Contributors

Up until April 2023, we published authors' biographies here; to find recently published authors' biographies now, please click on their piece and scroll to the bottom! 

800+ young writers published

from 43 U.S. States,

37 countries, and

6 continents worldwide

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Taiwo Adebowale is a 16 year old writer from Baltimore, MD. Her work has been recognized by the Scholastics Art and Writing Awards throughout high school and she is currently a writer for her school's newspaper. When she is not writing or reading, she can be found binge-watching cartoons, meditating, or practicing kickflips while listening to Rico Nasty. 

Amy is a 15-year old high school student from Australia. She's a science nerd and an avid lover of cats. Writing has been an age-old hobby of rs, but she's only just discovered the beauty of literary magazines. She tweets @ayqqii.

Andrea is a teen from Canada who likes to hit her pen to paper and write poetry, prose and short stories. She's a big fan of deep metaphors and stories with hard packed meaning. She has been recognized by the Scholastics Art and Writing Awards and published at Ambré magazine. You can visit her scarcely post-populated Instagram at andrea.g206 because she's too busy reading or bothering her cat.

Auri is a student currently attending high school in Ontario, Canada. They love words and all things beautiful, and spend most of their time reading books about geology or faraway places, drinking tea, or climbing trees in the rain. They have been published by Quillkeeper's Press.

Jay Aggarwal is an aspiring writer based in San Francisco, California.  He is currently 17 years old. Jay dreams of majoring in journalism. He has won the poetry competition at his high school and writes for his school newspaper. Jay loves hiking and has always been fascinated by nature.

Richelle Agor is a sixteen year old student from the island of Kauai. She is inspired by her good friends, though she'll never let them know. Most of the time, you can find her listening to Dr.Dog.

Eman Ahmad is a 19-year-old English major from Lahore, Pakistan. She writes book reviews on Instagram @afewmorepagesleft. 

Yumna Ahmad is a 17 year old writer from Ontario, Canada. She is a staff writer for the Defiant Magazine and her writing can be found on Reedsy under the pen name, "Kathryn Dino." 

Oyindoubra Akika is a 14-year-old Nigerian Christian. She loves writing poetry and fiction stories. She has only written fiction and poetry for fun, but hopes to impact her society. She believes the world needs a bit of kindness and magic. 

Mona Alaa is a 16-year-old junior in high school in Egypt. Writing is Mona's way of making sense of the world and of her own experiences. She describes poetry as "her anchor through the raging storms of life". 

Aisha Al-Tarawneh is a 16-year-old living in Qatar. She has previously been featured in The Heritage Review. Her interests include extreme sports and writing poetry at night.

MP Armstrong is a disabled queer writer from Ohio, studying English and history at Kent State University. Their work appears or is forthcoming in Perhappened, Prismatica Magazine, and Hominum Journal, among others, and their debut chapbook, who lives like this for such a cheap price?, is forthcoming from Flower Press. Find them online @mpawrites and at mpawrites.wixsite.com/website.

Kalli Azad lives in New York City, where she attends the Chapin School. She writes short fiction of all genres. Often, her stories involve her cat. 

Abby Bacall is a 16-year-old high-school junior from New Jersey. This is her second year as editor of her school's Art and Literary Magazine. She has been writing independently for many years, and she has taken classes such as Creative Writing and AP English Language. She is also a writing tutor at her school.

Ella Bachrach is eighteen years old. She is in her final year of high school, and plans on studying English Lit at McGill in the fall. When she's not writing, she's usually asleep or wishing she was asleep.

Ellen J. Baddeley is a 15-year-old writer and playwright from England, who gains inspiration from world conflict and the surroundings about her.

Lydia Bae is a high school senior in Bellevue, Washington. She writes primarily poetry. Her writing has previously been recognized in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, the Foredge Review, and the Apprentice Writer.

Cathleen Balid is a sixteen year old writer from Queens, New York. Her work has been recognized by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the New York Times, and more, and she has attended online summer workshops via Ellipsis Writing and the Iowa Young Writers' Studio. When she is not writing, she loves to journal, scroll through Pinterest, and reread her favorite books. 

Jason Ball is a 17-year-old student from Apex, North Carolina. He's written in the past but had never sought publishing until now. Mental health has always been a struggle, and writing was a way to look at abstract emotions in an unchanging medium. He hopes that his personal experiences might make someone else out there know that they aren't alone in their struggles.

Oliver Bankier is a 13-year old from Berkeley, California. He has been writing poems and essays with a writing coach for four years and has published several pieces at TeenInk.com. His Poem “The Protest Sign Speaks” was inspired by Eve Ewing’s “The Train Speaks” which appears in her 1919 poetry collection.

Gloria Bao is 16 years old. She currently lives in Hangzhou, China, though she is from Michigan, USA. She has been published in TeenInk.
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Deshi Basa is a 17-year-old high schooler who resides in the Bay Area. He draws inspiration from the countless submissions he reads as an editor for Polyphony Lit. His work has been featured in Same Faces Collective.

William Baska is a 17-year-old Senior in high school from Kansas City, Missouri with a passion for literature. He sees no other future for himself than as an author and he will work tirelessly until that is achieved. As for the piece, it's a simple story from serving as a bit of flashback in a bigger short story. Should be okay.

Alexandra Bates is a recent graduate of Colegio Roosevelt the American School of Lima, Peru. Although born in the United States, Alexandra has lived most of her life in Latin America, in both Colombia and Peru. She has demonstrated a passion for English throughout her academic career and is a member of the National English Honor Society. Alexandra is 18 years old and will be attending NYU this fall to possibly major in English. 

Zainab Batool is a 18 y/o poet, writer and photographer from Lahore, Pakistan. Inspired by topics like ache, grief, love, desire, sins, death, she has been writing under the pseudonym of "azaina". Through writing and poetry, she tries to find solace and a home in someone else's heavy heart. For her, poetry is the name of soothing one another's aches by dwelling in their beauty. You can access more of her poetry online at her wordpress blog (dearanxiousheart.art.blog) and on her Instagram page (Instagram.com/azainart).

Charlotte (Cj) Baumgard is a sophomore at Schuylkill Valley High School who has had her literary work published in her high school’s literary magazine, Epiphany and is the Sophomore Editor-in-Chief of her school's newspaper, Pantherette. She is also the Founder and Head Editor of Hanging Stars Zine. While not immersing herself in literature in her free time, she can be found laughing with friends, listening to music, and making jewelry.

Gabrielle Beck is a junior attending Tenafly High School. When she is not writing or photographing, she can be found repurposing vintage denim. She is a finalist for New York Times “Coming of Age in 2020: A Special Multimedia Contest for Teenagers,”and awarded with a silver medal for photography in 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, and National Council of Teachers of English Superior Writing Award.

Danielle Beckman (she/her) is a 22 year-old recent college grad from Regis University where she graduated with a major in Neuroscience and a minor in English. She completed a senior thesis through the Regis College honors program titled: The Inevitability of Collision: Creating Empathy Through Fiction wherein she explores the relationship between fiction writing and empathy in readers through a collection of short stories. She has had one essay published in Regis 33, an undergraduate journal, entitled Alcohol or Therapy?, exploring coping mechanisms for anxiety and depression in college students. She hopes to continue writing in her future alongside her medical career and is currently living in Norfolk, Virginia with her brother and sister-in-law and nannying her nephew during her year off. 

Avik Belenje, age 15, lives in Silicon Valley where he has studied poetry for the past three years at Poetry Power, an institute devoted to this ancient art and directed by an award-winning poet. Already, he has received publication nationwide, not only in literary journals for youth but also in those for adults. He has also received awards for his work and feels proudest of his Silver Key from Scholastic Arts and Writing Regional Awards and his recent record-breaking four First Place Awards from California Federation of Chaparral Poets, Inc., the oldest poetry organization in the state.  

Suhrith Bellamkonda is a high school senior from Mountain View, California. He has contributed to the Stanford Anthology for Youth, Poetic Sun, and Blue Marble Review, among others. He self-published his first collection entitled "Castles and Plastic Toys" in August 2021.

Madeleine Benson is an 18 year old girl from Corpus Christi, Texas. She enjoys reading and writing in her spare time.

Luca Bernardini is a seventeen year-old the Bay Area, California. English is her passion and hopefully her future, though she’s not so sure what that means yet. She’s only been published in her school newspaper, twice last year.

Ramyani Bhattacharya is a 19-year-old student living in Kolkata, India. Her works have appeared in Spillwords Press and the Student Edition of The Bombay Review. She has her own Wordpress blog. Writing for her is an escape from the apparent meaninglessness of life.

Dia Bhojwani is a 16-year-old writer, editor, and anchor who lives in Mumbai, India. She is published or forthcoming in The Punch Magazine, Parallax Literary Magazine, The Ice Lolly Review, and The Hearth Magazine, amongst others, and has won awards from the WingWord Poetry Prize and Lune Spark. Her first book, The Pandemic Diaries, was published this January. She's passionate about messy character arcs, mental health, and Hawaiian pizza. 

