Phyllis Becker is coordinator of the Riverfront Readings
series, which features local and regional writers.
Her poems have been published in numerous literary magazines, and she has a chapbook,
Walking Naked into Sunday (Wheel of Fire Press) and a book,
How I Came to Love Jazz (Helicon Nine Editions 2008).
Carl Bettis (he/him), the editor of tiny frights, is a writer and software engineer in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
He is on the Riverfront Readings Committee. You can find him at
CarlBettis.com.
Robert Beveridge (he/him) makes noise (xterminal.bandcamp.com)
and writes poetry on unceded Mingo land
(Akron, OH). Recent/upcoming appearances in Last Leaves, Taj Mahal Review, and Linked Verse, among others.
Jim Calvert was raised in Emporia KS where he developed a love for music and theater. He taught English for 15
years at Cameron High School in Missouri, and was faculty sponsor of the student yearbook. He retired in 2020.
He is now newsletter editor for the LWVKC and writes a political column with
Bob Grover for the Emporia Gazette.
Linda M. Crate (she/her) is a Pennsylvanian writer whose poetry, short stories, articles, and reviews have been
published in a myriad of magazines both online and in print. She has twelve published chapbooks the latest being
Searching Stained Glass Windows For An Answer (Alien Buddha Publishing, December 2022). She is also the author
of the novella Mates (Alien Buddha Publishing, March 2022). Her debut book of photography Songs of the Creek
(Alien Buddha Publishing, April 2023) was recently published.
Sarah das Gupta is an English Teacher from near Cambridge,UK who has taught in India and Tanzania. She began
writing within the past year after being in hospital after an accident. Her work has been published in ten countries,
including US, UK, Australia, India, Canada and Nigeria.
Cassandra Daucus writes soft horror and dark romance.
H. L. Dowless is a national & international academic/ ESL Instructor. He has been a writer for over thirty years. His
latest publications have been two books of nonfiction with Algora Publishing, a fictional novel by Atmosphere Press,
and fictional publications with combo e-zines and print magazines: Leaves Of Ink, CC&D Magazine, Short Story
Lovers, The Fear Of Monkeys, and Frontier Tales. He recently signed three contracts with Pen it Publications.
Suzanna Fitzpatrick (she/her) has had poems aired on BBC Radio 4 and widely published in magazines and anthologies
in the UK, US, and Canada, including Writing Motherhood (Seren), The Emma Press Anthology of Contemporary Gothic Verse,
The Emma Press Anthology of Slow Things, Furies (For Books' Sake), and Birdbook III (Sidekick Books). She was shortlisted
for the 2019 Bridport Prize, longlisted for the 2018 National Poetry Competition, won third prize in the 2023 Shepton
Snowdrops Competition, second prize in the 2016 Café Writers and 2010 Buxton Competitions, and won the 2014
Hamish Canham Prize. Her pamphlets are Fledglings (2016), and Crippled (due 2024) (both Red Squirrel Press, UK).
Nolcha Fox's poems have been curated in Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Alien Buddha Zine, Medusa's Kitchen, and others.
Her poetry books are available on Amazon and Dancing Girl Press. Nominee for 2023 Best of The Net. Editor for Open
Arts Forum. Accidental interviewer/reviewer. Faker of fake news.
Thomas Gorn (he/him) started writing poetry at the age of 12 in a doomed attempt to enchant an attractive English teacher.
Even though it didn't work, Thomas fell in love with the process and never stopped.
Roberta Gould writes, "My work has appeared widely in poetry journals and anthologies and my 14th book,
Day True ( Lyon Mountain Press), was released several months ago. I live in the Hudson-Valley and I'm an amateur entomologist.
Web site: robertagould.net."
Andrew Graber writes, "I am a self taught artist who also likes to write."
John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident, recently published in
Stand, Washington Square Review and Sheepshead Review.
His latest books, Between Two Fires, Covert, and Memory Outside The Head, are available through Amazon.
Work upcoming
in the McNeese Review, Santa Fe Literary Review and California Quarterly.
Douglas Gwilym writes, "I am celebrating that my story 'Poppy's Poppy' was a finalist for a Bram Stoker Award this year.
I co-edit The Midnight Zone, first edition NOVUS MONSTRUM, a collection of never-before-seen monsters from big names
in strange dark fiction. Ellen Datlow recommends my story 'Year Six.' Check out my work in LampLight, Lucent Dreaming,
Dark Horses, Shelter of Daylight, Tales from the Moonlit Path, Penumbric, Creepy podcast, and Tales to Terrify."
