We are delighted to have published this first volume of The Writers’ Journal—Live and Learn, and pleased to share the names and bios of all those included in this book. Kudos to all!
Contributors
Solape Adetutu ADEYEMI holds a Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology and a Master’s in Environmental Management. She is a researcher, an environmental sustainability enthusiast and an award-winning creative writer, with her works published in journals and magazines, including Writenow, TV Metro, Poetry Marathon Anthology, Guardian Newspaper, and Indiana Review among others.
Isaac AJU was born in Aba, Nigeria in 1997, where he grew up, was educated and works as a fashion designer. He organizes a yearly literary prize for upcoming writers living in Aba, and his first short story about the agitation for Biafra in Eastern Nigeria is published in Kahalari Review September 3, 2024.
Mariela BAEVA was named in the inaugural Global Diversity list of The Economist. Her novella, Masks, is on the list of the 10 best Bulgarian women’s writing, part of Know Her Words, the global project of the PEN International Women Writers’ Committee.
D M BASS is an author-illustrator creating artful middle-grade and short story fiction. Her stories explore many subjects. Realistic magic, the plants and houses shaping worlds, and the stuff of intuition are favorite themes. Being a former architect, she structures her stories to make scenes easy to visualize and illustrate.
Vahida BERBEROVIC is a storyteller from Sydney, Australia. Her fiction and poetry have been published in literary magazines, most recently in Cape magazine, Down in the Dirt, Quail Bell and Ariel Chart. Her re-imagining of the story of Snow White has been published in the anthology Women and Myth.
Amy L. BERNSTEIN is an eclectic practitioner of literary arts—a multi-genre novelist, award-winning journalist, speechwriter, playwright, poet, and certified nonfiction book coach. Her new book, Wrangling the Doubt Monster: Fighting Fears, Finding Inspiration, is available to pre-order now will be published by Bancroft Press in January 2025. https://bit.ly/WranglingtheDoubtMonster
P. BIRD is a retired industrial drafter/designer and minister. He is the author of four full collections, the latest, A Loose Rendering(Golden Antelope Press). A new collection, Upstate Trilogy, is due from Wipf and Stock/Resource sometime in 2025. Bird lives with his wife, Sally, in Lexington, Kentucky.
Ashley BRAND lives in the town of Ticonderoga, New York. While spending time writing with her cat, she works full time as a museum tour guide at Star Trek Original Series Set Tour.
Julie BRANDON is a playwright, poet and writer. Her work has appeared in Bewildering Stories, Corner Bar Magazine, Detangled Brains, Witcraft, Wicked Shadow Press, Hoolet’s Nook, FreshWords, Mini Plays Review, among others. Julie’s poetry collection, My Tears, Like Rain, was published June 2024. Julie lives in Illinois.
Barbara BRIDGER has scripts, poetry, prose, papers and reviews published in journals including Stand, Warwick Review, London Magazine, Tears in the Fence, and Feminist Review. Prose writer of the Year 2002, has been shortlisted for awards including Ashram, Raymond Carver, 2023 King Lear, Oxford Flash Fiction 2024 and LISP 2004
Mimi BORDEAUX is a published writer for various websites including Raw Lit Borderless Nightingale and many others. She primarily writes for Medium.com where she has 3K followers and a loyal fan base of lunatics.
B. A. BRITTINGHAM was born and raised in the grittiness of New York City. She spent a large segment of her adult years in the blue skies and humidity of South Florida. Today she resides along the magnificent (and sometimes tumultuous) shores of Lake Michigan with its ample opportunities for creative contemplation.
Neil BROSNAN is from Listowel, Ireland. His has stories have appeared in print and digital anthologies and magazines in Ireland, Britain, Europe, Australia, India, the USA and Canada. A Pushcart nominee, he has won The Bryan MacMahon, The Maurice Walsh, and Ireland’s Own short story awards, and has published two short story collections.
Anna CAMINS is a writer and poet based in Springfield, Illinois. She holds a PhD. She has published in peer-review journals and literary outlets including the Sun Magazine. She contributes to several writing groups in Illinois. She is an entrepreneur and owned a self-publishing house for new writers in India.