The poet is Tia Borley, who currently lives in Dubai, UAE. She is 17 years old and has had no prior writing experience. She has never shared her work publicly.

Srina Bose is a fourteen year old student hailing from New Delhi, India. She has previously published her collection of poetry titled “Roses In My Mind” which is commercially available. Her work has also appeared in the "Ice Lolly Review".

Isabelle Boun is an Asian American teen from Southern California. She is currently in the 11th grade and is relatively new to creative writing. She hopes to continue writing and polish her skills in her free time.

Skye Bowdon is a 15-year-old poet from Santa Fe, New Mexico.  She is a Creative Writing major at New Mexico School for the Arts. Her work  had been published in Dreams of Montezuma, An Anthology of Poetry and Prose New Mexico School for the Arts.  Skye was a silver key medalist in the 2020 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. 

Daniel Boyko is a 17-year-old writer from New Jersey. His work appears in Teen Ink, Blue Marble Review, The Daphne Review, and Navigating the Maze, among others. He serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of Polyphony Lit. Wherever his dog is, he can’t be far behind.

Kaiya Braam is a 13-year-old from Queensland, Australia. As a young child, they always loved reading and writing, and enjoyed creating fictional worlds where anything is possible. Kaiya also loves music and acting, and has participated in many writing competitions. They strive for equality everywhere, and want to create a world where there is hope, freedom, and adventure every day.

Leah Brady is a 16 year old writer from Saint Petersburg, Florida. Though not previously published, she thrives on writing poetry and prose in her free time. Her poetry is centered on personal experiences involving mental health and the craziness of youth. 

Natasha Bredle is a fourteen years old freshman from Ohio. She fell in love with the art of storytelling at a young age and has been writing poetry and prose ever since. In many ways it has changed her life, and it is her hope that her work will change someone else’s life one day as well. Natasha's work has been featured in the Dove Tales Writing for Peace poetry anthology, the Paper Crane Journal, and the Incandescent Review.

Gabby Buchholz is a creative writing major and librarian. When not reading or writing, she is an avid cartoon fan. She has previously been published by The Daily Drunk.

Chloe Budakian is a 17-year-old high school student from Waterloo, Ontario. She is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of her school's newspaper, and has been recognized regionally and nationally for her essays and short stories. When she is not writing, she's probably at the skating rink or taking another unnecessarily long walk.

Syed Umar Bukhari is an 18-year-old writer from Pakistan. A poet for more than half of his life, he is an author of two books. Six Times Forever, his first book, was a hit among the audience and his peers, dealing with important issues like mental health and hopeless romanticism. Honesty and rawness are the pillars of his work. He loves alliterations and is compelled to perfectionism in everything he does.

Nattie Bumpo is a 17-year-old girl with a ridiculous fear of outer space and a love for all things red. From a small town in the PNW, she writes for a couple of newspaper corporations. She is family-oriented, but that doesn't stop her from reaching for her dreams of writing for the most avid readers and young learners. She hopes to remind people of the relationships they should prioritize, outside cell phones and inside present surroundings. ​

Jade Butler is a Georgia-born writer on summer vacation. She's 16 and will be starting her junior year in highschool in the fall. She discovered her passion for writing in the beginning of 2020 and hopes to make it her career.

Marissa C. is a seventeen-year-old high school student from Illinois. She dreams of becoming a research scientist, but writing and reading have always been a comfort to her, even if she’s never been published before. In the future, she hopes to continue to create in every sense of the word.

Ciara Byrne is a 16-year-old writer from Colorado. 

Khristina Cabrera (she/her) is seventeen years old and lives in New Jersey. She enjoys taking long walks and driving around nice neighborhoods. Her work has previously been longlisted in the 2021 National Flash Fiction Day Youth Competition and has appeared in Agapanthus Review, Love Letters, and others.

Alicia Cai is a 17-year-old living in Delaware. She's been writing since she was fifteen. She loves making meaning of the mundane, and connecting disparate concepts and objects to each other as if the entirety of existence is one galactic system.

Jacqueline Cai is a rising junior in Sammamish, Washington. She enjoys playing violin and chamber music with her friends. She does not have previous writing experience, but enjoys writing poetry occasionally. Aside from this, she is part of the robotics team at her school, which usually volunteers at community events to raise awareness for STEM.

Luciana Camacho is a 17-year-old high school student from Costa Rica. She has written multiple short stories, novels and poems both on the online writing platform Wattpad and on Instagram as WinterWriter11 and The Old Romantic, respectively. Her writing is mostly inspired by her struggles with mental health and her deep love for superheroes.

Naomi Carr is an emerging writer from San Francisco, California. Though she dabbles in other genres, she has found a home in creative nonfiction. Her work is published or forthcoming in Blue Marble Review, Apprentice Writer, Ice Lolly Review, and  Paper Crane Journal, among others. When Naomi isn't writing she likes to take long walks through parks and to practice photography. 

J. M. Chadwick is a seventeen-year-old writer located near Boston, Massachusetts. She is a senior in high school and aside from writing, she enjoys dance, painting, and film photography. She is a poetry and prose editor for Kalopsia Literary Journal and has had work published in Heartbroken Zine and Floral Zine.

Clara Chai, a sixteen-year-old secondary school student from Singapore, has been writing short stories since she was a child. She draws inspiration from the world around her and her work has been published on several platforms. Find her at @writings_by_dawn on Instagram.

Jaewon Chang is a high school junior living in the Philippines. His works of poetry have been recognized by literary magazines, such as Cleaver Magazine, Track Four, and more. During his free time, Jaewon enjoys traveling the city on foot.

​Justin Chang is a 17-year old from Issaquah, Washington. He is not an experienced writer, but he loves fried chicken! While claiming to lack writing skills, Justin is an advocate for strong and meaningful relationships, and is always willing to help those in need.

Sam Chao is a sixteen year old high school student in North Potomac, Maryland. He began writing at the age of ten, and eventually found his passion in writing short stories about the struggles of life. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball, writing, and drinking copious amounts of tea.

Diya Chaudhary lives in San Francisco and attends high school there in San Francisco, California. She is 15 years old, almost 16 and is a sophomore. She works with the school newspaper as well as the school arts/writing paper which are pretty similar. She enjoys writing more than anything, and wishes to put her name out there and have her voice heard. Diya hopes that this piece, and many more pieces that she will submit, get read by many different audiences in order to hopefully add some literature to the mindsets of the readers. She hopes you all enjoy her piece!

Sarah Chaudhry is a sixteen-year-old Pakistani-American who aspires to write the entire world from the inside out. Aside from streaming Marvel movies at any given opportunity, she loves to write poems, rants, and stories that can be found in literary magazines such as Cathartic Lit Mag, Ice Lolly Review, and more. You can find her in NY with nose-deep in a book when she's not combating the challenges of high school. . Her only social media is @sarah._.barahh on Instagram.

Sarah Chaudhry is a 15-year-old from Queens, New York. Sarah is currently a tenth grader at the Queens School of Inquiry and has taken a Creative Writing elective in her ninth-grade year. 

Aileen Chen is a high school student currently attending Seoul Foreign School in Seoul, South Korea. She enjoys engaging with her creativity through songwriting, dance, photography, film making, drawing, and writing. Her works are recognized by Scholastic Art and Writing awards and MPED int’l art&design awards.  

Ella Chen was born and raised in Beijing, China. She is 17 years old and is a high school student in California. She is relatively new to writing poetry and creative nonfiction, though she has been dancing for about a decade!

Eva Chen is a 16 year old teenager from Burlingame, CA. She has been recognized by the Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards, Kalopsia Literary Magazine, The Weight Magazine, and WeWriteHere. In her free time, she enjoys playing kalimba and playing tug-of-war with her dog. 

Evan Chen is an 8th Grader in New Jersey.

Joy Chen is a 16-year-old high school student currently studying in Hong Kong. She lives to write and (trying to) create art and will be attending the Iowa Young Writer's Studio this summer. 

Renee Chen is an Asian-American writer. She has been published in the Daphne Review, the Wilderness House Literary Review, and elsewhere. As an addict to detective and mystery fiction, she can be found reading Agatha Christie and Conan Doyle when she is not writing!

Suzanna Chen is a sixteen-year-old secondary school student from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Emerging from previous struggles with mental illnesses, she wishes to encourage others to speak out and reduce the stigma surrounding mental health. She has no formal writing experience, but her works - mostly personal stories - can be found on various mental health awareness platforms. Although she acknowledges that her writing isn’t perfect - as English is her second language - she still hopes to spread positivity and share her experiences, hoping it would empower others.

Eva Cheraisi is a 17-year-old first-generation Kenyan American who resides in Georgia. Since middle school, she has been enamored with forms of written expression which propelled her to become an editor for her school's Literary Magazine, a winner of the Wellesley Book Award, and a 2nd place winner in poetry in Georgia's National Beta State Convention. She finds solace in the natural flow of words on paper when verbal expression fails.

