Jessica Gigot is a poet, farmer, and writing coach. She lives on a little sheep farm in the Skagit Valley. Her second book of poems, Feeding Hour (Wandering Aengus Press, 2020) was a finalist for the 2021 Washington State Book Award. Jessica’s writing and reviews appear in several publications, such as Orion, The New York Times, The Seattle […]
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Julie Feng is a poet, communications strategist, and scholar of stories. She holds a M.A. in Cultural Studies and is an incoming Ph.D. student in Communication at the University of Washington. Julie currently serves as the Director of Communications for Scholar Fund, supporting resources for communities of color and immigrant communities. Her work has appeared […]
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Ally Ang is a gaysian poet living on occupied Duwamish and Coast Salish lands known as Seattle. Ally’s work has appeared in Nepantla: An Anthology Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color, The Journal, Foglifter, Palette Poetry, and elsewhere, and their work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and Bettering American […]
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Jose Carrillo, producer, translator, reader, was born in Durango, Dgo. Mexico, grew up in San Francisco where he graduated from SF State, having studied, music, theater, and poetry. He now lives in Seattle close to his daughters and granddaughters. Currently, Jose free lances in music as a flutist, an actor and writer. He is a […]
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Joan Swift is the author of four full-length books of poetry: This Element (Alan Swallow, 1965); Parts of Speech (Confluence Press 1978); The Dark Path of Our Names (Dragon Gate, 1985); and The Tiger Iris (BOA Editions Ltd. 1999.) The latter two were both winners of Washington State Governor’s Awards. In addition, in 1997 Chicory […]
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Anne Liu Kellor was born in Seattle and now lives in Olympia, WA. Her essays have appeared in Waking Up American: Coming of Age Biculturally (Seal Press) and Thoughts Out of School (Peter Lang Publishing). After graduating from The Evergreen State College in 1999, Anne lived and traveled in China, Tibet, and Southeast Asia for […]
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Allison Green has published a novel, Half-Moon Scar, and stories in Raven Chronicles, Willow Springs (1996 fiction contest winner), Evergreen Chronicles, and The Teacher’s Voice. Awards include a Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund grant and residencies at Hedgebrook and Soapstone. She teaches writing, literature, and women’s studies at Highline Community College, where she chairs […]
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Jennifer Culkin, RN BSN CCRN, is an essayist and fiction writer. Born in Boston, MA, she graduated from Russell Sage College, Troy, NY, in 1979 and embarked on a bicoastal career in neonatal, pediatric and adult cardiac critical care, high-risk obstetrics and emergency flight nursing. Though long of tooth (and wattle) to be a student […]
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John Burgess grew up in upstate New York, worked on a survey crew in Montana, taught English in Japan, and since 1985 has lived in Seattle. A 2006 Jack Straw writer, he has six books of poetry from Ravenna Press. He’s a co-instigator with the Band of Poets. 2024 Jack Straw Alumni Poetry Series: Punk […]
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Sylvia is an editorial fellow at Shenandoah literary journal. She also serves as a first reader for The PEN America Prison Writing Program and a poetry reader for the journal Ploughshares. Her work has appeared in DIAGRAM, Ponder Review, Spilt Milk, Allegory Ridge, The Santa Clara Review, and elsewhere. She has received support from the […]
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