Sabine Cladis can be found in her hometown of Barrington, Rhode Island around 3AM furiously scribbling the next chapter in her novel. She writes prolifically and passionately about family and identity, with a warm blanket and a cup of tea. She has attended several writing workshops (including the Iowa Young Writers' Studio, The Smith Pre-College Creative Writing Workshop, and the Elipsis Writing Workshop) and is a National Gold Medalist and Best-In-Grade scholarship recipient from the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. She hopes to find more homes for her writing in the future!

Emma Zhang reads, writes, and eats blackberries in San Jose, California. A California Arts Scholar, her work has been recognized by The Adroit Prizes as well as the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers as a National Best in Grade Winner, and appears in Peach Mag, Kissing Dynamite, Evocations Review, among others. She is the EIC of Aster Lit, an international youth literary magazine sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the co-founder of Love Letters to San Jose, an interdisciplinary zine and artist promoting platform working with San Jose Strong.

Ava John is from St. Petersburg, Florida where she is a junior at St. Pete High School. She creates mindfully and sporadically -- aided by a fountain pen. Her work is published in the Tampa Bay Times as well as numerous other local and online publications. 

Kendal Bazerman (she/her) is a current junior in Barrington, Rhode Island, and is delighted to be on the staff! She has been writing voraciously since elementary school (focusing mostly on poetry) and uses her writing as a vehicle to discover her identity. When not writing, she enjoys acting, competing for her school’s debate team, and consuming copious amounts of media. Her writing has been recognized by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, the National Organization of Women, and Polyphony Lit, but most importantly, it allows her to interpret the world.