Eunice Chi is a sophomore in high school from New Jersey. Her work has been recognized by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers in 2019 and 2020. In her free time she enjoys astrology books, strangely specific Spotify playlists, and painting.

Emma Chin is a 14 year old girl from New York. She has been writing since she was seven years old and has no prior publications. She is fond of writing contemporary fantasy and poetry, though she has dabbled in many other genres.

Alex Choi is an 18 year-old writer from Fairfax, Virginia and a first year student at Brown University. In Providence he is a double major studying English and Computer Science and looks to bridge the gap between the two fields. His work can be regularly found at headsupteens.org that focuses on mental health awareness.

Eunice Choi is a 16 year old writer from California. She enjoys reading, creative writing, and journalism. In her free time, she likes to appreciate film and bake new recipes.

Hyunji Choi is a Korean student who studies in the Philippines. She wasn't very interested in writing until she became a high school student. Hyunji started writing short stories since she was 12, and now that she is 14, she wanted to send out submissions to get her stories and poems published. This is her very first publication of a poem, 'Halabeoji's Ashes,' written after Sharon Olds' 'His Ashes.' Hyunji would love to publish her other stories in the future, too.

Lina Chokrane is a 16-year-old first-generation Moroccan; her parents are from Casablanca, Morocco. She was born and raised in New York City. She attends a French bilingual school in New York City called Lycée Français De New York. Additionally, she is a performing arts fanatic, meaning she is in love with the arts (musical theatre, theatre, filmmaking, etc... you name it!). When Lina isn’t at school, you’ll see her on stage singing, acting, dancing my heart out and even directing. Lina has never published anything professionally but has published several articles in her school magazine.

Caroline Chou is a 17-year old writer from Maryland with a love for leitmotifs and magical realism. Her work has been recognized by the Alliance for Young Writers. When she’s not writing, you can find her reading fantasy, playing golf, or marveling at the way time passes when she procrastinates. She’s occasionally on Instagram @clswriting.

Lucia Colwell is a 16-year-old student, actress, and writer in Pasadena, California. Lucia lives with her parents and dog, all three of which inspire her writing. She loves to experiment with her voice and style, particularly highlighting and reflecting on her relationships with beauty, femininity, and body image. Currently, Lucia writes creative nonfiction and poetry.

Evelyn Combs is a seventeen year old writer from Norman, Oklahoma. When not writing, she enjoys reading, playing the viola, and observing animal life in her neighborhood. Some of her favorite creatures include snakes, toads, and her two goofy dogs. Evelyn has previously been published in Ice Lolly Review, Paper Crane Journal, and Cathartic Literary Magazine.

Anuva Chowdhury (any pronouns) is a queer Muslim writer in Bangladesh. Sixteen and searching, they write to explore the intersections of their identity, living with mental illness, and the hideous beauty of the worlds they inhabit. They are published and forthcoming in the Ice Lolly Review, Inertia Teens and Intersections Magazine. 

Mehrul Bari S. Chowdhury is a writer and poet from Dhaka, Bangladesh. He has recently completed his BA in English Literature, and has been published multiple times in the Six Seasons Review, Dhaka Tribune, Daily Sun, and The Daily Star.

Jacob Coblentz is an 18-year-old from Boston Heights, Ohio. He is an aspiring creative looking into many types of creative outlets including writing, art, and music. He is most interested in creating vibes, not concrete plotlines.

Hannah Collier is 19 and currently lives in Waldorf, Maryland. Her poem "Opposition In the Time of Doubt" was submitted to her high school literary magazine, and she is currently submitting recent work to publication magazines. 

Joni Cruz is a fourteen-year-old student and amateur poet from Manila, Philippines. She has been recognized for creative excellence by the COBIS foundation, Art in the Park, and Art in Island among others. When she is not engaging with the written word, Joni nurses her many plants and hyper-fixations.

Tanvi Dahuja is a high school senior from St. Louis, Missouri. She loves to read, write, and knit. She has been writing books and poetry since childhood and hopes to continue perfecting her art. 

Kate Dargan is 20 years old and an English Creative Writing major at Miami University.  She is from Long Island, New York, and enjoys writing short stories in her spare time.  Last year, she was a recipient of the Edward J. Montaine Award in the fiction category, and her short story “Silence” has been published by Happy Captive Magazine.

Divyanshi Dash is a monochromatic leaves enthusiast from India. She is an 18-year-old girl who believes in love and kindness the most. She is an intersectional feminist who devotes a lot of time to writing and reading poetry. She is a contributor at Women's Republic. She's often found journaling if not ranting about feminism and what it takes to be a woman.

Anna Kate Daunt is a twenty-year-old English major who attends Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina. She possesses a passion for youth and for modern poetry. Her writing has previously appeared in The Allegheny Review.  
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Jordan Davidson is a 17-year-old writer from the Colorado, USA. While her main focus is speculative fiction, specifically high fantasy, Davidson uses poetry to explore the kinds of feelings that English doesn’t yet have set words. She has been awarded by Scholastics Arts and Writing as well as the National YoungArts Foundation, and her work is upcoming in the YoungArts Winners anthology and Corvid Queen.  

Theo Davidson is a writer from Massachusetts. His work has been published in Blue Marble Review and the anthology Water: Selkies, Sirens, and Sea Monsters.

Jennifer DeSantis is 15 and afraid of growing up. She lives in upstate New York and writes poetry on her bedroom floor. Some of her favorite things are mint tea, the ocean, and Fearless by Taylor Swift.

Evelyn deVos is an 18 year old high school senior and lesbian young adult poet from Gilbert, Arizona. When she’s not fawning over her precious dog, Cocoa, she’s probably lost daydreaming about living in a cottage someday. This is her debut poetry publication. 

Siya Dhamija​ is a 16-year-old simple girl from India with her diary and poetry as her bestfriends. All she believes in is to be patient with herself as nothing in nature blooms all year.

Dylan Dial is an 18-year-old independent writer in Houston, Texas. Dylan has always loved writing since he was young, language arts being instilled in him by his father who was an English teacher. Although he has self-taught experience in spoken word poetry and various styles of writing, he has only recently started to branch out into the process of submission.

Nikolai Dimasilaw is a 15-year-old writer from the Philippines. He enjoys writing novels, short stories, and poetry under the name Dimasilaw. He writes about everything under the sun, but particularly loves theological and mental health themes!

Isobel Dixon is a 17- year-old writer from the northern England. She has been writing poems and stories her whole life and has entered poetry and short story competitions since the age of 6 . Her favourite topics to write about are hopeless romantics and the emotions she deals with due to experiences that have tested her mental health. When Isobel is not writing, you will find her reading!

Patricia Jane Donato is a 16-year-old aspiring author living in the U.S. When she's not writing, Patricia is chatting with her friends, drawing manga, and going for long walks in the woods. Her other published work is available to read on The WEIGHT Journal. 

Tejal Doshi is a high schooler living in India who dreams about becoming a best-selling author someday. She’s been published in the Peace Gong, Hindu Young World Magazine, The WEIGHT Journal and has published a fantasy e-novel called The Lost City. She is also a member of MIST (Mental Illness Support for Teenagers) and a talented procrastinator.

Ilana Drake is a sophomore at Vanderbilt with a passion for creative writing. When Ilana is not studying, she can be found putting the pen to paper. Her writing has been featured in PBS NewsHour, The Tennessean, and Ms. Magazine. Ilana's poetry has appeared in Musing Publications, Divot, and WriteGirl's Lines & Breaks. 

Trisha Dutta is a 17-year-old from Kolkata, India who is currently a high school junior studying Science. She has been drawn to literature and the pure sciences ever since she was a toddler and she keeps having weird ideas which she occasionally likes to write down. She is your typical nerdy coffee addict and when she is not poring over books, you'll likely find her traveling, exploring her city, trying out new cuisines, and pretty much living a literary dystopia

Bella Dy is a 15-year-old from the U.S. She started writing poetry regularly in March, at the beginning of the COVID-induced quarantine. After the world essentially shut down, writing became an escape from the harsh and tragic realities faced when a poet looks up from her pen.

Lara is a teenage girl who has lived in Ireland all her life. Although she usually works on getting a novel or two written up, she often tries her hand at poetry and prose too. 

Shahd Mohamed Elgendy is a 17-year-old from Egypt. She has been creatively writing since 2017, and it is her biggest passion in life. She likes for her writings to bring out parts of life which are buried and hidden away from people, discovering new truths and realities within her words.

