issue #13 is supported by Let It Bleed
Gabriela Denise Frank is an artist, editor, educator, and winner of the Fern Academy Prize. The author of How to Not Become the Breaking, her writing and visual art appear in BOMB Magazine, Chicago Review, Fairy Tale Review, Epoch, DIAGRAM, Northwest Review, EcoTheo Review, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. Off the page, Gabriela seeks to expand the accessibility, definition, and experience of literary art by weaving stories into the path of everyday life. Find Frank at www.gabrieladenisefrank.com and on Instagram @CivitaVeritas.
Bahora Komilova is a first-year Management student at Jizzakh State Pedagogical University, Uzbekistan, with a strong interest in international economics, public policy, and sustainability. She holds certifications in AI, business analysis, and project management, and has experience in education and mentorship. Komilova is passionate about the role of economics in shaping a more sustainable and equitable world, and she aspires to contribute to this through international organizations such as the UN or the World Bank.
Joe Timms is a writer from Glasgow, Scotland. He has stories published in The Speculative Book 2021 and Andromeda Magazine, and a self-published novel Things Keep Happening. His favourite food is pasta bake with lots of cheese. Learn more about Timms at www.preemptiveretaliation.co.uk and on Instagram @joe.timms
Alice Whiting is a British writer living in Berlin. Her poetry has been featured in various independent publications including The New River Press, Soft Quarterly, Dear Damsels and Versification. Sometimes she writes essays about dating at alicewhiting.substack.com. Table Salt is her first novel. Find Whiting on Instagram @alicewhiting_
David Yates, also known as writer/artist Dolly Dolly. Has performed spoken word at the Tate Modern, Modern Art Oxford in the UK, Krets Gallery in Malmo, Sweden and at Weltkunstzimmer in Düsseldorf, Germany. His first spoken word album ‘Antimacassar’ was nominated for an alternative Brit Award. He has presented radio shows on Resonance FM in London. His work has appeared in various magazines and has been published in five of Egaeus Press’s acclaimed anthologies. He has illustrated book covers and interior art for various publications. Find Yates on Instagram @davidyatesart
