Contributor Bios
Maureen Clark’s This Insatiable August was released by Signature Books and received Best Poetry Book of 2024 from AML. Her memoir Falling into Bountiful: Confessions of a Once Upon a Time Mormon is forthcoming by Hypatia Press. A Country Without You is forthcoming from BCC Press in 2028. Instagram: @Maureen.clark.7524
Marvin Cohen (1931–2025) was a prolific novelist, poet, playwright, and humorist. He was the author of numerous books, and his shorter work appeared in more than 80 publications, including The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Village Voice, The Nation, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, Fiction, and The Hudson Review. Cohen also taught creative writing at several New York City colleges.
Holly Coleman holds an M.A. in English from the University of North Florida and is a Ph.D. student at Old Dominion University. Her work has appeared in On The Rag, Petit Mort Magazine, The Raven Review, and elsewhere. Instagram: @hollycaroline
Richard Collins has taught at universities in the U.S., Wales, Romania, and Bulgaria. His books include No Fear Zen (Hohm Press, 2015), In Search of the Hermaphrodite: A Memoir (Tough Poets Press, 2024), and two forthcoming poetry collections: Stone Nest and Cartoons for the Chaos (both by Shanti Arts). He lives in Sewanee, Tennessee.
Joseph Cooper is the author of six collections, most recently Splash Fields (VA Press, 2024). His latest collection, The Thief of Mars, is forthcoming from Carbonation Press in the fall of 2025. He lives in Lewisburg, WV, with his wife, three children, two dogs, six cats, and three chickens.
Emily Coppella (she/her) lives on the unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation. Her poetry has been published in several international literary magazines. Instagram: @emilycoppella
Will Cordeiro is the author of Trap Street and Whispering Gallery and co-author of Experimental Writing: A Writer’s Guide and Anthology. Will co-edits Eggtooth Editions. Will’s been published in 32 Poems, AGNI, Bennington Review, Pleiades, and The Threepenny Review.
E. P. Daly is a New York City-based poet whose work chronicles the quiet moments that shape a life. Drawing from the immediacy of the New York School and the plainspoken grit of American Realism, he explores memory, identity, and the holiness of the everyday. He is currently completing his debut collection. Instagram: @epdalywrites
Megan Davis is an actress and poet living in New York. Her debut best-selling poetry book, What Breaks Us, has won several awards, and has been celebrated by critics, including a Kirkus review comparing her work to Sylvia Plath. Instagram: @meggydavis
Charles Day, Brooklyn-born writer, began crafting stories in 2019 through NYPL and Reading Room workshops. His work spans short fiction and theater, with The Floating Violin featured on Guardianes de la Memoria podcast. He studied at The Barrow Group, debuted Rise and Shine at Snap, and staged his short play Side Effects at the 2025 Social Justice Shorts Festival. Instagram: @adayatthetheater
Sarah Rose de Souza has written for Ambit, Berfrois, 3:AM Magazine and Porridge. She worked in publishing for five years, commissioning fiction for Hachette UK and Atlantic. She lives in Mexico City where she edits novels and teaches creative writing. Instagram: @sarahrosedesouza
Jaydn DeWald is the author of The Rosebud Variations and Sheets of Sound, both from Broken Sleep Books. They direct the Creative Writing Program at Piedmont University.