Keiran Elden is an eighteen-year-old writer from Larchmont, New York. They have been passionate about writing since childhood, and they strive to create art that is as emotionally sincere as possible. Their work has been recognized by the Austin International Poetry Foundation, as well as the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

Del Elizabeth (she/they) is a 17-year-old junior specializing in creative and dramatic writing. She is from California and has recently joined the Young Writers Initiative as well as become a contributing writer for From The Future Magazine. Her writing has appeared in places such as Anatolios Magazine & Paper Crane Journal. It is set to be published in Miniskirt Magazine amongst others later this year. In her work, she aspires to heal, grow, and extend her arms to foster connections through writing. Her current works in progress consist of the ever-growing amount of magazines she submits works to, her second full-length novel, and a screenplay. She also avidly participates in theatre, which she believes has equipped her with the tools she often uses in her writing today. 

Mattie Ellis is a thirteen-year-old girl based in the United States. She has always loved writing from a young age, and has always been eager to share her work. Although she has never been published, she has loved writing from a young age and hopes others will be touched by her work.

Sophia Emy is a 17-year-old high school senior. She currently attends Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, but is originally from Brooklyn, New York. 

Benjamin Epstein is a 17 year old from Petaluma, California. Works by him can be found in The Milking Cat, The Weight, and Teen Ink.

Zo Estacio is 17 and resides in the Philippines. She is a HUMSS student with a love for the clouds. She can be found doing calligraphy and overanalyzing sitcoms in her spare time.

Halle Ewing is a 14-year-old from Southern California with a boundless love for all things poetry. She finds comfort and companionship in words placed on paper, and when she isn’t frantically trying to find the words to express her feelings, she’s playing piano, teasing her water polo team, or belting broadway songs in the shower (rather badly).

Umamah Farooq is a 17 year old poet from a small town in Pakistan. She loves to write poems on social issues and the ups and downs of life. You can read her work on her instagram blog @_i.writes_ . 

Olivia "Liv" Farrar is a nineteen-year-old hailing from the mountainous state of Colorado. Not only is she an award-winning poet, but has a forthcoming poem in Foothills Magazine. When she's not writing or reading, she's either baking near a toasty fire or making a fire in the wilderness. 

Lindy Feaster is a teenage poet from the Sonoran Desert. She is an avid music lover and climate activist. Among other things, she can usually be found talking to plants or listening to bluegrass. You can find more of her work in Dreamlism Magazine. 

Ai Li Feng, 14, is an aspiring author and amateur artist located in the United States. Her works are written primarily in lowercase letters, capitalizing proper nouns alone, a stylistic choice inspired by Latin and Ancient Greek, both of which she has studied. Her writing has been featured by Write the World and the Heritage Review. ​

Elena Ferrari is a fifteen year old from Cambridge, Massachusetts who has been writing poems on napkins for as long as she can remember. She enjoyed heading her middle school’s literary magazine in 7th and 8th grade and is excited to be contributing to her high school’s literary magazine. She has been awarded Scholastic Keys for her writing and also loves to express her creativity through watercolor doodles and camera lenses. 

isabella fiore is a seventeen year-old from suburban ontario. she enjoys prose, fall out boy, and wrapping herself in blankets like a burrito. her pieces detail anxiety, depression, sad love stories, and overall messiness. 

Ali Fishman is a seventeen year old from San Francisco, California. In addition to writing, she loves softball, basketball, volleyball, photography, and surfing. She has previously been published in Body Without Organs Literary Magazine, Always Naïve Zine, Chewing Dirt Literary Magazine, and Canvas Literary Magazine.

Teagan Fowlkes is a 17-year-old writer from Danville, Kentucky, USA. She is a homeschool student who recently attended Kentucky’s Governor’s School for the Arts’ scholarship program for creative writing. She has also been attending workshops at her local library and The Carnegie Center for Literacy for three years.

Liz Franzone is a 21-year-old senior at Saint Leo University and an English Major with a minor in Creative Writing. She hails from Tarpon Springs, Florida and has been writing creatively since high school. Last year, her poem "Song of the Lake" was submitted into Saint Leo's Literary Magazine The Sandhill Review.

Daisy Friedman is a 17-year-old from Omaha, Nebraska. She has been writing for her school paper for four years, and is currently the Editor In Chief. Additionally, she won a National Scholastic Gold Medal in Poetry, and a Regional Silver Key in Memoir.

Jonathan Fu is a rising senior at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. He is an ardent Classicist, studying both Latin and Ancient Greek, and loves to translate poems as well as compose creative fiction and nonfiction pieces alike. His work has been published in The Trouvaille Review, and he has received recognition from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

Caroline Funk is a 20-year-old junior studying English Literature and Creative Writing at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. “The Leaves” is her first published work.

Gabrielle Galchen is a public high school NYC senior, where she has tried to pursue writing however possible (to be honest, she is semi-obsessed:)). Besides writing on her own, she is a mentee at Girls Write Now, a nonprofit organization that helps young women pursue their voice through writing. She’s also part of Climate Speaks, an organization committed to using spoken word poetry to spread the word about climate change. She often prefers poetry focusing on social justice or on her own experiences, yet also enjoys writing creative nonfiction and short stories. 

Keren-happuch Garba is a 17 year old Nigerian. She loves writing poetry and has a piece published on Teen Ink's Magazine. 

Valerye Hidalgo Garcia  is 18 and a first-year student at Syracuse University. She enjoys exploring ideas of self, grief, and existence in her writing. She began taking her writing seriously shortly after starting college and has since released a self-published poetry zine.
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N.C. Garza is a 15-year-old poet from Mexico. She has shown a passion for reading since she was a young child, and her love for writing began when she was a 12-year-old. Her work has been featured on WriteTheWorld, and she won a local short story competition. 

​Misty Gerber is a 14-year-old from Illinois. In her spare time, she loves to write, paint, and play sports. 

Lily Gerhard is a 16-year-old disabled writer from Orange County. When she's not writing you can find her playing dungeons and Dragons typically as a bard or hanging out with her dogs Flower and Poe. She is currently studying creative writing and hopes to pursue a career in middle-grade fiction.

Lucy Goerzen lives in Canada, and she is 13 years old. When she is not writing short stories she can be found working on her novel, which does not currently have a title. You can find her on Instagram @lucyyem._ or Spotify @rainy.daze​.

Mia Golden is 13 years old and lives in the Central Valley, California. She is an editor for the interstellar review, a lit magazine, and hopes to publish an anthology of poetry one day. Her writing has been featured on Write the World and Prose. Mia is passionate about activism and hopes that her writing can change the world for the better. 

Hunter Golder, 17, is a high school junior from York, Pennsylvania. Previously, Hunter has received an Honorable Mention in Poetry for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Writing both poetry and prose is Hunter's passion, and it is the career he dreams of pursuing after graduating from high school.

Katie Goldsmith is 17 years old and has lived in the United Kingdom all of her life. Previously, she has participated in writing competitions and has been published in a few children’s books throughout her time at school. Mainly, she writes for her own purpose and to reflect on her life. 

Kyrah Gomes is a 17 year old student living in NYC who loves poetry, literature, making jewelry, and authentic self-expression. In her free time, she can probably be found making super specific Spotify playlists. 

Pragyasha Goswami hails from a small state called Assam in India. She's a 14-year-old anxious teen, who loves to get lost in different fictional realms, and who is addicted to sitcoms! She has recently dabbled in poetry, seeking a way to pen down her thoughts. 

Astrid Gothard (she/her) is a fifteen-year-old freshman at LASA High School in Austin, Texas. Writing is the thing she loves most in the world (besides her family, friends, and dog, of course), and she mainly tells stories about experiencing the world as a young and queer person. When not writing, Astrid can be found laughing with her friends, training with her mountain bike racing team, or singing at the top of her lungs (but only when nobody else is around!) She has written many short stories and was published in the Austin Family magazine's young writers contest in 2017 and in the Austin Texas Youth Zine in 2021.

Dhwanee Goyal is a fifteen-year-old student from Maharashtra, India. When she's not trying to not fall asleep, she can be found reading, writing, or procrastinating. Pretty buildings make her heart beat fast, and she likes puns, sentences that trail off and...

Hannah Grove is a senior at Regis Jesuit High School in Denver, Colorado. She spends most of her free time hiking and backpacking, though she can also be found playing the banjo, baking, painting, and spending time with her family. Her work is featured in two youth poetry anthologies published by the American Library of Poetry, and she has written poetry casually for most of her upbringing. 

Xujia Guan is an international student from China currently studying in Canada. Her work has been published in Red Pocket Magazine, The World In Us, and forthcoming in Eunoia Review. Xujia is also an alumni of the Iowa Young Writers Studio 2022. Other than writing, she enjoys being a sports referee and listening to audio books.

Jordan Guerrero is a 15 year old highschool girl who attends the Orange County School of the Arts. She lives in southern California with her parents and sister, and she is an aspiring writer. She occasionally writes for student run magazines.

Praniti Gulyani is a 16-year-old writer from India.

Jennifer Gu is a 17-year-old high school senior from New Jersey. She enjoys writing and sharing moments of simple yet meaningful human connection. Jennifer has been nationally recognized by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, is a passionate member of her school's literary magazine, and loves to read books in her free time.
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Flint Gusberry is the pen name of a teen who currently resides in Denver. They enjoy caffeinated hot chocolate, moody mornings, and fruit gum. 

