a.d. is drawn to the sacred, the profane, the mysterious and the mythological, which provides inspiration for her work. She is an emerging bisexual poet and visual artist, and her poetry is published or forthcoming in Querencia Press, THINK, Ode to Dionysus, The Groke, Sublimation, Anti-Heroin Chic, DOG TEETH and elsewhere. Meanwhile, her visual art, mainly photography and self-portraiture, is or will be featured in Small World City, SCAB, RESURRECTION Mag, Welter, Hominum Journal, Antler Velvet and Bleating Thing. Follow her on Tumblr & Twitter/X: @godstained.

Meghan Albizo is a writer of non-fiction memoir, fiction and poetry. She was born in California, studied English and Biology at Missouri State University, explored the Pacific Northwest and currently lives in the United Kingdom with her partner and child.

Angela Arnold is a writer, poet, artist, creative gardener, and environmental campaigner. Her poems have appeared in print magazines, anthologies, and online, both in the UK and internationally. Her first collection, In|Between, examines the wide variety of our ‘inner landscapes’ and complex relationships (Stairwell Books, 2023). She has lived in several European countries and now resides in Wales. Follow her on Twitter/X: @AngelaArnold777.

LA Felleman’s (she/her) poems have appeared in The Post Grad Journal, Big Windows Review, and Braided Way Magazine. She is a financial analyst at the University of Iowa and is improving her poetry-writing skills thanks to the Free Generative Writing workshops, Iowa City Poetry, and the Midwest Writing Center.
http://lafelleman.blogspot.com/ 

Flor de Lux is Gabi and John. Influenced by the coarse beauty of their hometown of Philadelphia, they fuse Gabi’s bittersweet lyrics with John’s penchant for grimy, club-oriented beats, to write songs inspired by romanticism and the art of letting go. Reminding audiences of Eurythmics and FKA Twigs, they draw from art pop, dark wave, house, and R&B to create their unique brand of electronic pop. https://www.flordelux.band/ 

Sofiya Ivanova has known she wanted to be a “rhyme-writer” since she was three years old. Her poetry was first published at 14, and her debut collection, Hindsight, followed two years later. After immigrating from Russia as a child and beating Lyme disease as a teenager, she is now a Syracuse University Coronat scholar, studying creative writing and psychology. Although poetry is, undoubtedly, the love of her life, she also flirts with mountain biking, music-making, and meditation. Sofiya wants her writing to reach through paper and screen, into the souls of her readers—to strip away all that separates us and leave only our collective humanity. Follow her on Instagram: @strophe_sofie.
https://www.sofiyaivanova.com/ 

Jennifer Ruth Jackson is an award-winning poet whose work has appeared in Red Rock Review, Snarl, and more. Domestic Bodies, her debut collection, is now available from Querencia Press. When she isn’t writing, you can find Jennifer playing video games with her husband. Follow her on Bluesky: @jenruthjackson.bsky.social.

Miranda Jensen is a creative activist with roots in the San Francisco Bay Area. Through her writing and critical theory, she seeks not merely to interpret the world, but to change it. Follow her on Twitter/X: @MirandaLJensen.
 https://www.mirandajensen.com/ 

Julie Allyn Johnson is a sawyer's daughter from the American Midwest whose current obsession is tackling the rough and tumble sport of quilting and the accumulation of fabric. A Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee, her poetry can be found in Star*Line, The Briar Cliff Review, Phantom Kangaroo, Lyrical Iowa, Moss Piglet, Lowestoft Chronicle, Cream Scene Carnival, Coffin Bell, Haikuniverse, Chestnut Review and other journals. Julie enjoys photography and writing the occasional haiku, some of which can be found on her blog, A Sawyer’s Daughter.
https://asawyersdaughter.com/ 

Virginia Lawrence, from Bristol, England perhaps never had the confidence to pursue a career in the arts and so has settled for writing poetry in the lunch breaks of her civil engineering job. She does love bridges. Her work focuses on making sense of memories from childhood and adolescence. Follow her on Bluesky: @ginyal.bsky.social.

Maggie McCombs is a managing editor, emerging poet and neurodivergent neurodiversity advocate hailing from Lexington, Kentucky. She has worked in several literary magazines and received a nomination for the 2025 Pushcart Prize. She lives with her husband, Anthony, and their four pets. Follow her on Twitter/X: @maggieamccombs.