Vanessa CARAVEO is an award-winning author, published poet, and artist whose literary work brings focus to various social issues that exist today. She has been published in Literature Today Journal, The Poet Magazine, Latinidad Magazine, Poetrybay, Anacua Literary Arts Journal, and in multiple anthologies throughout the years.
Felicia CARPARELLI is a teacher and musician, in Chicago, with published and forthcoming works in Mystic Owl, Scarlet, Sinister Wisdom, The Rhubris, Flexx Mag, Tiny Love, Coping with Cancer and Cure Today. Her Sapphic mystery, Tile M for Murder by Bella Books, Pre-Raphaelite inspired thriller, Killing Mr. Darcy, darkstroke Books, and The Murder at the Opera, TBA.
Ute CARSON has been a writer since youth. She has published a novella, multiple poetry and short story collections and essays in magazines. She lives with her husband in Austin, Texas. They have three daughters, six grandchildren and a clowder of cats. Connect with Ute via her website www.utecarson.com.
Yuan CHANGMING edits Poetry Pacific with Allen Yuan. Credits include 15 chapbooks, 12 Pushcart nominations for poetry, 2 for fiction, appearances in Best of the Best Canadian Poetry (2008-17), Best New Poems Online, and 2109 other publications across 51 countries. Yuan began writing and publishing fiction in 2022.
John-Paul COTÉ lives in St. Catharines, Ontario with his family. He has written several stories that have appeared online and in anthologies. He enjoys writing short stories the most since he is a man of few words.
Marty COLEMAN-HUNT worked as a conservation leader and writer in California for fifteen years, protecting important natural resources. Today, she writes essays and fiction about what she knows and loves most—stories set in nature. When not writing, she spends time hiking and kayaking in the Sierra mountains surrounding her home.
Noelle CUMBERLAND was born and raised in pre-Katrina New Orleans and currently resides in South Lake Tahoe, CA. She’s passionate about encouraging women and People of Color to embrace outdoor spaces. Mountains, Malbec, and Men is her first novel. Discover more at noellecumberland.com and on IG@noellecumberland.
Allen CUNNINGHAM is a 47-year-old budding writer with interest in science fiction and fantasy heavily influenced by film, video games, and music. He lives in Southwest Virginia with his wife, seven dogs, and three cats.
Brittney DANIEL is a poet from the island of Trinidad and Tobago. She holds a BA in Literature and Linguistics and a MA in Linguistics and Exegesis. She currently resides in Africa where she engages in Bible translation. She has a passion for words and loves to read.
Judy DARLEY is a writer, journalist and creative workshop leader living in southwest England. She is the author of short fiction collections The Stairs are a Snowcapped Mountain (Reflex Press), Sky Light Rain (Valley Press) and Remember Me to the Bees (Tangent Books). Find Judy at www.skylightrain.com
Gail Z. DAWSON wrote a poem with her poetry teacher that was published in the Spring 2024 edition of Rattle Magazine. Another of her poems has recently been accepted to The Locust Shells Journal.
Ron DECHRISTOFORO holds an MFA from Columbia University. He is a former college English teacher with a career in trade and educational publishing. He has written three novels based on screenplays, including Grease, The One and Only, and A Small Circle of Friends and This Way Out published by Koehler Books in July, 2025.
David DOBSON grew up in post WWII London. He left aged 18 and has since been to nearly 100 countries. He now lives in Wales. He has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Missouri-Columbia and has published short fiction and poetry in literary anthologies in Canada and the U.K.
Debra DOGGETT has been writing for as long as she can remember. She has published five novels with The Wild Rose Press along with essays published with various online publications. For the last ten years, Debra has worked as a freelance writer, creating blog posts and marketing content for local businesses.
Don EDWARDS lives and writes in Los Angeles.
Jeri Lewis EDWARDS resides along the Central Coast of California, and is a naturalist, a published poet (literary journals including Wild Roof Journal, Poet Lore, Quiddity, Naugatuck River Review, among others), and a visual mixed media artist.
Eli Daniel EHRENPREIS is a disabled physician, educator, inventor, and musician. He has published many scientific papers and six medical books. His poetry and short stories are published in Reapparition, Pharos, Medicine and Meaning, Hektoen International, 101 Word Stories, and Star 82 Review.