Aida Guo is a 16-year-old artist and writer from North Carolina. She was the Editor-in-Chief of her school's literary magazine, and the Assistant Editor-in-Chief for her school's news site. In her free time, she enjoys listening to indie and K-pop music, writing letters to friends, teaching younger students, and spending time with her friends and family.

Sophia Guo is a 13-year-old from Massachusetts. Her writing has been published in multiple editions of The Voice, an online magazine, Anthology 12, and local organizations. She is a fierce believer in the written word -- her dream is to live as a writer and creator. Some other things she loves: drawing, violin, Jack Kerousac and Thoreau, appreciating any type of art, and abstract poetry. 

Elina Habib is a 12 year old from Virginia, USA. She has been writing for 5 years and enjoys creating new worlds, characters, and plot premises. Elina also enjoys exploring the world of screenwriting and scripting films. 

Mai Ly Hagan is a seventeen-year-old who grew up in Vietnam. She currently attends Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut. Her favorite ice cream flavor is green tea. 

Anangsha Haldar (she/her) is a 19 year old student from India, currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Psychology. Her poem is forthcoming in the Journal of Expressive Writing. She loves journaling, watching cat videos and napping.

Grace Haller sees herself perched in a café in Greenwich Village in 20 years, NY sipping an iced almond milk latte while writing poetry about the people walking the street. But until then, she enjoys reading any and every book she can find, watching the sunrises in the morning from her window in Florida where she lives, and fueling her obsession with Taylor Swift. She writes poetry to escape and cope with the stresses of everyday life, and her work has been featured in The WEIGHT and Teen Ink.

Natalie Hampton is a rising junior at the Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in the Creative Writing Department. She has been recognized at the National level of the Scholastic Art and Writing Competition and by Ringling College of Art and Design. She serves as an editor at Polyphony Lit and Cathartic Literary Magazine. When she isn't writing, she likes to volunteer, work in activism, and play soccer.

Cindy (Ruobing) Han is currently a 17-year-old junior in high school. She was born and raised in Beijing China, and later immigrated to Toronto, Canada, with her family in grade 4. She has always believed in the magic and power of words and uses stories to reflect upon her own experiences. She was a gold key recipient and received an honorable mention in the Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards.

Taeyeon Han is a 17-year-old student in California. You can find his work scribbled down on loose-leaf paper. He has received a Gold Medal from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards and has been published in Eunoia Review and the National Poetry Quarterly among others.

Liana Handler is 16 years-old from Coral Springs, Florida. She grew up in New England; though her family moved to Florida as she entered middle school. She has been writing continuously for about three years, but the Creative Arts had been encouraged in her household which allowed her to create and tell stories since she was a young girl.

Zinnia Hansen is a high school student and poet from Port Townsend Washington. She has a tendency towards abstraction, but a deep love of the idiosyncrasies that make us human. Her work has been published through the Young Writers Project, and she has participated in The Hugo House Young Writers Cohort.

Mikey Harper Mikey Harper is a 16-year-old transgender creative from Houston, Texas. He attends The Kinder High School For The Performing and Visual Arts as a sophomore in the Creative Writing department. You can find his fiction work published in the Augment Review."

Quan Harris-Holley is a 17-year-old African-American prose writer from Charlotte, NC. He is a rising high school senior who plays soccer and makes skits in his free time. 

Haze is a junior in creative writing at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts in San Francisco. They have work published in several literary publications, including Synchronized Chaos, The Weight Journal, and Parallax Journal, and have performed their poetry at the Youth Art Summit in San Francisco and 826 Valencia. When Haze is not writing, they can be spotted cuddling their three cats, holding their python, feeding their tarantula, or rescuing insects from being squashed.

Ashley Headrick is a 15 year old writer from Washington, DC. A Mensa member and recognized 'genius', Ashley has always had a love for language. She began her public career on the NBC game show Genius Jr, where her affinity for intellectual challenge was solidified. She began writing poetry and prose at just 10 years old, and has been recently published in Johns Hopkins Lexophilia literary magazine. Poetry is an essential part of her life and she is honored to share her work with readers.​

Felipe Rodolfo Hendriksen studies Literature at Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. He currently lives in Quilmes.  

Alejandra Hernandez is an 8th grade student in the midwest United States. Her writing is inspired by personal experiences and true events that have occurred in her life. She hopes her poems spread awareness about the reality of mental health, and she hopes they can show other young people that they are not alone.

Hannah Holliday is an 18 year old disabled poet, mental health advocate, and creative writing major from Kansas. Her poetry appears in Elementia and many, many notebooks on her bedroom floor. She hopes to spend the rest of her life editing poetry while listening to Taylor Swift in the company of a multitude of cats.

​Maia Hillock-Katz was born and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is currently a 16-year-old sophomore at New Mexico School for the Arts, where she is majoring in creative writing. Maia has been published in the anthology Dreams of Montezuma 2 as well as The Ice Lolly Review and has won multiple gold and silver regional awards from the Scholastic Art and Writing program. You can find her running through arroyos, writing poetry and geeking out over compost.
 
Channie Hong, age 16, a sophomore at Saratoga High in Silicon Valley, has written poetry seriously for three years now and regards himself fortunate to have been published not only in youth literary journals but adult ones as well. He has also received awards for his work from various organizations including Scholastic Arts and Writing Regional Awards. Besides poetry, Channie is a cellist and a swimmer. Aside from school work, these three activities have kept him busy even during these dark days of the pandemic.

Claire Hong is a sixteen-year-old high school junior from the Bay Area, California. She is an aspiring poet who enjoys writing about identity and heritage.

Eleanor Horne is a 17-year-old student living in London, England. She has been previously published in two poetry anthologies for Young Writers UK, and her work primarily focuses on identity and belonging. Her passions include film, literature, and gardening. When she is not writing she is doting on her muse and confidant, Jenkins the cat.

Naomi Horner is a 15-year-old from the United States of America. She has previous writing experience through Write the World and YA Writer's Club (under a pen name). Naomi likes writing free-verse poetry without capital letters and using metaphors without abandon. She enjoys singing, reading, cooking, and watching the rain fall outside her window. 

Allison Hsu is a 17-year-old student from Cupertino, California who loves her dog, meeting new people, and the smell of fresh-brewed coffee. She shares her prose and slices of her life on her corner of the internet, @sincerelyalie on Instagram.

Elizabeth Hsu is a fifteen-year-old from Houston, Texas. Her poetry has been recognized by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, and she can be spotted… nowhere, as she never leaves the house.

Matt Hsu is a 17-year-old student from San Francisco, California. In his spare time, he enjoys playing tennis and eating dark chocolate. He writes about things like romance and Christmas trees, but he makes it spooky because it's more fun that way. Currently he's working on a mystery novel about a lonely assassin.

Andrea Huang, a lost 16 year old high school student from Taiwan, is currently still trying to discover her voice and beauty in the world despite being hit with waves after waves of hopelessness. As for now, she enjoys filing complaints about herself through prose/poetry on online writing sites. 

Jackie Huang is a 16 year old high schooler from Beijing China and New York. As an avid writer, especially in poetry, she loves to express deeper meanings and issues in concise words. Her work has been published on TeenInk, Risenzine and regionally recognized by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

Lillian Colette Hughes is a two-time NaNoWriMo winner currently known in South Carolina as Summerville’s favorite young author. She’s an avid creator of new works of fiction and often can’t stop thinking about story ideas (which she doesn’t mind). When she isn’t writing, she enjoys creating music with her band, spending time with her pets, and learning to become a falconer. Lillian self-published her first book, The Golden Fur, at the age of eleven, and was awarded a 2020 Regional Gold Key by Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for her second novel, A Long Winter’s Journey. Now just fourteen years old and seventy thousand words into her third novel, Foxheart, Lillian is sure to have many more stories to share with you, her treasured readers, in the years to come.

Danielle Hutchinson is a sixteen-year-old who lives in Cornwall. Although her work varies from fiction to non-fiction, articles to poetry, it is uniform in its exploration of contemporary issues. Her passion for the environment has led to her poetry being featured in a charitable anthology ‘Planet in Peril’ and a scientific essay about human-induced vs. natural climate change being published in ‘The Scholar’ magazine.

Elyse Hwang is a 15-year-old writer from the Los Angeles area.  She works for her school's literary magazine and has had her work recognized by the PTA's Reflection Contest.  When not writing or musing about her future, you can find her wondering where her childhood has gone.

June Hyung Kim is a 13-year-old student from South Korea. He is currently studying in Manila, Philippines, and enjoys writing about his experiences from traveling. His work has been previously published in various places.

Lauren Hyunseo Cho is a 17-year old published poet based in Seoul, South Korea. She has her poems forthcoming, pending on editorial review, or published in CrashTest Magazine, Teen Ink, Ice Lolly Review, LiveWire, and more. She is interested in issues of multicultural advocacy, feminism, and philosophy. Her love for writing serves to produce poems and stories of her take on these ideas.

