Jhaki M.S. Landgrebe
Jhaki is an accidental teacher by trade and an artist and writer by otherwise. Her birthplace in the Midwest was a conservative start to a life of wander. She’s recently settled down and commutes between Sweden and South Dakota. Her artwork and publications can be found at www.jhakijhaki.com.
Frazer Merritt
Frazer Merritt is a Literature & Mythology student at the University of Essex in England. He spent two years in India working on a travelogue that details his wanderings. Frazer has previously published op-eds in newspapers and magazines, along with essays in his university’s academic journal.
Justin C. Staley
Justin C. Staley is a reader, writer, and burger aficionado. His fiction has appeared in Big Muddy and Helicon. He recently finished his first novel and currently teaches writing at DePaul University in Chicago.
Tim Tomlinson
Tim Tomlinson is a co-founder of New York Writers Workshop, and co-author of its popular text, “The Portable MFA in Creative Writing.” He has lived and taught in many places throughout the world, including the UK, Italy, China, the Philippines, and Thailand. His fiction and poetry appear or are forthcoming in numerous venues, including The Blue Lyra Review, Caribbean Vistas, Coachella Review, Soundings Review, and in the anthologies “Long Island Noir” (Akashic Books), “Fast Food Fiction” (Anvil, the Philippines), and United Verses (China). He is a Master Teacher of Writing in NYU’s Global Liberal Studies program.
Thos. West
Thos. West holds a Master’s in Literature from Oxford University, and spent his formative years in a town twice voted the worst in England. His poetry and criticism has been published in The Oxonian Review and the
Caseyrenee Lopez
Caseyrenee Lopez is a queer writer living in the Deep South with her spouse and fur family. She is the founding editor of Crab Fat Literary Magazine and is also currently working on her Master’s in English and Writing.
Ariella Carmell
Ariella Carmell dwells in Southern California, where she is Editor-in-Chief of her high school literary magazine and Head Copy Editor of the newspaper. A Foyle Commended Poet of the Year, as well as regionally recognized by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, she has had work published in Canvas Literary Journal, The F Bomb, TeenInk, and several more places.