Stanley ELLIS is a retired music teacher who illustrated and wrote his book for kids, The Cat Has Whiskers. He recently had a short story published in the online magazine www.jerryjazzmusician.com entitled Ghost Music. He lives on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.
Wil A. EMERSON is an RN turned full-time writer. Her work appears in novel form and various national and international anthologies. Fond of writing mysteries laced with humor, when her muse rests, she paints whimsical animals. She’s most happy at the beach where the skies are always Carolina Blue.
Alexander ETHERIDGE has had his poems featured in The Potomac Review, Museum of Americana, Welter Journal, The Cafe Review, Abridged Magazine, Susurrus Magazine, The Journal, and many others. He was the winner of the Struck Match Poetry Prize in 1999. He is the author of God Said Fire and Snowfire and Home.
Susan EVANS lives in Baltimore, Maryland, and enjoys writing creative nonfiction, memoir and poetry.
Sean EWING’s work emerges from a profound desire to see the world around us and use its beauty and complexity to aid in learning and growth. His writings inspire readers to find deeper meaning in everyday experiences, fostering a connection with nature and the human spirit.
Lori FAIELLA is a New York based actress and audiobook narrator. She loves learning to play the piano, books, puzzling and free-style dancing to a wide variety of music and spending time with furry friends. Writing poetry is something she has always done for fun. Sharing them is new!
L. FARR is most often found in the realms of fantasy and science fiction, but when at home, he lives on a small island near the North American mainland.
Linda Perlman FIELDS has returned to her first passion: CNF, poetry and fiction following a career as a Peabody-winning journalist in New York City. Her work has been published in anthologies and various online publications Nonfiction has appeared in New York Magazine and in regional newspapers. More at www.LindaPerlmanFields.com
Stuart FOX is a retired pharmacist and Northeastern University graduate who moved to Indianapolis after marrying. A Portsmouth, N.H. high school alum, he enjoys gardening, tinkering with electronics and mechanical equipment, traveling and volunteering extensively with family, friends, neighbors and community.
Ed FRIEDMAN work has been seen in Slackjaw, The Bad Day Book Flash Fiction Magazine, Bright Flash Literary Review, Fleas on the Dog, The Haven, Crow’s Feet, Potato Soup Journal, Door is a Jar, Bronx Memoir Project, Fresh Words, Libretto Magazine, and The New Croton Review.
Veronica GANCHER is a 28-year-old woman from New Jersey. Currently she is pursuing a major in art while also spending her time writing poetry and short stories. She has been writing since her young teens and desires to one day become an author.
Michael GIGANDET is a retired lawyer living on a farm in Tennessee. His stories have appeared in Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, Bending Genres, Quarencia Press and Transfigured Lit and in anthologies by Great Weather for Media, Palm Sized Press, Pure Slush and Down in the Dirt. His published stories are available here http://michaelgigandet.com
Stacy GOEBEL is a lifelong learner, whether she’s reading, researching her writing, or trying to learn a language (Japanese) or instrument (kalimba), she is unable to sit still. She works with babies and toddlers because there is also something knew to find and explore and she loves every minute.
Trevor GOLDSMITH graduated from the University of Chicago with a PhD in anthropology in 2008. He lives in Washington DC with his wife and their two children.
Kelly GRIFFITHS lives with her family on a cattle farm in the wilderness of Northwestern Ontario. Newly retired, she is completing an MFA in Fiction at King’s University in Halifax, N.S. (limited residency this time). Her personal essays reflecting poignant moments with her daughters have appeared in the Globe & Mail.
Heather HAIGH is a sight-impaired spoonie and emerging working-class writer from Yorkshire. Her work has been published by Fictive Dream, The Phare, Free Flash Fiction, WestWord and others. She has won competitions with New Writers and Globe Soup. Find her at https://haigh19c.wixsite.com/heatherbooknook
Jackie HALES lives in Somerset, England. Her début novel, Shadows of Time, was published in 2022, with release of her second, Nana Boo, imminent. She and her sister self-published a creative memoir, Remnants of War, in 2021, and she has had various prose and poetry pieces published online and in anthologies.
