Jessi is currently pursuing their MFA in Popular Fiction and Publishing at Emerson College. They previously completed their Master’s in English and Creative Writing at Southern New Hampshire University, where they discovered a penchant for writing weird, mildly macabre fiction that unites queer and country themes—they are “quntry” if you will. Under their pen name, █████ ██████, their work has been published in 2024 Kentucky Visions Short Story Contest Finalists: Bluegrass Writers Coalition Inc., MicroLit Almanac, Monstrous Femme, Chill Mag, and Moonday Mag. Their short story, “█████████ █████████” received a Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize nomination. They enjoy reading fever dream sequences with a tongue-in-cheek voice, a strong sense of narrative, and silly, if not deranged, characters.

Suzanne completed her MFA in Creative Writing at Southern New Hampshire University. Her work can be found in MicroLit Almanac, Monstrous Femme, Chill Mag, Vial of Bones, and The Solitude Diaries. Her piece, “The Color Wheel of You,” was nominated for Best Microfiction 2024. She often loses herself in intricate character work for her sapphic leads and constructing fantasy worlds one spell at a time. A lover of anything speculative, she’s on the lookout for stories with a strong sense of voice and worlds she can dwell in—preferably rent-free.

Kirsten has finally completed her MFA in Creative Writing at Southern New Hampshire University!! She’s submitted short works to various magazines such as Lumina and Midnight Chem with no luck, but she perseveres (she’ll get accepted somewhere… eventually). She reads what she writes and has her head firmly planted in the clouds, dreaming up story ideas and new worlds every chance she gets. With her heart set firmly in speculative fiction and romance, she loves secondary worlds, brilliant character development, mythical creatures, and stories that will crush her heart and soul–as long as there’s a happily ever after to look forward to (but make it hurt on the way there).

Randall has his MFA in Creative Writing at Southern New Hampshire University, where he also completed his Master’s in English and Creative Writing. His work has been published in Circus Lit, Chill Mag, and Moss Puppy Magazine. His madcap musings dwell mostly in fantasy, with occasional departures into horror, romance, and comedy. His current project is an epic fantasy with elements of romance and horror. He loves to read anything speculative with an edge of the weird and surreal. Genre is less important than mood, voice, and atmosphere. Take him to an imagined place he never could have found without your guidance.