Abu Ibrahim popularly known as IB is a Nigerian poet whose work has caused tremendous influence and change.

Amity Batra is Co-Editor at Nettle Literary Magazine. Originally from India and now based in Leeds, she is currently completing her MA in Creative Writing at the University of Leeds, having previously studied English at Amity University, Punjab.

Anna Zgambo is pursuing a PhD in literature at the University of Zambia with a focus on lyric poetry. Her most recent poems appear in Ubwali Literary Magazine, Bluestem Magazine,

Ayòdéjì Israel is a Pushcart Prize and BotN nominee. He is a finalist for the 2025 Rhysling Award.

Brittany holds a Master’s in Design with a focus on design research, specialising in inclusive design practices. Her interest in storytelling informs both her research and design work.

Catherine Garner (she/her) is an emerging queer writer with a BA in English Writing and Communication Studies from Kean University. Though she’s a native Jersey girl, she loves to explore new places and capture the charm of every place she visits.

Daniel Cloyd is a second-year student attending Howard University, majoring in English with a concentration in creative writing.

Do Quyen is a fourth-year student from Vietnam at Seoul National University. Majoring in Aesthetics and English Literature, her academic life moves across a broad range of artistic and literary traditions.

Dominic Anthony (He/They) is a Black, queer poet with roots in Missouri and Arkansas. They learned the power of words through their grandmother who often said, “you have to be able to name a demon to cast them out”.

Dr Sara Louise Wheeler writes the columns ‘O’r Gororau’ (from the borders) for Barddas Welsh poetry magazine and ‘Troi cerrig’ (turning stones) for Golwg360 Welsh news platform, for which she also undertakes freelance reporting.

Drew Payne (she/her) has a BA in Creative Writing with a minor in journalism from the University of North Texas, where she still resides.

Genaro Aguilar Saucillo is a Mexican poet, editor-in-chief and founder of Paratextos, and a poetry reader for Fahmidan Journal and Palette Poetry. Paratextos was a finalist for Chill Subs & CLMP’s 2025 Literary Magazine Incubator.

Jade Aldana (she/her) is a poet from the Olympic Peninsula. A trans Latina, her work explores family, survival, inherited trauma, queer experience, and the stubborn act of staying alive.

Liu Yuniang is a Chinese-Indonesian poet and writer currently based in Tokyo. They are an undergraduate Food Science and Agriculture student, and they love to read queer literature and take walks in small alleys.

Johannah Simon is a corporate learning strategist by day and (sometime) creative by night. A Midwest GenX multi-genre writer,

Julie Wong (she/her) is an undergraduate student at UCLA studying English, Psychology, and Creative Writing. She likes rain, persimmons, and mythology. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee and was a poetry finalist in the Rising Voices Awards.

Kikelomo Osuntokun (she/her) is a Black British writer based in Melbourne. She is particularly interested in distinct narrative voices, consistent tonal control, and alternative perspectives on the ordinary through poetry, prose and creative nonfiction.

Laura is a poet, retired elementary school teacher and grandmother who lives in the Washington, D.C. area.

Layla Sharifi is a student, writer, musician and dominatrix living in NYC.

Lily Sadighmehr is a substitute teacher with a love of poetry and bookstores. Her work appears in Miniskirt Magazine, Nowruz Journal, Stone Pacific Zine.

Maheen Rizwan is a physics student who in her spare time enjoys reading and writing poetry that invokes strong feelings/helps her reflect on the world around her.

Itohan Ekle is an artist and poet whose work explores identity, transformation, and self-expression. Her debut poetry collection, Colours on My Face, is part of the permanent collection at Poets House, New York. Her writing has appeared in SheEvolves, MAAR, NWF Journal, and multiple poetry anthologies, including Octofest and Paradise Gate House’s Healing Anthology.

Sehar is a poet, writer, and design student currently residing in Kolkata, India. Her work has been featured in The Hooghly Review, Gulmohur Quarterly, Broken Antler Magazine, Livewire (The Wire), Poems India

Natālija Guba is a Latvian reader and writer focused on character-driven psychological prose that explores the intricacies of the human mind. She has lived in Milan for three years and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Creative Technologies from NABA University,

Nazia is a reader, writer, dreamer, and Artificial Intelligence trainer based in Dehradun, who fell in love with writing at a young age.

Penny Wei is from Shanghai and Massachusetts. She can be seen on Dialogist, Inlandia Journal, West Trestle Review,

Sam Luthiya (he/they) is a Sindhi, queer and non-binary writer, editor, and reader based in Bangalore, India. He possesss a strong interest in emotionally driven, introspective writing that explores identity, vulnerability, and human complexity. They have served as an editor and slush reader at various literary magazines and organisations including The Young Writer’s Initiative, The Farside Review, Dear Asian Youth, Dalika Literary, TrueBlue Literary, Pencilhouse and more.

Saoirse is a poet and translator currently living in Delhi, India. They have work published or forthcoming in Lunch Ticket, Words without Borders, Brooklyn Poets, The Anatomy of Desire: An Anthology of Distance and elsewhere.

Taskin Quagliani is a mixed-race South African writer with Italian and Asian lineage and it was her diverse upbringing which spawned a love of expression through writing.

Zac Thabet is a queer, Appalachian based essayist and poet. They received a B.A. in Creative Writing and Literary Studies and M.A. in English from Marshall University.

Zarish Khalid is a professional content writer, researcher and mentor from Pakistan. In 2021, she completed her undergraduate studies in English Literature,