Rukman Ragas
Rukman Ragas is Tamil writer of speculative fiction from Sri Lanka. Their work, exploring language, colonialism, and narratives, have appeared in venues such as khoreo, Apex, and The Baltimore Review. With over three years of experience in content management and editorial, he is keen on helping marginalized writers tell their stories. He is a co-founder […]
Patricia Kaishian
Patricia Kaishian holds a Ph.D. in mycology from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science & Forestry. In addition to numerous scientific publications, she’s published nonfiction essays in Atmos, Ecotone, Orion Magazine, and other outlets. Her forthcoming (May 2025) debut book is an interdisciplinary collection of essays threading memoir, natural history, and philosophy. […]
Cindy Ellen Hill
Cindy Ellen Hill is the author of “Mosaic: Poems from Travels in Italy” (Wild Dog Press 2024), “Elegy for the Trees” (Kelsay Books 2022), and “Wild Earth and Other Sonnets” (Antrim Press 2021). Her collection “Love in a Time of Climate Change” is forthcoming from Finishing Line Press 2025. Primarily a formalist, her poetry has been included in Treehouse Literary Review, Flint Hills […]
Anya Achtenberg
Anya Achtenberg Sefara-Rabi is a fiction writer and poet whose publications include the novel “Blue Earth,” the novella “The Stories of Devil-Girl,” poetry collections “The Stone of Language” and “I Know What the Small Girl Knew,” and individual works in many literary magazines, including Harvard Review, Gargoyle Magazine, Mizna, Tupelo Quarterly, Poet Lore, New Letters, […]
Charles Ellenbogen
Charles Ellenbogen has been teaching English for more than 30 years. He has taught in Chicago, Nashville, London, Baltimore, and the Twin Cities, and is now teaching in Cleveland. In addition to being a passionate reader, he has also self-published a teaching memoir called “This Isn’t the Movies.” He lives in Ohio with Kirsten, his […]
Rakgadi-Prisca Mohlahlane
Rakgadi-Prisca Mohlahlane says, “Being part of We Are not Numbers as a mentor is like an extension of my people’s struggle. We lived under an occupation called apartheid, which was declared a crime against humanity globally, for many years. My ancestors were dispossessed of land, dignity, and all means of production in South Africa.” Doing […]
Laura Albast
Laura Albast is a Palestinian journalist, photographer, translator, and media analyst based in Washington, D.C. She is the senior editor of digital strategy and communications at the Institute for Palestine Studies–USA. Current as of December 2024
Anita Barrow
Anita Barrows is a poet, novelist, and translator from French, Italian, and German. She has had many volumes of poetry published, the four most recent (and a fifth to appear in 2025) from Kelsay Books. Her novel, The Language of Birds, was published in 2022. Her translations, with Joanna Macy, of the work of Rainer […]
Marcus Sanigar
Based in Berkshire, UK, Marcus Sanigar has worked as a freelance copywriter, copyeditor, and ghostwriter for over 10 years. As well as creating all manner of digital content, he works with clients across healthcare, business, technology, and sustainability to place articles in publications around the world. Outside of his professional work, Marcus has volunteered with […]
Patricia Sarrafian Ward
Patricia Sarrafian Ward was born and raised during the civil war in Beirut, Lebanon, and moved to the U.S. when she was 18. Much of her work explores themes of civilian wartime suffering, emigration, and tensions around nationality and identity. Her father was American and her mother is Lebanese of Armenian/Danish heritage. Having grown up surrounded […]
David Neel
David Neel teaches mathematics at Seattle University, including history of mathematics and quantitative reasoning for non-math majors. He is also a published writer of creative nonfiction and mathematical research. He has mentored students writing for his courses and is excited to help writers continue to find their own voice and build and strengthen their ideas. […]
Ramón J. Stern
Ramón J. Stern is a professional translator and interpreter specializing in Brazil and Latin America. He recently completed a Fulbright in Brazil on Moroccan Jewish migration to the Amazon, and is an independent scholar of Mizrahi Jewish communities from the Middle East and North Africa. He has served as a medical interpreter, translation project specialist […]