Maggie Nerz Iribarne is 53, lives in Syracuse, NY, writes about witches, cleaning ladies, priests/nuns, struggling teachers,
neighborhood ghosts, and other things. She keeps a portfolio of her published work at https://www.maggienerziribarne.com.
Jennifer Ruth Jackson writes about reality's weirdness and the plausibility of the fantastic. Her work has appeared in
Strange Horizons, Star*Line, Apex Magazine, and more. When she isn't writing, you can find her crafting a variety of
things or playing video games with her husband. Visit her on Twitter: @jenruthjackson.
Julie Allyn Johnson is a sawyer's daughter from the American Midwest whose current obsession is tackling the rough and
tumble sport of quilting and the accumulation of fabric. A Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee, her poetry can be
found in Star*Line, The Briar Cliff Review, Phantom Kangaroo, Lyrical Iowa, Cream Scene Carnival, Coffin Bell, The Lake,
Haikuniverse, Chestnut Review and other journals.
Cecilia Kennedy (she/her) is a writer who taught English and Spanish in Ohio for 20 years before moving to Washington
state with her family. Since 2017, she has published stories in international literary magazines and anthologies. Her
work has appeared in Tiny Frights, Maudlin House, Tiny Molecules, Meadowlark Review, Vast Chasm Literary Magazine,
Kandisha Press, Ghost Orchid Press, and others. You can follow her on
Twitter (@ckennedyhola). Instagram: ceciliakennedy2349
Francesco Levato is a poet, professor, and writer of speculative fiction. More about his work can be found at francescolevato.com.
Native New Yorker LindaAnn LoSchiavo (she/her), a four time nominee for The Pushcart Prize, has also been nominated
for Best of the Net, a Firecracker Award, an Ippy, the Rhysling Award, and Dwarf Stars. She is a member of SFPA, The British
Fantasy Society, and The Dramatists Guild. Forthcoming in 2024:
"Eros and His Entourage" (Naked Cat Press). This year, her poetry placed as a finalist in Thirty West Publishing's
"Fresh Start Contest" and in the 8th annual Stephen DiBiase contest.
Anna Maeve is a 30 something jill of all trades, hailing from beautiful New Zealand.
Eve Ott's fiction and poetry have appeared in The Same, Imagination and Place Press, I70 Review, The Whirlybird Anthology,
Kansas City Voices, Redbook, Thorny Locust, Rebirth of Power, and various campus and regional publications. She has
published three books, a full length collection, Album from the Silent Generation (Kelsey Books, 2014), the chapbook
On the Jefferson Line (Prolific Press, Inc. 2018), and most recently the chapbook Proof of the Sun (Querencia Press, 2023).
Donald A. Ranard's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, New World Writing Quarterly, Gargoyle, Litro, The Best Travel Writing,
100 Word Story, and elsewhere. His one-act play, ELBOW. APPLE. CARPET. SADDLE. BUBBLE., won second prize in Veteran
Repertory's 2021 playwriting contest and was recently performed at Vet Rep's theater in Cornwall, New York.
Jennifer McKeen Rodrigues (she/her) currently lives on Powhatan land in Fairfax, VA. She is a certified yoga therapist, mom,
& queer military spouse. She's been published as either poet or photographer, & has been nominated for a
Best of the Net Anthology 2023 in photography. She wishes to thank the Universe.
Chris Saunders, who writes fiction as C.M. Saunders, is a writer and editor from south Wales. His work has appeared in over
100 magazines, ezines and anthologies worldwide and his books have been both traditionally and independently published.
His latest release is The Wretched Bones: A Ben Shivers Mystery on Midnight Machinations, an imprint of Grinning Skull Press.
Corinne Walsh is a limerent poet.
Justin Z writes: "I'm a developing artist from Vancouver, Canada pursuing a post secondary education in illustration. I am
interested in philosophy and metaphysics with a preference for the dark, ephemeral and liminal places both in and outside
of the mind."
Thomas Zimmerman (he/him) teaches English, directs the Writing Center, and edits
The Big Windows Review (https://thebigwindowsreview.com/)
at Washtenaw Community College, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
His poems have appeared recently in Revolver, Roi Fainéant, and Trigger Warning. His latest book is a poetry chapbook
collaboration with Scott Schuer, Two-Headed Monster (Reaction Press/Zetataurus Press Press, 2023).
Jim Zola is a poet and photographer living in North Carolina.