James HANCOCK is a UK writer/screenwriter of comedy, thriller, horror, sci-fi and twisted fairy tales. A few of his short screenplays have been made into films, his stories read on podcasts, and he has been published in print magazines, online, and in anthology books.
Sydney HAYES When she’s not writing, she’s knee-deep in a book. As a mother of two rambunctious kids, this Utah mom constantly creates new stories. This is her second poem published. Her devotion to writing is due to her enjoyment of literary works; she wishes to add to the world’s great literature.
Mark Andrew HEATHCOTE is an adult learning difficulties support worker. He has poems published in journals, magazines, and anthologies online and in print. He resides in the UK and is from Manchester. Mark is the author of In Perpetuity and Back on Earth, two books of poems published by Creative Talents Unleashed.
Sonja HOLM is a writer originally from Denmark now based in Austria. A graduate of the Austrian Leondinger Academy of Literature, she writes prose poetry and flash fiction.
H. JACOBS is a psychologist based in New England. His poetry, short stories and memoir pieces have appeared in several literary journals. He has published two books in psychology and served on the clinical faculty of Harvard Medical School. His novel, Splintered River, is due out this fall.
Eleanor JONES is a Maryland resident and public relations executive. Her poetry and prose have been recognized internationally through contests and publications sponsored by the Maryland Writers’ Association, Sun Magazine, Washington Writers’ Publishing House and Wingless Dreamer Publishing. Eleanor’s nonfiction has appeared in Essence, People and The Washington Post.
Fiona M. JONES writes very short things. Her published work may be sampled from her website, https://fionamjones.wordpress.com.
Michaele JORDAN has worked for a church, a kennel and AT&T. Now she writes. She has written 3 novels—Mirror Maze, Blade Light and Still Life with Spaceships— and she has numerous stories scattered around the web. She also makes pies.
Kenneth M. KAPP was a Professor of Mathematics, a ceramicist, a welder, an IBMer, and yoga teacher. He lives with his wife in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, writing late at night in his man-cave. He enjoys chamber music and mysteries. He was a homebrewer for more than 50 years and runs whitewater rivers on the foam that’s left.
Craig KIRCHNER loves the aesthetics of the paper and pen, has had two poems nominated for the Pushcart, and has a book of poetry, Roomful of Navels. After a hiatus he was recently published in Decadent Review, Chiron Review, The Main Street Rag, Hamilton Stone Review and several dozen other journals.
Barbara KIVOWITZ began writing when she found that journaling quieted her chronic pai Her pain is now controlled, and she continues to write. Her book, Love in the Time of Chronic Illness, a guide for patient/caregiver partners, has led to speaking engagements and articles in popular and clinical publications.
Hope KOSTEDT graduated Summa Cum Laude in October 2021, from Grand Canyon University with a bachelor’s degree in educational studies. She has always wanted to be a dancer, performer and choreographer and takes great joy in interpreting words with movement. She is working to bring her own words to others through writing.
Allan LAKE is a migrant poet from Allover, Canada who now lives in Allover, Australia. Coincidence. He has published poems in 20 countries. His latest chapbook of poems, entitled My Photos of Sicily, was published by Ginninderra Press. It contains no photos, only poems.
Ronald LARSEN is a retired electrical engineer from Santa Rosa Beach, Florida who spent 50+ years in the automation industry writing marketing materials. His fiction has been published in Bewildering Stories, Metaphorosis, Flash Fiction Magazine, Every Day Fiction, 101 Words, Little Old Lady Comedy and a few others.
Joan LEOTTA writes and performs tales of food, family, strong women. She also portrays Louisa May Alcott. Internationally published, she’s a two-time Pushcart and Best of the Net nominee and was a 2022 runner-up in Robert Frost Competition. Her two chapbooks are Languid Lusciousness with Lemon and Feathers on Stone.
Lynne LIEBERMAN is Philadelphia born and raised. While she will always be in love with the Liberty Bell, she recently moved to the beautiful Arizona desert. She loves reading and writing fantasy, particularly modern urban settings. Lynne creates stories with Jewish characters and themes that appeal to a wide audience.
