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Charlie Baylis is from Nottingham, England. He is the Editor of Anthropocene and the Chief Editorial Advisor of Broken Sleep Books.
His poetry has been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize and once for the Forward Prize. His most recent publication is Santa Lucía
(Invisible Hand Press).
Steve Denehan lives in Kildare, Ireland with his wife Eimear and daughter Robin. He is the author of two chapbooks and three poetry
collections. Winner of the Anthony Cronin Poetry Award and twice winner of Irish Times' New Irish Writing, his numerous publication
credits include Poetry Ireland Review and Westerly.
Tom Weiss is a pandemically retired commercial real estate developer, surprisingly grateful for an uninvited transition to a new,
purposeful focus on writing. Having once lived with reliably great love and having experienced occasional glimpses of the numinous,
he is a focused student and hopeful practitioner of love poems. Tom's publishing history extends all the way back to December 2021.
Scott Waters lives in Oakland, California with his wife and son. He graduated with a Master's Degree in Creative Writing from San
Francisco State University. Scott has published previously in Main Street Rag, Better Than Starbucks, The Blue Nib, The Pacific
Review, Loch Raven Review, Adelaide, A New Ulster, The Courtship of Winds, and many other journals.
William Suboski is an aspiring fiction writer with a background in computer programming. He is still trying to decide what he wants to
be when he grows up. Born in Indiana, Bill is a transplanted Hoosier living as a Buckeye by way of Canada and the Netherlands.
Sam Smith is editor of The Journal (once 'of Contemporary Anglo-Scandinavian Poetry'). At the moment living in Blaengarw, South
Wales, he has several poetry collections (the latest being Mirror, Mirror, erbacce-press) and novels (the latest being Trees,
Wordcatcher Publishing) to his name.
John Dorroh loves dogs and cats but not enough to share their water bowl. His dog Max is about 107 and likes to hear poetry read
really loud. His cat Pitterz couldn't care less. Two of his poems were nominated for Best of the Net. Others have appeared in Feral, Pif,
Mono, Pinyon Review, and many more. His first chapbook comes out in 2022.
Tiffany Lindfield is a social worker by day, trade, and a heart advocating for climate justice, gender equality, and animal welfare. By
night, she is a prolific reader of anything decent.
Ben Carr is a 30yr auld Scot, working by day as an AI Researcher but secretly writing poetry at night. He's just finished an MA in
Creative writing at Bath Spa and was recently published in the Rialto.
Rebecca Hallam is a new British writer, currently focusing on poetry and short fiction. Originally from Greater Manchester, she lived
and worked in London for 13 years, before moving to Copenhagen in 2020.
Angela Arnold has been published in a number poetry magazines, as well as several anthologies. She is an artist, writer of non-fiction
and a creative gardener. Angela enjoys synaesthesia and language/s and is currently learning Welsh.
Daniela Esposito was born in South London where she currently resides. She is working on her first short story collection. When she is
not reading or writing, she enjoys walking and street photography.
Steven Davis is a writer, and editor, and college English teacher. He has published short stories and poems regionally and a poem in
MONO. Davis is currently writing poems and working on a short story collection.
Maud Woolf is Scottish writer with a particular interest in speculative fiction. Currently living and writing in Glasgow, her work has
been published by a variety of online magazines including Bandit Fiction, Horla Magazine and Metaphorosis Magazine. She is
represented by the North Lit Agency.
Lauren Oertel won our 2021 INSANITY poetry competition. Lauren is an emerging writer and a passionate criminal justice advocate
who believes that the system needs a complete transformation.
Laurie Bolger won our 2021 SCARS Short Story Competition . Laurie is an English poet, stand-up and presenter based in London. In
2014 she was shortlisted for Young Poet Laureate of London. She currently tours her writing including her debut collection Box
Rooms, published by Burning Eye and one woman show Talking to Strangers.
