Poppy Livingstone (any pronouns) is a California-born, Connecticut-raised, Boston-based artist and student currently living in Buenos Aires. As founder and editor-in-chief of Mister Magazine, a former staff member at the Boston Center for the Arts, and a Boston Art Writing Fellow at Boston Art Review and Praise Shadows Gallery, they are committed to artistic equity and community engagement. Their creative pursuits are currently rooted in object attachment, migration, and popular education. They are, as always, very happy to be here.

Fatima “Tima” Swaray (she/her) is a first-generation Sierra Leonean writer, student, and earthworker whose practice spans ecology, regenerative agriculture, social equity, and narrative nonfiction. Informed by a deep connection to the land, she is drawn to stories that trace heritage and affirm the interconnectedness of all living things. Fatima serves as editor-in-chief of Mister Magazine, was an inaugural Arts Writing Fellow at Boston Art Review and Praise Shadows Art Gallery, and will soon begin a fellowship at Gaining Grounds Farm in Concord, MA. She is always seeking opportunities to connect people to each other—and to the world around them.

Lucy Belknap (she/her) is a student at Tufts University studying Political Science & Psychology, driven by her interest in political behavior and reasoning. As managing editor of the Tufts Observer and creator of narrative journalism podcast The Heard, she is both passionate about creating spaces for the stories of others and a sucker for an Oxford comma.

Anna Rubenstein (she/her) is a student and writer from Princeton, New Jersey. She is studying journalism and English at Boston University in hopes to manifest these interests in long-form, human interest storytelling. She enjoys connecting with others, getting to know her environment, and a good board game.

Mya Oldale (she/her) is a student, writer, and artist, currently studying English Literature between Dublin and NYC. In her free time, she enjoys reading, hiking, watching movies, and writing silly little poems in the margins of anything at hand.

Chloe Jad (she/her) is a Northern Virginia-raised, Lebanese-American writer and artist currently studying Journalism at Boston University. Her love for literature, sustainable fashion, music, and purposeful clutter drives her insatiable fascination with the human-object relationship. Forever meticulous and unsatisfied, her devils are really in the details.

Keila Gallardo Cubas (she/he/they) is a recent graduate from UNB (English and Communication Studies double major). She hopes to be an editor who can bring variety to the industry. They enjoy writing, watching shows, listening to music and thinking too much about media they like. He is a queer Peruvian based in the unceded lands of the Wolastoqiyik, Mi’kmaq and Peskotomuhkatiyik nations (New Brunswick). Twitter: @keilagc_edits

Aliyah Knight (they/she) is an emerging writer, director, & production designer based in Sydney. As a writer/director, they are passionate about creating queer content that explores themes of coming of age, mental health, identity, and relationships in subversive and unexpected ways. As a production designer, she is interested in unpacking and interrogating unique perspectives and worlds. They are currently developing ‘Consume’, a lesbian hororr short that she will be directing in late 2023.