Malak Ibrahim is in her junior year of high school and currently resides in Pennsylvania. She holds the privilege of being the Editor-in-Chief of her school's newspaper as well as being a Cappies Critic. 

D.Y. Ink is a 13-year-old writer living in the American South who finds her footing in the lack of one. You can find her writing at Write the World or Prose. 

Kian Iuchi-Fung is a 15 year old non-binary writer and music producer from the California Bay Area. Their experience as a gender non-conforming person of color gives them an interesting outlook on the social construction of gender and the absent-minded emphasis that we put on it in our everyday lives. Their influences range from French classics to 90s anime to other queer and GNC poets.

Madhalasa Iyer (16) is from Texas and is passionate about many things: writing till she has used up all her pens, wearing out the pages of books, finding heuristic solutions to all her problems and dreaming with her eyes open. In the future, she hopes to live in a society where equality isn't a question and where we are all fluent in the language of compassion. Her work has previously been published in Best Teen Writing Journal and Scars Publications and she is a speaker for both TEDX and EarthX. 

Asra Jafarey is a 20 year old university student from Pakistan who enjoys all forms of art and shares her own on her Instagram page @lilacfingertips.

Rishabh Jain is an 18-year-old writer from India. He writes as a hobby and has been doing so for around a year. You can find him at @theritingritual on Twitter and theritingritual.wordpress.com to check out his blog.

Vidushi Jain is a fourteen year-old high school student from New Delhi, India. She is a collector of words, classics literature enthusiast and F1 fanatic. Her work is a deal of joy and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary. She plans to pursue computer science in her future. You can find her at https://starvidushijain.blogspot.com/ 

Reilly James is a sixteen year old writer living in Beverly Hills, California. After moving there from rural Australia, she's found her goal in life- to successfully publish her work. 

Lexi Janssen is fifteen years old and a resident in Denver, Colorado. Her writing experience is being a staff writer for another magazine company called Second Revolution. She has a huge passion for writing that she is currently working on a book called December. She loves to write about anything that has hit home or has a huge passion. One of her goals is to become a teen advocating for mental health issues and teens with disabilities. In her free time she loves to write, read, hang out with friends and family, and go to her youth group. 

Alice Jeong has turned thirteen. She loves to travel worldwide, and she is much of a dog person. She is currently living in Korea.

Kate-Yeonjae Jeong is based in Houston, Texas, where she studies in downtown with a concentration in creative writing. She is fifteen years old, and has had pieces recognized in various publications such as the Polemical Zine, 101 Words, and Silly Gal Magazine. In her free time, you’ll likely find her volunteering at the local hospital or staying active with tennis.

Meenakshi Jha is a 16 year old writer , singer , guitarist and artist . She is currently a high-school senior based in New Delhi , India . In her free time , you can either find her socialising with people on Tumblr through her poetry blog or learning Spanish and Turkish . To EveryBODY Out There’ is going to be her first published piece.  

Iama Jia is a twenty-year-old violin prodigy. One day, she would like to be published in Adroit. Alongside a professional violin soloist, she would like to be a New York Times Bestselling author like J. K. Rowling and have her fantasy series be made into blockbusters.

Megumi Jindo is an upcoming junior who lives in NYC where writing (and music) are a means of catharsis for her. Previously, she contributed and is an editor to her school lit magazine, a Poetry Beta Reader for the YEW, as well as an editor for RevPub. Always writing stories since she was little—she has been published in various publications and has won multiple acknowledgements for her work. She especially loves writing prose in the form of poems, songs, fiction, and creative nonfiction--portraying experiences from her life. She hopes that people who read her stories will be inspired and that her stories will change the world for the better.

Ayiyi Joel is an 18 year old budding poet from Edo state in Nigeria. His works have appeared on the beatnik cowboy, synchronized chaos and elsewhere.

Varada Kaiga is from India. She is 22 years old. She reads a lot and thinks a lot. That sums up why she loves to write. She started writing in her Instagram page recently. She wants to impact the world through her writings. When she writes, it calms her mind. It makes her feel belonged. And she is really looking forward to achieving something in this field. 

AM Kamaal is a Nigerian poet and writer. When he's not writing, he reads Ezra Pound, and Jericho Brown, listens to Àyìnlá Ọmọwúrà songs, and watches Hollywood. He is 19 years old. 

Emma Kamara is a 14 year old girl from Richmond, Virginia. She is originally from South New Jersey, and just moved to the east-central Virginia Area.
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Simon Kaminar is a sophomore (age 15) at HSMSE in NYC. His passions include the outdoors, learning about historical figures and events, and playing the guitar or other string instruments.

Minsung Kang is a 15 years old student living in the Philippines. He likes playing football and basketball with his friends as well as listening to Ballads. He is also interested in studying science, especially physics.  

Jasmine Kapadia is a 16-year-old poet from the Bay Area. She has work featured or forthcoming in Same Faces, The Daphne Review, Malala Fund's Assembly, the Eunoia Review, and The Rising Phoenix Review, among others. Find her on Instagram @jazzymoons

Lani Kasperovic is a 17-year-old from Australia. She has been published in three Australian youth collections. Lani has also participated in online publications and editing assistance for three years.

Teo Kate-Lyn is a 19-year-old from Singapore. She has always loved to write as a way of expressing her feelings - especially when she takes a strong stance on an issue.

Anaya Kaul is 12 years old and lives in Henrico County (Richmond, Virginia). She has entered in the PTA Reflections contest twice and takes Creative Advisory writing class at school. Furthermore, she writes stories and poems a lot in her free time and hopes to become a poet some day as well as publish them to New York Times!   

Harsimran Kaur (b. 2004) is an author of The Best I Can Do Is to Write My Heart Out, I am Perfectly Imperfect, and Clementines on My Poetry Table. Currently a senior in high school, she is a record holder under the India Book of Records and Asia Book of Records for her first publication at fourteen. She is also the founder of Pastlores, an online club dedicated to literature, and an arts organization called The Creative Zine. She has also been awarded a Gold Award for her entry in the Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2021 by the Royal Commonwealth Society. When she's not writing or reading, she can often be seen teaching invisible students. You can know more about her ventures at www.harsimranwritesbooks.com/.

Amanda Kay is a current sophomore at Santa Clara High School in California, USA. She enjoys swimming, reading, and drinking a good cup of tea. In her free time, she likes to write revenge stories with her best friend (especially about a certain reptilian) and has enjoyed writing for most of her life.

Kyra Kaya is a 17 year old Native Hawaiian author from Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Kyra enjoys writing stories about the people and events that have impacted her life. She has been recognized by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for her work. When not writing, she enjoys baking chocolate chip cookies, swimming at the beach, and perfecting her Mario Kart skills.

Emma Keas is a 14-year-old writer from California. She is currently in a love triangle with poetry and art and spending her time maintaining a hold on both. When she is not professing her love for them, she is either taking a swim in her mind or fresh from a dip in its waters.

Christ Keivom, 21 from India, is an undergraduate literature student at Delhi University. His work has previously appeared on Novus Literary Arts Journal, Charmolypi Literary Review, Write now lit. You can reach out to him on Instagram @passmethecigarettes.
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Sophie Kessler is a 15 year old girl living in New Jersey.

Lori Khadse is a 17 year old writer from New Jersey and the founder of The Elysian Muse Youth Literary Magazine. Her works are published or upcoming in literary journals like Polyphony Lit, the Apprentice Writer, Short Édition, and A Lack of Clarity. When she isn't writing, she loves to strum at her guitar and make hot chocolate!

Laiba Karim Khan is a student from Karachi, Pakistan. She is eighteen years old and has previously studied biological sciences. She started writing since she was fifteen and mostly wrote poetry and lyrical narratives. Although she now writes articles and writes other creative writing genres, she still is passionate about writing.

Michael Kharadze is a 16-years-old writer from Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ashley Kim is a high school senior from Orange County, California. She has been recognized by the 2020 and 2021 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards with an Honorable Mention for short story and a Silver Key for poetry, as well as has been published in Euphemism Magazine. Some of Ashley’s favorite things to do include making music, writing poems, and watching Marvel movies with friends.

Doeun (Jessica) Kim is a 14-year-old, born in South Korea and currently studying at the International School of Manila. Her work has been recognised by The Heritage Review and Austin Poets International. She enjoys writing flash fiction in her spare time, inspired by her culture and identity.

Tei Kim is a sophomore at Stanford Online High School, a co-founder of Lend A Hand Tutor A NJ Nonprofit Corporation, and a research intern at the Comprehensive Laboratory for Untargeted Exposome Science in Emory University. He participates in math and science olympiads every year and competes nationally as a B-rated epee fencer.

