Marianne Szlyk’s books include Why We Never Visited the Elms (Poetry Pacific, 2022), On the Other Side of the Window (Pski’s Porch, 2019), and I Dream of Empathy (Flutter Press, 2015). Her poems have appeared in MacQueen’s Quinterly, Verse-Virtual, Red Eft Review, One Art, Scurfpea Press’ anthologies Green Elephant and Dream, and Pure Slush’s anthology Loss, among others. Her stories have appeared in Impspired, Piker's Press, and Mad Swirl. She hopes that this summer will b

Teri Donaghy is an academic and creative writer, living in North County Dublin. Her academic publications focus on her scientific research in the areas of atmospheric and environmental chemistry and education in Science. She is also a professional member of the Irish Writers Centre. A creative project – Daffodils, A Short Play, was published online during the pandemic in 2020. In 2024 she expanded her creative portfolio by publishing a short fiction piece titled The Meeting i

Tanya Mc Ginn is finally utilising her BA in English as she enters the world of writing. A bursary recipient of the John Hewitt Summer School in 2025, and selected for mentorship by the Irish Writer’s Centre in 2026, she is currently editing her first novel with award-winning author and editor, Grainne O’Brien. Tamely feminist, she hopes to raise her three kids as such, with the help of her sidekick/husband John. In performing at Flash Fiction Portrush, she came out publicly

Ian is a writer living on the north coast of Northern Ireland. He has fiction and poetry published in two Anthologies Sea Spray and Woodland Glades (2024), and Caught Alight (2025), Impspired. Dippers Why don’t you jump off the end of the pier, mate? Cyril’s client said, arguing about his comedy material, and Cyril’s aversion to criticism. You couldn’t carry a joke if it were a feather, and you were on the moon, Cyril countered. He was finished as gag writer for end-of-pie

Sara Stegen is a Dutch poet, equity advocate, and non-fiction author who writes about family, neurodivergence, and the landscape she lives in. Sara is a mother of two neurodivergent sons: a black belt lockpicker and a Dutch bike trial athlete. She is a member of the Poetry Society Germany Stanza group. Sara has an MA in English from the University of Groningen and is a 2022 Rural Writing Institute alumnus, a retreat run by best-selling authors Kathryn Aalto (Writing Wild, The

LB Sedlacek is the author of several poetry collections including "Unresponsive Sky" (Purple Unicorn Press), "Words and Bones" (Finishing Line Press), "The Architect of French Fries" (Presa Press), "Swim" (Alien Buddha Press), and "The Poet Next Door" (Cyberwit Press). She has been nominated two times for the Pushcart Prize in Poetry and has also been nominated for Best of the Net in poetry. Her short stories books include “The Jackalope Committee and Other Tales” and “Four

Paul Tristram is a Welsh writer who has poems, short stories and flash fiction in many publications around the world. He yearns to tattoo porcelain bridesmaids instead of digging empty graves for innocence at midnight; this too may pass, yet. His novel “Crazy Like Emotion”, collection of shorter fiction “Kicking Back Drunk ‘Round The Candletree Graves”, full-length poetry collections “The Dark Side Of British Poetry”, "It Is Big And It Is Clever", “South Wales Outlaw”, “Unciv

Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal was born in Mexico. His lives in California and works in the mental health field in Los Angeles. His poetry has appeared in print and online since the 1980's. His work has appeared in Blue Collar Review, Fixator Press, Impspired, Ink Sweat and Tears, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Mad Swirl, and Nerve Cowboy, Unlikely Stories. His books and chapbooks have been published by Alternating Current Press, Deadbeat Press, Four Feathers Press, KendraSteiner Ed

Stef Bishop is a scribbler and gatherer of wayward thoughts. Based in Lincoln, UK, he often loses track of time in the cathedral quarter when fanciful daydreams have a tendency of taking over. More of his work can be found at Lincs & Inks, Impspired (issue 33), Tales From The Moonlit Path, and Underbelly Press.