Barry LEWIS is a Missouri native author who spends much time outdoors. He shares his home with his lovely bride of 50 years. His poetry has appeared in Hotpoet Equinox, Literature Today, Amethyst Review, Poetry Breakfast and elsewhere. He has won Missouri State Poetry Society competitions.
Keith LUDDEN is a native of Nebraska. He lived in Maine for twenty years. Ludden worked as a journalist for Nebraska Public Radio. His story “The Man Who Had Nothing More to Say” was published in Little Fish, an online magazine.
Rachel LUTWICK-DEANER currently resides in Grand Rapids, MI, where she teaches college composition and literature at Grand Rapids Community College. When she is not grading student papers, she enjoys writing book reviews for the Southern Review of Books. You can find her recent work at Chaotic Merge, The Personal Essayist, and Streetlight.
Raha.M is an Iranian writer/artist, amidst her M4C-funded creative writing practice-based PhD at De Montfort University in Leicester. She writes flash, poetry, and creates collages about loss, ethical dilemmas, food consumption, and nonhuman perspectives. She has showcased her writing for (non)academic audiences, e.g., DMU’s public event ‘States of Independence’.
Victoria MacDONALD has published a memoir about intergenerational addiction entitled Coming to Terms, available at Amazon. Her short stories reflect an ability to laugh at herself, and have appeared in Inscape Magazine 2022, Zooanthology 2022, compiled by Steve Carr, and Bad Day Books-Volume 1. Learn more about her at www.victoriaemacdonald.com.
Leona MacDOUGALL has been writing poetry since she was a child. She is inspired by the quiet beauty and animated rhythm of an ordinary day. After 30 years in the Beauty Industry, Leona understands that inner beauty informs everything. Her poetry speaks about what makes human beings vulnerable enough to choose joy.
Phil MADDEN lives in Wales. He works with various artists and musicians-most particularly with the engraver Paul Kershaw, with whom he has written 5 limited edition fine art books.
Vanaja MALATHY published online & print in The Nightingale Poetry Journal, The Poet’s Showcase, Poetrynation.com, The New International Poetry Digest, Academy of Heart and Mind, The South India Times, The Literary Yard, and interviewed in Authors Talk. Anonymous Was a Woman and TMYS Review are available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Rita McDERMOTT is an emerging writer from northeast PA. where she enjoys retired life and being creative on paper.
Gregory MEECE is an educator, author, and woodcarver, though not necessarily in that order. He graduated from the University of Delaware, earning English, communications, and educational leadership degrees. Greg’s stories have appeared in fifteen anthologies, magazines, and literary journals. He lives on a Christmas tree farm in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Mona MEHAS (she, her) writes poetry and prose from the perspective of a retired disabled teacher in Indiana, USA. Her work has appeared in over 70 journals, anthologies, and online museums. Mona’s poetry chapbook, Questions I Didn’t Know I’d Asked and Hand-Me-Downs available from LJMcD Communications and Amazon. She is querying her first novel.
Jonathan MEMMERT is a writer and poet who resides in New York City and has an MFA in creative writing from The City College of New York. Jonathan is the associate editor for the online poetry journal for emerging poets, The Marbled Sigh.
Danielle MINETT a lifelong creative, uses art to explore emotions and ideas. Her writing invites readers to think deeply about themselves and the world. She believes creativity is collaborative, growing and evolving as it’s shared, bringing people together through shared experiences.
Jenny MORELLI is a high school teacher from New Jersey who lives with her husband and cats. She’s inspired by everything she experiences and finds weaving her emotions into words is the best way to connect with others. She’s a prolific writer who’s been published both online and in print.
MORRISON, who writes under the name B. Morrison, is the author of an award-winning memoir, Innocent: Confessions of a Welfare Mother and two poetry collections, Terrarium and Here at Least. Her work has appeared in anthologies and literary journals. She teaches writing workshops and provides editing services. Information: bmorrison.com.
Andrew NICKERSON is originally from Massachusetts, and is a lifelong reader. He has a BA in History (English minor) from UMASS, Lowell, and JD from Massachusetts School of Law.