Nuala McEvoy is a self-taught artist and writer of English/Irish origin. A late starter, she now paints daily. She started submitting her work in 2024, and her art has been accepted for publication in Red Ogre Review, Acropolis Journal Quibble Lit, Heimat Review, Londemere Lit, Suburban Witchcraft, Underbelly Press, Ink in Thirds, Through Lines, Free Flash Fiction, The Chestnut Review, Kitchen Table Quarterly, Radar Poetry, Remington Review, Peatsmoke Journal, Drawn to the Light Press, Pithead Chapel, The Engine Idling, Door is a Jar and Plum Club Literary Journal, Underscore Magazine and others. She was recently interviewed by The Madrid Review and was the featured artist in Does it Have Pockets. She has two exhibitions in Münster, Germany. Follow her on Twitter/X: @mcevoy_nuala.
https://linktr.ee/nualamcevoy

McKenna Morgan, predominantly a dreamer, attends Western Washington University where she imagines herself as an explorer collecting tales from afar—between the keys of your grandmother’s upright piano or the core of a neutron star. While not writing, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two cats. 

Mauricio Moreno is an award-winning, first generation Colombian-American artist and writer, originally from New Jersey. His first full-length poetry book, Anatomy of a Flame, was published with Los Angeles Poet Society Press in 2023 and received an Honorable Mention for Best Poetry Book by the International Latino Book Award in 2024. His works have been published in Conchas Y Café, Intercultural Press, Resurrection Press, No Tender Fences, Rigorous, The Amphibian, and has featured at several open mics throughout Los Angeles. Follow him on Instagram at @soul_onf_ire.
https://www.mauriciomorenopoet.com/

Francis H. Powell, born in 1961 in Reading, currently lives in Moret-sur-Loing, France, where he writes both prose and poetry. He has published four books, along with poems featured in anthologies for both adults and children. His most recent is a horror work titled Unforgivable and has a forthcoming book of poetry titled Windows to the World. He has performed poetry readings for Paris Lit Up and other events. Follow him on Twitter/X: @Dreamheadz.

Marina Ramil is a writer and student from Miami, Florida with the alligators and strangler figs. They have had work published in Stoneboat, South Florida Poetry Journal, OxMag, Astrolabe, and elsewhere. They believe in liberation for Palestine, DRC, Sudan, and oppressed and occupied peoples everywhere. Follow them on all social media: @thesuncomingout.
https://www.marinaramil.com/ 

Patricia Russo’s work has appeared in One Art, Acropolis Journal, The Twin Bird Review, Revolution John, and Metachrosis Literary.

Sarah Rosenblatt is a poet and therapist specializing in intergenerational trauma. She holds an MFA from Brooklyn College and an MSW from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Sarah’s poetry has been published in myriad journals including Ploughshares, Poetry East, Heartland, The Portland Review, The Brooklyn Review, and others. She is the author of three books of poetry published by Carnegie Mellon University Press. Born in NYC and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Sarah has a husband, Craig, who is an artist and therapist. They have two sons, currently in college, and a dog named Mitzvah who was bred to be her family’s very best friend. 

Dutch Simmons is a fantastic father, former felon, and Phoenix rising. Recipient of multiple writing awards but still can't win his father's approval. Follow him on Twitter/X: @thedutchsimmons
https://thedutchsimmons.com/

Whitney Tates lives in their hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana as a full-time artist. A lover of both art and music, Whitney has been fascinated by the juxtaposition of the two for as long as they can remember. Their goal as an artist has always been to help individuals understand and navigate life while stimulating discussions on mental health matters. A graduate of Centenary College of Louisiana with a bachelor’s degree in Art, their work has been showcased in Shreveport-Bossier City, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Dallas, Texas. Whitney has created and worked on several murals, most notably 240,000 Miles at Brake & Clutch in Dallas’s Deep Ellum district and Galilee's Stewart Belle Stadium in Shreveport, LA. In 2020, they also collaborated on the creation of the Black Lives Matter and Vanessa Guillén Memorial Walls. Follow them on instagram: @wetpaintarts.
https://wetpaintarts.com/

Devon Webb (she/her) is a Gen Z writer & editor based in Aotearoa New Zealand. Her award-winning work, concerning themes of femininity, anticapitalism & neurodivergence, has been published extensively worldwide & accumulated six Best of the Net/Pushcart nominations. She is a founding member of The Circus (@circuslit), a literary collective prioritising radical inclusivity in the indie lit scene. She is currently working on her debut novel & full-length poetry collection. Follow her on social media at @devonwebbnz. 
https://linktr.ee/devonwebbnz

Lucy Whalen (she/her) is a poet based in Lancaster, England. She writes with a focus on mental health, nostalgia, and fantasy. In her free time, she enjoys singing, running, and reading Jane Austen. Follow her on Instagram (@lucy_whalen) and Twitter/X (@lucywhalen01).