Zach Keali’i Murphy is a Hawaii-born, multi-faceted writer who somehow ended up in the charming but often chilly land of St. Paul, Minnesota. His stories have appeared in Haute Dish, The Bitchin’ Kitsch, WINK, and the Wayne Literary Review. He lives with his wonderful wife Kelly and loves cats and movies. 

Denise Nichole, MFA, is the Editor in Chief of The Hellebore Press and Founder of HUES Foundation. She currently teaches and resides in Sacramento, CA. Her writing focuses on identity, family, adolescence, and mental health. She also enjoys, photography, indie music, afternoon naps, and loose leaf tea. To keep in touch with Denise, tweet her @DNicholeAndrews.

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Amanda Pendley is a junior studying Creative Writing and Publishing at The University of Iowa. Her recent and forthcoming publications include Dream Noir Literary Journal, Crêpe and Penn Magazine, Storm of Blue Press, and Ghost City Review. She has worked as an editor for Elementia Teen Literary Magazine and as the Nonfiction Editor of Ink Lit Mag. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Ink Lit Mag. Amanda is a queer woman who is in search of wonderful queer authors and publications to connect with.

 

Jeremiah Moriarty is a writer from Minnesota. His writing has appeared in Wigleaf, The Rumpus, Hobart, Wildness, Glass: A Journal of Poetry, and elsewhere. He lives in Minneapolis and tweets @miahmoriarty.

antmen pimentel mendoza (he, him, his & she, her, hers) is a scorpio, bakla, librarian, facilitator, and writer. antmen is based in Huichin Ohlone Land (the San Francisco Bay Area) where he talks about pop music nearly all day and plays with friends.

CD Eskilson is a queer nonbinary poet, editor, and educator from Los Angeles. Their work appears in Redivider, Barren Magazine, Ghost City Review, and Moonchild Magazine, among others. CD is Poetry Editor for Exposition Review and a reader for Split Lip Magazine. 

Sophie Crocker is a queer white settler based on Coast Salish land and her pronouns are she/her. Her previous publications include The Fiddlehead, Room, and Plenitude, and she has fiction forthcoming in Nashville Review. She is on Twitter and Instagram under the handle @goblinpuck.

Tyler French (he/him/his) is a queer writer and organizer living in Washington, DC. His first book of poetry, He Told Me was published by Capturing Fire Press in 2019. He has poems in The Quarry: A Social Justice Poetry Database, Assaracus: A Journal of Gay Poetry, Bending Genres Journal, and Beech Street Review. He is also a co-creator and baker for Queer Cookies, a poetry series and bake sale supporting queer-identified poets.

Sarah Lachmansingh is a Guyanese-Canadian writer from Toronto. She is currently working on a novel.

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Suzanne Stas works and lives in a small town in Pennsylvania. She writes about things that are hard to talk about and pieces together difficult parts of personal history. Her stories are never exactly how they happened. Her work was published in Argot Magazine last year, and she is finishing up two novels. Suzanne identifies as a lesbian and has experienced transiency.