Kate NOBLE is creative writer, singer and disabled student mentor. Read more – waking the mind whilst touching the soul – in The Basilisk Tree, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, The Journal of Undiscovered Poets, Ballast Journal and Linked Verse from Laughing Ronin Press. She is 58 years of age, living in northern England, UK.
Gregg NORMAN lives and writes in a lakeside cottage in Manitoba, Canada, with his wife and a small dog who runs the joint. His poetry has been placed in journals and literary magazines in Canada, USA, UK, Australia and India.
Fatimah NYAMEKYE is a 29-year-old Ghanaian medical doctor and author of two published novels. She was medically trained in Ukraine and is currently practicing in Ghana. Most of her writing is centered around inspirational stories in young-adult fiction. She is a Christian and a strong advocate for youth empowerment.
Bethan OWEN is a writer who particularly enjoys horror, humor, and intercultural pieces. After finishing her Peace Corps Morocco service in 2018, Bethan returned to Morocco in 2024 to study (in Arabic) write (in English) and eat really good oranges.
James G. PIATT is the author of five collections of poetry, five novels, and forty short stories. He earned his BS and MA from California State Polytechnic University and his doctorate from BYU. He is a twice-nominee for The Best of the Web award and a four-time nominee for a Pushcart.
Susan L. POLLET is a published author of books in multiple genres including two poetry books entitled Susiku And More, and Palpable Ponderings. She is also a visual artist, an advocate for human rights, and a former public interest lawyer.
Jack POWERS is the author of two poetry collections: Everybody’s Vaguely Familiar (2018) and Still Love (2023). His poems have appeared in The Southern Review, Salamander and The Cortland Review. His fiction has appeared in Inkwell, Flash Fiction Magazine and Flash Point Science.
Aldo QUAGLIOTTI is an Italian poet living in London, UK. He’s the author of Japanese Tosa (London Poetry Books), Confessions of A Pregnant Man (Alien Buddha Press) and Incubi & Succubi (Dumpster Fire Press) His poems have been rewarded in Italy, Brazil, USA, Canada, Ireland and in the United Kingdom.
Alfredo QUARTO lives in the Olympic Peninsula. His previous publications include: Poetry Seattle, Catalyst, Raindance Journal, Piedmont Review, Paperbag Poems, Seattle Arts, Spindrift, Arts Focus Vox, Middle House Review, The Closed Eye Open, Elevation Review, Montana Mouthful, Tidepools, New Verses News, The Poet Magazine, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, and Wild Roof.
Stefan RAFFL is an Austrian-born writer and poet based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the author of The Natural Strategist (New Degree Press 2023), a leadership guide to cultivating a mindset of care and connection. If accepted, this will be his first published work of creative nonfiction.
Niles REDDICK is the author of a novel, four short fiction collections, and two novellas. His work has appeared in over five hundred publications including The Saturday Evening Post, New Reader Magazine, Cheap Pop, Flash Fiction Magazine, Citron Review, Hong Kong Review, and Vestal Review.
Daniel ROBINSON was born in Woodbury, New Jersey, but grew up in Clearwater, Florida. He has enjoyed a career in the foodservice industry, first as a broker for 35 years, and then as a purchasing agent for chain restaurants for 13 years. Dan has written and published three fiction novels.
Lynne Carol ROSE is listed in The Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers. Green River Press published her first book of poems, The Kingdom of Three, in 1980. American Studies Press published her Child of the Washed World in 1984. She’s currently seeking publishers for more than 20 full length MSS.
Josephine RUDOLF is a digital marketer, aspiring yoga teacher, and writer from Berlin, Germany. She has been featured in Volume 7 of The Perch Magazine and has been previously published by The Drabble and 50-Word Stories among others.
Adrian SAM is an abstract artist and furniture upcycler. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, she now resides in South Florida. Having a streak for all things creative, she has written various poems that were inspired by her observations on situations in the life of the anonymous.
Steve SAULSBURY writes from Maryland’s Eastern Shore. His piece, “Herding Instinct,” was recently published in the London Independent Story Prize anthology. When not writing, he helps raise his grandson and a German Shepherd. He is not writing as much these days.
