ISSUE 24 CONTRIBUTORS
Javeria Hasnain
she/her, Brooklyn, NY
@peelijay
Javeria Hasnain is a Pakistani poet, writer, translator, and educator. She is a Fulbright scholar and a student of poetry at The New School, NY. Her work has appeared/is forthcoming in Pleiades, Poet Lore, and Gutter, among others. She is currently an Educational Associate at Teachers & Writers Collaborative.
she/her, Brooklyn, NY
@peelijay
Javeria Hasnain is a Pakistani poet, writer, translator, and educator. She is a Fulbright scholar and a student of poetry at The New School, NY. Her work has appeared/is forthcoming in Pleiades, Poet Lore, and Gutter, among others. She is currently an Educational Associate at Teachers & Writers Collaborative.
Lydia Tesfaye
she/her, Ridgewood, NY
@lydiat_
Lydia is a dynamic multimedia artist based in New York with a fervent and perpetual passion for artistic expression. With preferences in traditional and digital art, she also explores the artistry of analog photography. When Lydia isn't roller skating through the city, you can find her working on an anthology series capturing Ridgewood residents with unique tattoos on film.
she/her, Ridgewood, NY
@lydiat_
Lydia is a dynamic multimedia artist based in New York with a fervent and perpetual passion for artistic expression. With preferences in traditional and digital art, she also explores the artistry of analog photography. When Lydia isn't roller skating through the city, you can find her working on an anthology series capturing Ridgewood residents with unique tattoos on film.
Noah Fodor
he/him, Chicago, IL
@noah.fodor
Noah Fodor (b. 1999) is a queer lens-based artist currently residing in Chicago, IL. His work focuses on themes such as notions of history, membership, power, masculinity, and queerness. His practice ranges from the use of analog and digital photography to the archive, collage, and text work; often using them as a strategy to subvert his subject matter. His work has been featured by Photo-Emphasis, The Darkside Collective, F-Stop Magazine, and Fifth Wheel Press in their hazey Vol. 3 publication. Fodor obtained his B.F.A. from Point Park University and is currently pursuing his M.F.A. in Photography from Columbia College Chicago.
he/him, Chicago, IL
@noah.fodor
MJ
she/her, Milwaukee, WI
@neighborhoodude
"mya (or mj) is an illustrator and designer who is currently majoring in illustration at the milwaukee institute of art & design—graduating spring of 2024. her work specializes in visual storytelling, but mostly, a feeling; whether this be in color, design, rough texture, or gestural expression. being a queer artist with a strong love for childhood, any work around this subject is where she feels most conceptually at home! she is highly influenced by the community here in milwaukee, but also by vintage design, early 2000 children's product design, and coming-of-age media."
she/her, Milwaukee, WI
@neighborhoodude
"mya (or mj) is an illustrator and designer who is currently majoring in illustration at the milwaukee institute of art & design—graduating spring of 2024. her work specializes in visual storytelling, but mostly, a feeling; whether this be in color, design, rough texture, or gestural expression. being a queer artist with a strong love for childhood, any work around this subject is where she feels most conceptually at home! she is highly influenced by the community here in milwaukee, but also by vintage design, early 2000 children's product design, and coming-of-age media."
Brittany Menjivar
she/her, Los Angeles, CA
@brittmenjivar
Brittany Menjivar was born and raised in the DMV; she now works and plays in the City of Angels. With her partner in crime Erin Satterthwaite, she runs Car Crash Collective, hosting late night literary readings at Footsies Bar in LA. Her poetry and fiction have been featured in HAD, Dream Boy Book Club, Spectra, and Dirt Child, among other publications. Additionally, she was named a Best of the Net Award finalist in 2022. You can stream her short film "Fragile.com" on the ALTER Channel via YouTube, where it has nearly 2 million views.
she/her, Los Angeles, CA
@brittmenjivar
Brittany Menjivar was born and raised in the DMV; she now works and plays in the City of Angels. With her partner in crime Erin Satterthwaite, she runs Car Crash Collective, hosting late night literary readings at Footsies Bar in LA. Her poetry and fiction have been featured in HAD, Dream Boy Book Club, Spectra, and Dirt Child, among other publications. Additionally, she was named a Best of the Net Award finalist in 2022. You can stream her short film "Fragile.com" on the ALTER Channel via YouTube, where it has nearly 2 million views.
Rhiannon Davis
she/her, Minneapolis, MN
@rhiannondavis.art
Rhiannon Davis is a collage and mixed multimedia artist from Minneapolis with a maximalist, layered style that draws from metropolitan scenes and vintage magazines. She is particularly inspired by the textures, layers and graffiti that build on city walls. “When someone looks at something I create, I want them to feel overwhelmed, but still able to find joy. That’s how I feel existing in the world, completely overwhelmed all of the time but absolutely in love with the way everything is happening at once.”
