Maryalicia Post is a a travel writer (maryaliciatravel.com) and poet whose work has been published widely online. Born in New York City and having lived in Dublin most of her life, she is the author of, After You, published by Souvenir Press, UK and of ARC, a collection of 66 short-form poems forthcoming on Amazon 
Melissa Huff returned to her love of writing after fifteen satisfying years making one-of-a-kind jewelry, which can be seen at www.melissahuff.com. An award-winning poet, Melissa enjoys exploring both metered poetry and free verse, and loves to perform poetry aloud.
Joseph Somoza was born in Spain, grew up in New Jersey and Chicago, and moved to New Mexico 46 years ago, where he taught English at New Mexico State University until his retirement.
Peter Roberts has poems forthcoming in North Dakota Quarterly, & have had poems & stories published in a number of venues, including Coffin Bell, LabLit.com, Illumen, Meniscus, phase shift (a microchap from Origami Poems Project), Haikuniverse, Shoreline of Infinity, Scifaikuest, Shot Glass Journal, The Chaffin Journal, Nature "Futures", Bitter Oleander, Lilliput Review, The Road Not Taken, Contemporary Verse 2, Poetry Salzburg Review, The South Carolina Review, Astropoetica, Café Irreal, Ars Medica, The Wisconsin Review, The William and Mary Review, New York Quarterly, & many more.
Ben Heins' poems are collected in two poetry chapbooks – Cut Me Free (Crisis Chronicles Press, 2014) and Greatest Hits & B-Sides (Vagabondage Press, 2012) – and has been featured in over four dozen journals, including Hawai'i-Pacific Review, Penumbra, and San Pedro River Review.In his professional life, he serves as the Coordinator of Internships and Service Learning for the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee.
Visit his webpage (reflecting his recently-married name): Ben Hyland
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Timothy Tarkelly's poems have been featured by From the Depths, Paragon Journal, GNU, Cauldron Anthology, Whisper and the Roar, Cadaverous Magazine, Fourth & Sycamore, Typishly, and others. He was recently named an honorable mention for the Golden Fedora Poetry Prize by Noir Nation Magazine.
Kayla Bashe is a queer disabled graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and proud cat parent. Their poetry has appeared in Strange Horizons, Liminality Magazine, Writers Resist, and Cicada, and their short fiction has appeared in The Future Fire, Mirror Dance, and Resistor Vol. 2, among others.
Adrian S. Potter writes poetry and prose in Minnesota. He’s the author of the fiction chapbook Survival Notes and is currently at work on a full-length poetry collection.