February 26, 2020
Kathy Nguyen is an emerging writer, focusing on diasporic narratives. Her works have been published by ejcjs: electronic journal of contemporary japanese studies, Ekphrasis, Kartika Review, FIVE:2:ONE, diaCRITICS: arts & culture of the Vietnamese and SE Asian diaspora, and has other forthcoming publications. She is also a fiction reader for CRAFT Literary.
February 15, 2020
Nickalus Rupert holds an MFA from the University of Central Florida and a PhD from the University of Southern Mississippi. His collection, Bosses of Light and Sound, won the 2019 Spokane Prize for Short Fiction, and is due out next year from Willow Springs Books. His stories have been nominated for Best American Short Stories and The Pushcart Prize, and have appeared in or are forthcoming in The Idaho Review, Bat City Review, Yemassee, Tin House Online, and elsewhere. Nickalus is represented by Willenfield Literary Agency and is currently at work on a novel. Find him at www.nickrupert.com.
February 7, 2020
Nicole White is a Canadian writer and research associate at the University of Northern British Columbia, previously at Dalhousie University, the University of Toronto, and the University of Pennsylvania, and have numerous academic publications in this format. Her short fiction has previously appeared in upstreet magazine
January 27, 2020
Holly is a northern-hearted wanderer, currently living in the forest of their dreams. They prefer the comforts of a wood stove and a dog called Finn over any fixed address. Holly uses writing to shine light on the beauty of life's in-between moments and to take up space in a gentle way. When Holly isn't purposely trying to get lost in a forest, they are searching for stories waiting to be told from every person they encounter. Holly’s dream is that we can all listen to those stories to better understand one another. Holly once found an eagle feather in a rain forest and their favorite season is spring.