy
Charlotte Cassidy is a graduate student at Sonoma State University. In addition to enjoying her
two daughters and cooking, she writes, travels, consignment shops, and feels inspiration
whenever possible. Her instagram is @faya.speaks.
Claire Rosemary
Claire Rosemary is a writer, animator, and grad student exploring digital age popular culture. Her
work has appeared in Bluestem, The Bookends Review, the Star Trek blog Women at Warp, and
elsewhere. She lives in the Research Triangle with her army of stuffed animals.
Portfolio/Website: clairerosemary.com
Clara Stokes
Clara Stokes is a junior English major at Texas A&M and a member of the Corps of Cadets. She
loves reading and writing sci-fi and fantasy, but spends most of her time hanging out with her
buddies.
December Ellis
December Ellis is a poet from Phoenix, Arizona and an MFA in Creative Writing candidate at
Northern Arizona University where she serves as Poetry Editor for Thin Air Magazine. Her
poems have been published in Rabid Oak, Stirring: A Literary Collection, and forthcoming in
Tiger Moth Review.
Emily Goldsmith
Emily M. Goldsmith (they/them) is a queer, non-binary Louisiana Creole poet originally from
Baton Rouge. They are currently a Ph.D. student in Creative Writing at the University of
Southern Mississippi. Emily received their MFA from the University of Kentucky in 2021.
Fatima Zarco Gomez
Fatima Fabiola Zarco Gomez is a 21 year old first-generation senior at Sonoma State University.
She has been published in The Oak Leaf News, The Press Democrat, and now, Zaum Magazine. Currently, she is an English major on the single-subject education pathway, but hopes to write more in the future.
Hallie Fogarty
Hallie Fogarty is a poet and artist from Kentucky. She received her MFA from Miami University,
where she was awarded the 2024 Jordan-Goodman Graduate Award for Poetry. Her work has
been published in Pegasus, Poetry South, Barzakh Magazine, and elsewhere. Besides writing,
she loves dogs, cardigans, and anything peach-flavored.
Ian Fitzgerald
Ian Fitzgerald is a senior at the University of Louisville pursuing a degree in Theatre Arts. In
addition to acting he enjoys writing fiction, playing music, and building fantasy worlds for many,
many roleplaying games.
Isabella Salcedo
Isabella Salcedo is a poet who believes in the power of storytelling to amplify underrepresented
histories. She studies poetry and teaches writing through American University. She loves
connecting her writing with the histories of those closest to her, especially her family members
and friends.
J. August Larson
A Southern California native, Joseph August Larson graduated from the University of Notre
Dame in 2020 and the University of Limerick in 2023. He is currently working on an MFA at
Salve Regina University. His writing can be found in the Clayjar Review issue #6 and at
josephaugustwrites.substack.com.
Jenna Taylor
Jenna Taylor is currently a graduate student in SSU's English, Creative Writing program. Her
work explores the relationship between psychology and ecofeminism, using familiar
environments in unique ways to offer new perspectives on the female experience.
Latriva Pierce
Latriva Pierce (she/her) is a 2nd year Creative Writing and Musical Studies major at Oberlin
College. She has been previously published in "Futures," a collection of poetry by young writers.
She enjoys writing fabulism/magical realism, requiring the reader to suspend their belief in
reality and accept the magic in the world.
Malia Levison
Malia Levison is a poet from Missoula, Montana. She is currently pursuing an MFA at Northern
Arizona University. She teaches English Composition at NAU and is the assistant poetry editorfor Thin Air Magazine and Thin Air Online. Her work can be found in all four volumes of the
Word Dog Quarterly and in Sick N' Twisted.
Mel Cort
Mel Cort is a student at Wesleyan University studying English. Their work has been recognized
by The Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Granger’s World of Poetry, and the Online
Journal of Exceptional High School Writing, among others. In their free time, they like
bookbinding and watching movies (captions on, of course).
Melody Tio
Melody Tio is a student at Sierra College and class officer for Mythopoetics Club, which
oversees the literary publication of the Sierra Journal. Their passions are for art, writing, and
storytelling, and they love delicious ethnic foods.
Paula Williamson
Paula Williamson is a Black queer writer based in the Bay Area and an MFA candidate at
Antioch University. She serves as the CNF Editor and an interviewer for Lunch Ticket. Her
recent work has appeared in Manastash Literary Journal, Chestnut Review, and Parenthesis
Journal. Her work will also feature in the upcoming issue of Kinsman Quarterly and the
anthology, The White Picket Fence: Stories of Individuality as Rebelliousness Anthology with
Flower Song Press.
Sascha Sizemore
Sascha Sizemore is a deafblind author and poet, chronicling life and the dark things that slip
through the cracks. Whenever he’s not working towards a BFA in creative writing from the
University of North Carolina Wilmington, he can be found alongside his guide dog Marigold,
usually with coffee in hand.
Shannon McEntee
Shannon McEntee has always been a creative nonfiction writer. Through homelessness, struggles
with mental health, and the journey of overcoming these things, she has always strived to capture
the experience for other people to understand it too. She works in peer support and wants to be a
psychiatrist.
Simon Kelley
Simon Kelley is a trans artist originally from Sacramento. He loves reading and writing poetry
but considers himself something of a serial hobbyist. He's a passionate queer advocate and lover
of all things counter-culture and is often found sipping tea and contemplating the universe.
Sophia Li
Sophia Li is a senior at Stuyvesant High School. Her hobbies include painting, listening to indie rock, and drawing faces with stars in their eyes. She hopes to publish a book one day. You can
find her under a streetlight, feeding the birds in the rain.
Sophia Peterson
Sophia Peterson is a sophomore at New York University pursuing her bachelor's of arts in
Philosophy with a minor in Creative Writing.
Sophie Tananbaum
Sophie Tananbaum is a senior at NYU Gallatin concentrating in narrative studies. Her writing
has previously been featured on Gallatin's website for student work, Confluence. This is her first
poem to be published.
Tayler Hanxi
Tayler Raven Hanxi Bunge was born in China and raised in Denver. Her writing can be found in
McSweeney’ s, Isele Magazine, Barrelhouse, Mochi Mag, Ghost City Review, and others. She is
an Assistant Fiction Editor at The Offing, and an MFA Candidate in Fiction at the University of
Virginia.
Vivek Sharma
Vivek Sharma writes poetry and fiction. His chapbook of poems, “Between Two Valleys, A
Lake,” will be out from Anstruther Press in Fall 2025. Find them on X @SharmaviVivek.