Jackie Craven writes poetry and prose steeped in magical realism. She's the author of WHISH, winner of the Press 53 Award for Poetry. Other books include SECRET FORMULAS & TECHNIQUES OF THE MASTERS (Brick Road Poetry Press) and two chapbooks, CYBORG SISTER (Headmistress Press) and OUR LIVES BECAME UNMANAGEABLE (winner of the Omnidawn award for fabulist fiction). Her poems appear in literary journals such as AGNI, Alaska Quarterly Review, Beloit Poetry Review, The Massachusetts Review, New Ohio Review, Nimrod, Ploughshares, Pleiades, and Poet Lore. As a journalist, she's also published books on home décor and articles on architecture, visual art, literature, and cultural travel. Follow or Friend her on Facebook at WriterJackieCraven or sign
Megan Pinto is the author of Saints of Little Faith (Four Way Books, 2024). Her poems can be found in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Ploughshares, Lit Hub and elsewhere. Megan has received support from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing, the Port Townsend Writers’ Conference, Storyknife, and the Peace Studio. Megan received the 2023 Anne Halley Poetry Prize from the Massachusetts Review, and was selected for Poets & Writers' 2024 Get the Word Out Poetry Cohort. Megan lives in Brooklyn and holds an MFA in Poetry from Warren Wilson.