Carl SCHARWATH’s writing and art has appeared 175+ journals. He has published four poetry books, the latest, The World Went Dark, published by Alien Buddha Press, four photography books published by Praxis and CreatiVingenuitiy. Carl is an art editor at Glitterati. He was nominated for three The Best of the Net Awards (2021-23) and two 2023 Pushcart Nominations.
Don SCHOFIELD A resident of Greece for many years, Don Schofield has taught literature and creative writing at American, British and Greek universities. He has published six books of poetry in the U.S., the latest being A Different Heaven: New & Selected Poems. He currently lives in both Athens and Thessaloniki.
Nelly SHULMAN has published numerous short stories in literary magazines and anthologies and authored two collections of short stories titled “The Voice” and “The Drought.” She is a reader for Uncharted magazine and the Mud Season Review and a winner of two writing awards.
Joanna SIT studied poetry with Allen Ginsberg at Brooklyn College and now teaches Creative Writing at Medgar Evers College, City University of New York. She is the author of My Last Century (2012), In Thailand with the Apostles (2014), and most recently, Track Works. Her poem “Timescape: The Age of Oz” was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2016.
Michael SMITH has self-published Gruseltal, a humorous novel and two collections of short stories, Fonts, then Songs, all available from the usual online bookstores. His short stories have been published online by Freedom Fiction Journal, Heimat Review, Impspired, Witcraft, Winamop, Fevers of the Mind and The Writers’ Journal.
Cheryl SNELL’s books include several poetry collections and novels. Her most recent writing has appeared in Switch, Blink-Ink, Eunoia Review, BULL, Ink Sweat &Tears, MacQueen’s Quinterly, and other journals. Her work has been nominated ten times for Best Small Fictions, the Pushcart, and BOTN. She lives in Maryland.
Meredith STEPHENS is an applied linguist from South Australia. Her recent creative work has appeared in Syncopation Literary Journal, Agape Review, Blue Mountain Review, The Font – A Literary Journal for Language Teachers, Mocking Owl Roost blog and All Your Stories. In 2022, with Yudai Aoki, she received the Michelle Steele Best of JALT Award for Extensive Reading.
Margaret D. STETZ is the Mae and Robert Carter Professor of Women’s Studies at the University of Delaware, as well as a widely published poet.
Marjorie STUCKLE is a PhD level psychotherapist and health care administrator working in New York City for 50 years. She is a senior and an emerging writer, delightfully semi-retired, traveling and writing. She has been published in Passager, Metropolitan Diary (NYT) and in an anthology entitled Covid Monologues.
Linda SUSAN writes poetry, essays and short stories. She published A Soul Grown Bold, an illustrated poetry book about healing from a relationship. It can be a catalyst for the reader’s healing journey from heartbreak to hope. She lives in South Florida and enjoys writing, volunteering, dancing, travel and meditation.
Kevin SYSYN is an American expat itinerant professional musician, singer/songwriter, father, grandfather, progressive socialist, feminist, atheist; who’s vagabond wanderings have landed him in Cambodia where he has created two village schools which he supports by nightly musical performances in the capital city Phnom Penh.
Frank TALABER lives in Chilliack, BC, Canada. He is a traditional and self-published author who has been called a natural storyteller who writes like his soul is on fire and the pencil is his voice screaming. With over fifty articles/short stories, sixty blog posts and fifteen novels written or published.
BZ TANOIAN (pen name) writes fiction and creative nonfiction, drawing from her work and personal life. As Betsy Thomason, she writes healthcare commentary in national and local publications. She is the author of Just Breathe Out—Using Your Breath to Create a New, Healthier You (North Loop Books, 2016).
Nima THARCHEN is a seasoned teacher with a Master’s Degree in English Literature from Yongphula Centenary College. Tharchen’s passion for language and writing shines through his occasional poems and prose he writes. He finds inspiration in the overlooked, transforming personal experiences of life, love, and faith into relatable works.
Michael THEROUX writes from Northern California. His career has spanned field botanist, environmental health specialist, green energy developer and resource recovery web site editor. Michael is shifting from the scientific and technical environmental field to placing his cache of creative writing, a challenge at 73 but much more satisfying.
