Demitra Moutoudis is currently a senior at American University majoring in Public Relations and minoring in Creative Writing. Even though writing is her minor, that doesn’t mean it isn’t a major interest: she loves book clubbing with her friends and listening to podcasts centered around literature. When she’s not engaging in her hobbies, she’s doing design […]

Naomi Turner is a part of Howard University’s class of 2026 in English Studies. She came to love literature at a very young age and chose to study English to further her literary passions. She believes writing is an art form deserving more attention and resources. Thus, she hopes to serve as a platform for literary […]

Anhai Roantree is an undergraduate student at George Washington University studying English and Creative Writing. She is a recipient of the Lannon Fellowship, awarded to students demonstrating great promise in and dedication to poetry. Her work has appeared in Capitol Letters and WWPH Writes

Alianna Kanu is a junior English major with a concentration in creative writing at Howard University. She is currently serving as Editor-in-Chief of the Writers Guild, with dreams of becoming a best-selling author. Outside the realm of creative writing, she enjoys watching TV shows, reading, and spending time with her family.

Lindsey Leary is currently a senior at George Washington University, where she studies English and political science. She is currently working on a research project with the English department focused in GW’s archival collections. If she’s not reading, she can be found running or baking.

Eric Baker (he/him) is a Korean American writer from New York City, currently living in the Washington D.C. area, where he studies and teaches at the University of Maryland, College Park. His work explores themes of diasporic identity, loss, and intergenerational trauma. When he’s not making, he’s usually busy wandering around the NGA or catching a […]

Kate d’Arcy is currently a senior at American University studying journalism and French. She’s always been enamored by books and started crafting her own novels when she was ten years old. Whenever she’s not writing, she can be found spending time with friends, cuddling her cat, or exploring D.C.

T. Mae Moll holds a PhD in English from Morgan State University and an MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts from the University of Baltimore. She is an assistant professor of English at a Maryland community college and teaches in MFA programs across the state. Her debut memoir, Out of Step, won a 2018 […]

Robert Herschbach is the author of Loose Weather (Washington Writers’ Publishing House, 2013) and A Lost Empire (Ion Books, 1994), with new work forthcoming in Southern Poetry Review and The Southern Review. He lives in Laurel, Maryland with his wife and four cats.