Cat (she/her) is a New England native and Emerson College alumna. She has three published poetry collections: "Watercolor Souls,” "Calm in the Dark,” and “Of Verbena & Vitriol. Her work has been featured in numerous lit mags such as the Eunoia Review, Clever Fox, Querencia Press, Anomaly, and Moss Puppy Magazine. She was nominated for Best of the Net in 2025. She practices witchcraft and is particularly interested in energy work. In her spare time, she enjoys performing spoken word at open mics and singing karaoke.

Tim (he/him) is a musician and a lyricist. He has worked as an editor in a professional setting and is a master wordsmith. His band, Never Gonna Make It, is an emo band that has been active in the Massachusetts local scene since 2020. He enjoys soul crushing anime, video games such as Palworld, and karaoke. Tim is a spiritual healer who practices reiki and witchcraft. Currently, he is working on a mech novel. Check out his band’s latest songs on all streaming platforms.

Anna Oh (she/her) is an aspiring writer from Singapore who enjoys exploring themes of existentialism. Her other hobbies include avoiding human interaction and finding her place in the universe.

Johnny Byutorie (he/him/they) is a multidisciplinary author whose works have been published in the Hog Creek Review (during his tenure at The Ohio State University), North Meridian Review, Cardinal Arts Journal, and FUCKUS literary journals as well as a reader for Gigantic Sequins. He has just completed his Master of Arts degree in English at the end of 2024, and has a love of horror and its gradual rise as a genre worth serious literary consideration. His many influences include Pullman, Pratchett, Peele, Jemisin, Jackson, and Mothman.

Stephanie Rose Hold (she/her) is the poet behind "Abominations of The Wilting Rose" and an author. She roams around the coasts of the United States turning fragments of her life into poems and fantasy creatures. When she isn't spending her hours or yearning hopelessly, she is reading, watching, or playing her way through any stories that catch her eye.

Ghazal (she/they) is a Queer Iranian poet, psychology student, and activist for the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement. Her work- inspired by Persian culture and absurdism- has appeared in multiple publications, namely University of Louisville's 'Miracle Monocle Review' and Cathexis Northwest Press. She was a Markham Talent's acting category finalist and has featured at events such as Mother Tongued, Verse Deli and Art Bar. They're also the founder a literary series in Toronto named 'Poe-a-Tea', a reader board member for Sundress Press and Grey Coven Publishing, and a literary workshop instructor for 'TMU's Literary Salon'. You cannot find her. Sorry. She has well become one with the old rug in her university's library- but rumor has it she occasionally appears on Instagram as @cherry_vvine

Polly (she/her) is a hopeful writer and devoted poet who thrives in surrealism and madness. A teacher at heart, softly escaping life with a runaway spirit you'll find her hiding in a creative writing bunker at UofT - not wishing to be found.

Meghan King (she/her) is a New Jersey writer. Her most recent work is in Bad Girls & Influencers Issue 6 – Alice Says Go Fuck Yourself online literary magazine. She has several poems published in Not Ghosts, But Spirits Vol I and Vol III, Winter Anthology 2023  and Summer Anthology 2023 by Querencia Press. Meghan was first published in NJ Bards Poetry Review 2022 by Local Gems Press. She writes on the resilience of the human spirit. Her love of life, wit, and humor are as vibrant as her Jersey accent. Fueled by strong coffee and ambition, Meghan holds to the belief in being able to change the tide.

Miasma Park is an author who loves to collect CDs, paint countless canvases on her balcony, and listens to music whenever and wherever she can. She’s currently a student at the Orange County School of the Arts where she’s a part of the Creative Writing conservatory. Her poetry works "sunspot" and "butterfly's swan" have appeared in WILDsound Writing Festival, and her short story work "Dregs" will soon appear in The Ana's 16th issue.