Cathy LaForge TONKIN is an author who has written 3 books, Leave ‘er Lay, Kids on the Porch, and Upside Down and Backwards. She had a 30-year career as a graphic designer and in retirement she has written many short stories.
Bill TOPE lives in the American Midwest with his companionable but frankly mean little cat Baby.
Amy VAIL is a retired Classics professor based in her beloved home region of Upstate New York, which she regards as Arcardia incarnate. She is a recent widow. Amy likes singing, cooking, and designing textiles. She also collects reproductions of Roman weapons and used books. Her best friend is a large black cat named Sisu.
Julia van den BOSCH is a Dutch musician, writer and student. After studying songwriting in the United Kingdom, she now studies in Amsterdam. Her favourite way of keeping busy is writing poems, stories and songs while testing all cafes in Amsterdam.
Plamen VASILEV is an award-winning freelance writer/poet with a passion for helping others. His has published works online and in US magazines, and has won numerous writing contests and awards from different parts of the world including Certificates on Creative Writing from the UK Writing Centre and from Harvard University.
Lois Perch VILLEMAIRE of Annapolis, MD, is the author of My Eight Greats, a family history in poetry and prose and Eyes at the Edge of the Woods (Bottlecap Press). Her work has appeared in literary journals and anthologies. She is a 2024 Pushcart nominee. For fun, Lois researches family connections and propagates African violets.
Mildred WALLACH passed away at the age of 95 after having lived through many joys and tragedies. She left this letter behind, and she will live on through the shared memories of family and friends.
Alison WATSON is a memoirist who writes about overcoming mental illness, addiction, and being an adoptee. She is shopping her full-length manuscript, “A Psychotic’s Journey Through Eastern Seaboard Psych Wards,” with publishers. To read more of her published writing, visit her website, alisonmorriswatson.com.
Ken WHEATCROFT-PARDUE is a short story writer living in Fort Worth, Texas. His stories have appeared in The Texas Observer (on-line only), Verdad, Amarillo Bay, Concho River Review, Literary Yard, and most recently, Chiron Review.
Lynn WHITE lives in north Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places and people she has known or imagined. She is especially interested in exploring the boundaries of dream, fantasy and reality. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net and a Rhysling Award. https://lynnwhitepoetry.bogspot.com
Joseph WIEDMEYER lives on a small family farm and works as a high school English teacher in rural Wisconsin.
Michael WILKINSON is a computer scientist, amateur astronomer, writing poetry at night (at least the cloudy ones). Topics include mental health, friendship, loss, our place in the cosmos, dancing, and anything else that springs to mind. He is a member of Groningen Poetry Stanza.
Elliot WILNER is a retired neurologist, living in Bethesda, MD. In retirement, he has enjoyed – with his wife’s indulgence—a long-deferred dalliance with creative writing. Fifty-one years ago, he misled his wife about a comment that David Brinkley made to him— and only this year did he come clean. His wife forgave him.
Jaimie WRIGHT is a healthcare writer and editor. She lives with her spouse and three boys in State College, Pa., where she runs most mornings. She is working on a novel about a fractured family.
Georgia XANTHOPOULOU was born and lives in Greece. She holds a degree in English Literature and a Ph.D. in Philosophy. She writes poetry, prose, and theatrical plays.
Peter W. YAREMKO is the author of four non-fiction books and a novel released in 2018 by TouchPoint Press. Poetry: Adelaide, Allegro, Ariel, Avalon, Boston Lit Magazine, Loch Raven, Poetry Quarterly, Scarlet Leaf Review, Third Wednesday.
Andrena ZAWINSKI is an award-winning social justice poet and fiction writer from the San Francisco Bay Area. She has four full-length poetry collections, including Born Under the Influence, and publications in Flashes of Brilliance, Unlikely Stories, Panoplyzine, Windward Review, Midway Journal with a Best Small Fictions nomination.
P H ZIETSMAN is a South African writer. His short story “Blood” is a winning entry in the Best Original Climate Change Stories hosted by The Book Bin in Onley, Virginia, and Secant Publishing of Salisbury, Maryland, and will be published in a book-length anthology for release in September 2024.