Jeanpaul Ferro is a novelist, poet, and short fiction author from Scituate, Rhode Island. A 9-time Pushcart Prize nominee, Jeanpaul’s work has been featured on National Public Radio, Columbia Review, Asia Literary Review, Tampa Review, Contemporary American Voices, Istanbul Review, Danforth Review, Portland Monthly, Salzburg Review, and others. His books, Essendo Morti – Being Dead (Goldfish Press) and Jazz (Honest Publishing), have both been nominated for the Griffin Prize in Poetry with the latter also nominated the 2012 Kingsley Tufts Prize in Poetry. Jeanpaul is represented by the Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency.

Winter in Rhode Island and Throw Like a Girl, Volume 1, Issue 1

Daniel von der Embse was born and raised in Mansfield, Ohio, and graduated from Ashland University with a B.A. degree in Theatre. He began writing poetry after a four-decade career as a copywriter for advertising agencies in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, and Salt Lake City. His poems appear in The Missing Slate, Penny Ante Feud, Across The Margin, Harpoon Review, Decanto, Poetry Pacific, and Poetry Quarterly.

Requests and Below is lost, Volume 1, Issue 1

Carolyn D. Elias is a poet who lives with her husband in Hancock, Minnesota. Carolyn’s work has appeared in Sassafras Literary Magazine and East Jasmine Review. Her poems will soon be published by Lunch Ticket and Apeiron Review. You can learn more about her at http://www.carolyndeliasauthor.squarespace.com or follow her on Twitter @CarolynDElias.

Black Boy Running, Volume 1, Issue 1

William Doreski’s work has appeared in various online and print journals, as well as in several collections, most recently The Suburbs of Atlantis (AA Press).

For Joanne and Virtual and Virginal, Volume 1, Issue 1

Chloe Cherubin is a recent graduate of Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor’s in Digital Art. Chloe is a freelance illustrator, digital painter, and character designer working to gain exposure in the film and animation industry. In the past she did some illustration work for a website designing company in California called Zurb and a small website project for Kentucky.gov. Recently Chloe offered her local library a series of character designs and illustrations of their stuffed animal lions to decorate the children’s corner. The library featured Chloe on the front page of the community newspaper. The majority of Chloe’s work is posted on Deviant Art and Tumblr.

Through the Clock Tower: Scene 3 and Swamp, Volume 1, Issue 1

Matt Chamberlain grew up in Wigan, Lancashire, and now lives in southern England. He has been fascinated by the English language all his life, dabbling in poetry since childhood but remained reluctant to keep, let alone share, his linguistic doodles. In 2014 he self-published his first collection: Love, misery and fruit crumble. He is working on his second collection and regularly performs his work in and around London. See www.mattchamberlainpoe.wix.com/poetry

Elastic bands, Volume 1, Issue 1

Jeff Burt has lived in Wisconsin, Texas, Nebraska, and California.  He has work in Thrice Fiction, The Cortland Review, Digital Papercut, The Great American Literature Magazine, and others.  He won the 2011 SuRaa short fiction award.

Inventory, Volume 1, Issue 1

Valentina Cano is a student of classical singing who spends whatever free time she has either reading or writing. Her works have appeared in numerous publications and her poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Web. Her debut novel, The Rose Master, was published in 2014.

Definitions, At the Store, The Beginning, and Of Them, Volume 1, Issue 1