Isabelle Kim-Sherman is a seventeen-year-old from Santa Barbara, California. Her work has been published in Tablet Magazine as well as in two California Poets in the Schools Statewide Anthologies. She has attended the California State Summer School for the Arts with a focus on creative writing and the Iowa Young Writers’ Studio with a focus on TV writing. She also enjoys playing the violin and the piano.


Imogene Kincaid lives in a small town in Arizona. She is 17 and a senior in high school. She loves to read, write, dream, and spend time with her cat. Imogene mainly writes poetry and flash fiction. 

Hwisung Ko is a 13-year-old who is from the country of the Republic of Korea. He enjoys drinking hot tea on sunday mornings while listening to calm music. 

Evelína Kolářová (she/her) is a 21-year-old writer from the Czech Republic whose poems have been previously published in literary magazines such as Really System or Sink Hollow. Her work has made the finalist list of the Poetry Matters Project's Literary Prize 2019. She is currently studying an undergraduate programme at the University of South Bohemia and is the Editor in Chief and Social Media Manager of a student magazine published at the Faculty of Arts. 

Caitlyn Kong is 11 years old, close to being 12. She was born in Washington, and her dad is from China while her mom is from Taiwan. She has loved writing since as long as she can remember. Currently, she has a writer's blog, in which she writes fiction stories as well as events from her life. Check it out at http://readlaughandfun.com.

Gina Kotinek is a seventeen-year-old writer and senior from Mansfield High School in Texas. She is interested in social issues and enjoys implementing them into her writing in hopes that her message will be heard.

Siddharth Krishna is a 20-year-old from Coimbatore, India, and currently studies at the Kumaraguru College of Technology. He has been writing since he got the opportunity to write a short story for a book called Catapult with 20 other young people. He has written short stories and non-fiction articles for college clubs as well.

ZiQing Kuang is a 15-year-old from Arizona. She interned with Girls' Life Mag over the past couple months and is working with Five Star Journal at the moment.

Anoushka Kumar is a 15-year-old writer from Mumbai, India who loves labradoodles, indie rock and feminist/queer activism. You can find most of her work on Write the World and the prose.com.

Sophia Kunkel is an 18 year old literature-lovin’ high school senior from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, though she has also lived in Indiana and Texas (the latter of which was her favorite). She has been writing as long as she can remember, and currently, has several complete fiction novel drafts; poetry is a genre that she only dabbles in. Sophia also serves as Marketing Director for The Young Writers Initiative in her free time and co-owns a popular writing tips account on Instagram, too. 

Jeyoung Kyun, born in South Korea, is a 9th grade student in Atlanta’s Chattahoochee High School. He loves to draw sketches of animals in his free time and likes to watch Netflix, read grotesque mystery fantasy and sleep. He loves Korean barbecue and Japanese ramen. This is his first publication.

Minha Kyun is 13 years old girl living in Georgia, USA. Her nationality is Korea, although she was born in Sri-Lanka and lived in various countries and states such as Virginia, USA, the Philippines, South Korea, and Sri-Lanka. She wrote few writings in school, back in the Philippines, but after she moved to Georgia, she barely wrote any. She started to write again about two months ago by attending a writing class. This is her first time submitting her writing. 

Minjung Kyun is an 18-year-old from South Korea attending Chattahoochee High School in the United States. She has been to eight different schools in five different countries. She has been recognized by the Scholastics Arts and Writing Awards and has published her writing in various places such as K’in Literary Journal and Heritage Review.

May Lafer-Kirtner is fourteen, and lives in Eugene, OR.  When she  was eight years old,  she  discovered that she could write stories like the ones she read, and from then on, she knew she had to be a writer. She has had two poems previously published, one in a smash school magazine and one in The Weight Journal.

Zoe Lai is an international student in the Western Reserve Academy class of 2022 from Shenzhen, China. She is currently nineteen years old. The Greenest of Pastures is her first attempt at writing a short story.

Sariah Lake is a fifteen-year-old high school student from the Caribbean. She hopes to create writing that all audiences can relate to and feel seen and encouraged by. Her work can be found online on her blog, sarissshelves.blogspot.com or her Instagram page sariwrites_

Mercuri Lam is a 16-year-old writer from Texas and Connecticut. They love stars and languages, dead ones preferred. They have a forthcoming publication in Yuvaah Magazine and attended the Kenyon Young Writers Workshop. You can find their Instagram at @harajunnku.

Norah Laughter is a writer from Russellville, Kentucky who attends Greenwood High School in Bowling Green, Kentucky. She is 17. She is the Editor-in-Chief of her school’s literary magazine, Agora, but she is also a published student journalist who appears in publications like the Lexington Herald-Leader, the Louisville Courier Journal, and the Aspen Institute. She used to hate poetry, but now she hates it a lot less. 

Ashton Le is 17 years old and currently attends Evergreen Valley Highschool. His hobbies include playing guitar, video games, and writing. Unfortunately, he discovered his love for writing a little bit late, but still hopes to become a novelist.
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Rachel Lechwar is a 19-year-old English Creative Writing major from Florida. She was previously the Editor-in-Chief of her high school's literary magazine and has short stories published in the Florida Times Union. 

Paris LeClaire is a fifteen-year-old sophomore from West Michigan. Paris has been writing all through her childhood, and she never plans to stop. Her prior work has been featured in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. 

Amy Lee is a 12-year-old writer from South Korea. She was born in Germany, and moved to the Philippines at a young age. She enjoys writing and reading fantasy, poetry and many other genres of books. This is her first publication.

Avalon Felice Lee is a 16-year-old California native. She enjoys writing trippy revenge fan-fics about chameleons with her best friend. Like most Asian kids who write for fun, she plays a stringed instrument.​

Brian Lee is a 19-year-old aspiring writer and poet from Singapore, who identifies as neurodivergent. Having grown up in three different countries, he writes in an attempt to remember and recreate spaces of memory. He is inspired by our fundamental need to return and belong.

Erin Lee is a 17-year-old Asian-American from North Carolina who writes mini essays analyzing characters for fun. They have been reading and writing since they could form coherent, independent thought, and they haven't really stopped since then. Their works can be found on various sites, including (but not limited to) the Among the Branches zine and this magazine.

Gracie Lee (16) is from San Diego, CA. She often writes poetry and short stories, and is a former silver key medalist winner from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

Isabelle Lee, age 17, in her fourth year of study at Silicon Valley’s Poetry Power finds herself growing closer and closer to this genre as she goes along. She has received a number of publications from adult literary magazines, including CA’s Song of the San Joaquin in 2018, IL’s WestWard Quarterly in 2019, AZ’s The Avocet for a showcase of outstanding nature poetry in 2020 and 2021, and, most recently, TX’s Lone Star Magazine. Isabelle is proudest of recognition from Soul-Making Keats Literary Competition, Conceit Magazine’s international poetry award, and publication twice in Girls Right the World, an international journal. 

Janna K Lee is a 19 year old female who is currently a freshman at Colorado Mesa University studying nursing. Born in Alabama, she has lived and grown up in Littleton, Colorado for 10 years. She has excelled in writing in her classes throughout her educational career. This is the first piece she is submitting for publication as encouraged by her professor.

Jeniffer Lee goes to school in Jeju Island, South Korea. She loves to write, play volleyball, and do community service activities like clean up local beaches. Her work has previously appeared in the Ice Lolly Review.

Katherine Lee, age 16, a sophomore at Fremont High School in Silicon Valley, has studied poetry seriously for two years now and grows steadily in her enthusiasm for the genre. Happily, she has had seven of her poems published in different states and received recognition in the form of two awards. Recently, the Mayor of Sunnyvale has also invited her to read her poem at an online city council meeting. Her personal essay, "Journey Through Notes," recently took Third Place in the national Soul Making Keats Literary Awards in San Francisco.

Kay Lee is a ninth-grader attending Korea International School in Seoul, South Korea. She is currently putting together her writing portfolio to apply to creative writing summer camps.

Lauren Lee is a Junior attending Yongsan International High School in Seoul, South Korea. She is currently building her creative writing portfolio in preparation for enrollment in a university. Her other hobbies include volleyball and baking. 

My name is Nolan Lee. I am 15 years old at the time of writing (I turn 16 on September 7th). I was born in and live in New Jersey, though my parents are both Korean immigrants. While I have submitted to other magazines, I have not yet been accepted.

Olivia Lee is a 14-year-old from Alabama and California. This is the first piece of writing she has submitted anywhere and she has had an interest in creative writing since early 2020. 

Helen Lei is a 16-year-old from Canada whose work has been published in the Young Voices Magazine. She also writes and edits for her school's newspaper.  Aside from writing, she enjoys reading webtoons and stalking Instagram cat accounts in her spare time.

Stella Lei is a sixteen-year-old writer from the suburbs of Pennsylvania. She is on the staff of her school's literary magazine, and her work has been nationally recognized by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

Amelia Lenz is a highschool Junior from the United States, Georgia. She is sixteen years old, and she works part-time as an assistant at a small law firm. Her poetry has also appeared in The WEIGHT Journal. When not writing, she enjoys crocheting, drawing, playing with her dog, and indulging in her tea addiction.

