Poetry
Abbey Bowman (she/her) is a feminist fiction writer, poet, playwright, and designer from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She is a senior English major with a concentration in creative writing and a minor in theatre at Commonwealth University – Bloomsburg Campus: Pink Bismuth
Anupama Choudhury (she/her) is a Creative Writing student pursuing poetry. She draws inspiration from poets like Mary Oliver, Audre Lorde, and Kaveh Akbar. She enjoys tea blends and warm sweaters: Oleanders Sing at Night
Anselm Eme is a Nigerian writer, poet, banker, and independent financial consultant. He is the author of Eleven books, including WHISKERS, OUR KIDS AND US, AWAKE AFRICA!, SAGES IN PURSUIT, and SHRIEKS AND GIGGLES. Blending finance with creative storytelling, Anselm writes with heart, clarity, and purpose. His work explores identity, culture, social justice, and human resilience. Rooted in African experience but reaching global souls, Anselm’s words invite readers into honest reflection and lasting inspiration: Ofo
Audrey Donnell is a second semester junior at Bloomsburg University, majoring in English with a Creative Writing concentration. She hopes to either work in editing, copywriting, publishing, or screenwriting in the future. She has never published any prior work and endeavors to start publishing within the coming year: Pyre’s Night
Breanna Jones is a writer, and student at the University of Nevada, Reno, pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in English. She was born in Winter Park, Florida but has spent most of her life living in Las Vegas, Nevada. In her free time when she’s not in school she enjoys hiking, dancing, and spending time outdoors which she gets most of her writing inspiration from: My Bathtub (The Pacific)
Elenya is 23 years old, comes from a family of nine children, and has an active interest in language and poetry. She has a variety of experiences that inform her writing. Some of these include: growing up in rural, Upstate New York, past work as a volunteer exterior firefighter and ambulance driver/aide, completing a BFD in Erfurt, Germany, and becoming an aunt at a young age. Elenya looks forward to a future career in education in addition to moving back to Germany later this year: October Sonnet
Gospel Chinedu is an Anatomist and writer from the Igbo descent of Nigeria. His works have appeared or are forthcoming in various notable journals and magazines: Chestnut Review, Massachusetts Review, Worcester Review…: Self-immolation
Jadey Holcomb (she/her) is a poet, storyteller, and author of Average Asexual. She is currently a senior Creative Writing major and the head editor of her university’s literary journal. She was born under a waning crescent moon alongside her fraternal twin sister. She resents science’s obsession with identical twins. She has a deep infatuation with Conan Gray, red eyeliner, and yearning for what she does not have. She has been previously published in Magpie Zine, Mosaic Literary and Art Journal, and Outrageous Fortune. When not writing she can be found searching the night sky for Orion’s Belt: A Love Poem Where We Wo to a Party to celebrate Everything and Nothing!
M. Baker is a non-traditional student at Commonwealth University Lock Haven pursuing a dual major in History and English with a concentration in Professional Writing. Baker has a background in performance and songwriting stemming from over a decade of experience as a touring musician. Drawing inspiration from visual art and the collaborative nature of jazz, Baker approaches poetry as one would a collage: a feeling rather than a linear narrative. They work to assemble image, voice, and emotion into works that explore complex interpersonal dynamics. Baker’s poems are a study in family, identity, and the desperation for survival: Somersaults
Fiction
Asher Frost is a queer, neurodivergent writer who wanders the frozen wastes of Alaska. His short fantasy work has been featured in the Tributary and Pressfuls magazine: Dead Man’s Party
Originally from New York, Celia Bonawandt is a second-year student at the University of Iowa studying English and Creative Writing and Theatre Arts: No One Else Can See Them
Francis J. Matozzo’s stories have appeared in many magazines and anthologies over the years including the award winning anthologies Borderlands and Borderlands #2, Cemetery Dance, Best of Pulphouse and most recently It was all a Dream #2: Transgression
Luccas Hart is a current undergraduate student at the University of Iowa pursuing a degree in English and Creative Writing. A Governor’s Scholar, Luccas combines his academic interests in ecology, politics, history, and sociology with amateur observations of the world. His desire is to educate and inform through his fiction, portraying the world as it is and was so as to aspire to a greater one. He admires the work of Sinclair Lewis, Kurt Vonnegut, and Don DeLillo: Razing the Structure
Mickey Black is a writer and poet from Richmond, Virginia. She has appeared in several anthologies including, “The Greatest Holiday Romance Stories Ever Written” by Kissmet Quarterly, “Tread Lightly, Speak Gently” and “Kaleidoscopic Quill” both by Wild Ink Publishing. She has also had several poems appear in online journals such as Micromance Magazine and WWPH Writes. When she is not writing, she teaches guitar, piano, and ukulele at a local music studio. She enjoys a quiet life at home with her husband, son, and dog. Be on the lookout for her debut novel, “When Mountains Crumble”, coming October 20, 2026: Forever After
Rebecca Ruth Gould is a writer and translator based in the UK. Her writing has been featured in Guernica, Kenyon Review, The Nation, The New Arab, Jacobin, and Middle East Eye. A three-time Pushcart Prize nominee, she is the recipient of PEN Presents and PEN Translates awards from English PEN: An Ax For the Frozen Sea
Non-Fiction
Kayleigh Papagelis is a songwriter and essayist from Simsbury, CT, who is currently attending Belmont University in Nashville, TN. A sophomore year Songwriting and English double major, she enjoys creating music with her peers and telling stories by any means necessary. Her lyrical prose takes inspiration from the many songs and literary works she has consumed over the years. More of her writing can be found online at https://awordfromkayleigh.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips: My Grandfather’s God
Tony W. Njoroge is a writer in Kenya. He is studying English and Literary Studies at Laikipia University, Kenya. He works as a part-time teacher and has been published in various magazines such as Pen and Possibility, October Hill and The Kalahari Review: A Most Difficult Life: Ignorance Takes on a New Meaning in Africa
Zary Fekete grew up in Hungary and currently lives in Tokyo. He has a debut novella (Words on the Page) out with DarkWinter Lit Press and a short story collection (The Written Path: A Journey Through Sobriety and Scripture) out with Creative Texts. He enjoys books, podcasts, and many many many films. Twitter and Instagram: @ZaryFekete Bluesky: zaryfekete.bsky.social: Shisa Kankō…Pointing, Calling
Art
Ryan Wagnecz is a passionate writer in Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania–Mansfield’s creative writing program. Now in his junior year, Ryan has published a poem in the Commonwealth PRISM magazine and has presented his creative nonfiction piece at Mansfield’s Showcase of Student Scholarship: Arpeggio
Skylar Smith is a nineteen year old writer and artist. She is studying psychology in college and getting minors in religious studies and sculpture. Skylar has a great passion to learn and to experience the natural world. She has volunteered around thirty hours at an animal shelter and her local wildlife sanctuary. She plans to travel the world to experience and learn from other cultures, all of which will inspire her to create more. She hopes that with her creations, she can inspire others to create and to live freely and fully. She is so grateful for this opportunity to get her work out there so she can start this goal: Pastel Bird
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