Oz Leshem is a fifteen year old poet from Taos, New Mexico. Oz attends New Mexico School for the Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Oz was a finalist for the 2020 Santa Fe Youth Poet Laureate and a silver medalist in the 2020 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for Poetry. Recently, Oz was selected as a 2020 Miller Scholar for excellence in Creative Writing at New Mexico School for the Arts. 

Elise Lester is a 14-year-old gender non-conforming writer from Christchurch, New Zealand. They have been writing since they were 10, and enjoys writing short stories and poetry for their school news and competitions, as well as art and illustration. They are currently working on their first novel, based around the twelve Zodiac signs. As a young LGBT+ writer, Elise aims to share their struggles with identity and stigma through their writing. 

Hannah Levin is a 14 year old from Tucson, Arizona. She currently attends Catalina Foothills High School and is an obsessive Lana Del Rey and Radiohead fan. She hopes to continue writing in the future.

Caroline Levin-Cardenas is a 16-year-old writer from South Florida. She has won school writing competitions and is now looking to branch out and work towards being published. She dreams of being a screenwriter who is able to create content with the quality representation diverse audiences deserve.

Amy Li is a rising sophomore at Richmond Hill High School in Georgia. She enjoys photography, playing piano, and procrastinating. You can find her on Instagram @twinkie_pamphlet.

Claire Li is a high school student from Washington. In her free time, she enjoys all things creative, including reading, writing, and bothering her cats, though she should probably be learning how to cook so that she avoids blowing up anyone's kitchen in the future. Her work has been selected previously for the Bluefire 1000 word contest.

Elizabeth Li is a sixteen year old from Canada. Her work has received Honorable Mentions from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, and also appears in the Kenyon Young Writers Workshop 2021 Anthology. In her free time, she enjoys reading Webtoons and having existential crises. 

Jessica Li is a seventeen-year-old girl from Broadview Heights, Ohio. She started writing fiction stories her senior year of High School. This is her second attempt at writing literary work.

Jinhan Li is an 11th grade student studying in the Philippines at International School Manila. He is currently 16 years old. He enjoys to write about his travel experiences.

Avery Lim is a 15-year-old student living in Singapore. She has submitted many works of literature under various names on various platforms and was a member of her country's Creative Arts Programme. In her spare time she enjoys painting, cooking and strumming her guitar.

Chris Lim is a high school junior attending the British School Manila. He has been recognized by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards with a National Medal, and his works have been recognized by journals such as K’in Literary Journal, Eunoia Review, What Rough Beast, and Heritage Review. He is also the co-founder of Celestal Review – an online literary magazine that publishes on a quarterly basis. Aside from creative writing, he frequently enjoys attending MUN conferences and swimming on a hot day.

Natasha Lim is an 18-year-old writer from Singapore. She is a final-year psychology student, and writes to express all the things she can’t say. In her spare time, she enjoys drinking copious amounts of coffee and reading books that make her cry.

Preston Lim is a 16-year-old Singaporean-American Junior at Kinder HSPVA, where they major in Creative Writing. They were born in Singapore and moved to Texas when they were about eight. They’re fond of dimmed lights and the way that sidewalks look after rain. In their free time, they love to skate and listen to music.

Kamryn Lin (they/them) is a seventeen-year-old high school student in South Central Kentucky.  They are the current art editor of the Agora Literary Magazine at their school, Greenwood High School, and loves to write poetry. Along with writing poetry, they create a lot of art which has achieved regional recognition in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. They are also a Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts Alumni. 

Naomi Ling is an emerging student writer and poet on the East Coast, USA. Her poetry and prose often grapple with the bare and the unknown, nostalgia and new love, childhood and womanhood. She has been recognized by the 2019 Scholastic Writing Awards and several acclaimed journals. When she's not writing, you can find her swooning over SZA, devising lame pick-up lines for her friends, or drowning herself in Vietnamese iced coffee.

Daniel Liu is a student at Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando, FL. He is first, a Swiftie, then a poet, then an all-state cellist, and then a debater. He has been published in the Page 15 Anthology, a Just Poetry!!! Anthology and his school’s literary magazine. You can find his other work at https://sacred-apollo.blogspot.com/.

Samantha Liu is a sixteen year-old writer from New Jersey. Her works have been recognized by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards and The New York Times and have appeared in Blue Marble, The Eunoia Review, The Lumiere Review, and more. When she is not writing, you can find her discovering obscure Spotify artists.

Caroline Lloyd-Jones is a 16-year-old junior at New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL. Her love for English and writing developed in her Freshman year English class, where she learned to use writing as a healthy coping mechanism. Her passions lie in mental health education and equality, using her own experiences and challenges to help motivate both herself and others.

Kaylee Lock is a 15 year old writer living in the suburbs of Maryland. She takes regular creative writing classes at her high school. After graduation, she aspires to further her writing career and seek further publication opportunities.

Shaun Loh is a 17 year old student from Singapore. As a national Creative Arts Program poet, he has been published in Amber: The Teenage Chapbook and An Atelier of Healing: Poetry About Trauma and Recovery. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of his school newspaper, Raffles Press.

​Desiree Lomick is a 20-year-old from and currently living in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is a college student who majors in psychology and minors in creative writing, and her writing experience includes pieces she has written for class and for herself. 

Avery London is a 15-year-old junior at Sacramento Waldorf School in Fair Oaks, CA. They've lived most of their life in the foothills of Northern California. As an Okinawan Jew, cultural and religious identity informs their fiction and nonfiction work. They enjoy experimental and free-verse poetry, and always love a good flash fiction piece over tea!

Luiza Louback is a 17-year-old Brazilian girl. Passionate about literature, beyond reading and writing, she founded a social literary project, advocating the right to read in Latin America. Luiza won scholarships in the Cambridge Immerse Essay Competition and first place in the IFMG poetry competition.

Lexi Lynn is an aspiring writer from Northern California. Her work has been recognized in The Weight Literary Magazine and she is working towards more publications. In her free time, she reads excessive amounts of classic literature, takes naps in the sunshine, and stays outside as much as she possibly can. 

Meg Lyons is a 20-year-old junior studying Psychology and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. After taking an Introduction to Creative Writing course in college, Meg found solace in writing about her personal struggles with mental health and eating. With no prior writing experience, “Dad, What’s for Dinner” is her first published work. 

Ash M is a writer from Ontario, Canada, who has spent most of her life travelling. As a fifteen-year-old currently in high school, she hopes to publish a novel someday. When she's not writing, you can find her painting or wandering her neighbourhood looking for inspiration.

Valerie Mae is a 13-year-old author who lives in New South Wales, Australia.

Katherine O'Connor is a passionate seventeen-year-old poet from central New Jersey. Four poems of hers have been published in Westfield High School's literary magazine entitled "folio" where she also serves as an officer. Besides poetry, she spends her time practicing color and winter guard, cooking and cuddling with her dogs.

Anh is 15 and from Vietnam. She was in the creative writing club in school but besides that she writes purely out of passion and for entertainment. 

Isabella (Jia) Dunsby is 16 and currently lives in Seoul, South Korea. Her poetry has been published in The Daphne Review, Rigorous Magazine, and Inlandia: A Literary Journey among others. She loves photography, poetry, and jazz music.

Emily Chang is a fifteen-year-young writer from New York who has an affinity for poetry, music, and human connection (despite her self-admitted awkwardness in social situations). Inside, she still feels eleven years old, or sometimes five. She hopes you’ll discover a reason to smile today.
Emily can be found at a-young-proton.blogspot.com. 

Sascha Chernesky, 16, is a relatively new writer living in the SF Bay Area. He enjoys writing both prose and poetry and explores topics such as mental health, surrealism, and love through his writing. Outside of writing, he listens to Mitski, composes music, and plays flute in various ensembles.

Adelaide Juelfs is a sixteen year old student from southern California. Other than writing, she loves physics, coffee, and the sun. She reads to understand the world and writes to understand herself. Poetry has been her shadow since birth.

Roshni Veronika Mallick, 19, from India, is a first year college student studying English Language and Literature. She is passionate about reading and writing about the psychology of human behaviour and interactions, especially in intimate relationships. She is the author of 'Genesis: An Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Terminology,' and is also an international prize-winning essayist. Her works have been published in several literary magazines, including Kalopsia Literary Magazine, Lavender Bones Magazine, and Cathartic Literary Journal.

Sumedha is an aspiring writer and undergraduate science student. She's 22  passionate about poetry inspired by sylvia plath. She writes in purpose to find herself.

Olivia Burgess is a 17 year old raised and residing in the UK. Her poetry focuses on nature, love, her muse (who shall remain unnamed) and her internal dialogues. She has a smattering of publishings, from a short story chapbook to Paper Crane Journal, with forthcoming work in Ice Lolly Review. When she's not unleashing her words, she fancies herself a bit of a good cook. You can find more at opblit.wordpress.com