Sandy Coomer, Founding Editor – Sandy is a poet, artist, Ironman triathlete, and social entrepreneur from Nashville, Tennessee. She loves words, books, creating, planning adventures, nature (especially trees, birds, and rivers), mentoring other writers, wine, and ice cream. Sandy’s poems and art have been published in numerous online and print journals. She is the author of three poetry chapbooks – Continuum (Finishing Line Press), The Presence of Absence (Winner of the 2014 Janice Keck Literary Award for Poetry), Rivers Within Us (Unsolicited Press) – and two full-length collections, Available Light (Iris Press) and The Broken Places (Saddle Road Press). She is a multiple Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee and her poem, “Calligraphy” was a 2019 Best of the Net finalist. Sandy is the founder and director of Rockvale Writers’ Colony, a non-profit organization in middle Tennessee (www.rockvalewriterscolony.org) that supports writers of all genres and backgrounds by providing safe, inspiring writer-in-residence opportunities and themed weekend retreats. She is a teacher, a dreamer, and an explorer. Her favorite word is “believe.”
Roseann St. Aubin, Editor – Roseann is a former journalist who worked as a reporter, producer, and later, a shrewd managing editor for her busy newsroom. After retirement from journalism and communication management, she applied her skills to freelance writing and creative writing. She has published poems in journals such as Oyster River Pages, is the author of the heavily-researched book Preserving History; The Story of the Cedarburg Landmark Preservation Society, and recently completed her first novella. She is a voracious reader and writes daily. Roseann St. Aubin is a Wisconsin native living near the shore of Lake Michigan, which she considers a frequent and unpredictable muse.
Ellen Cliggott, Editor – Ellen left her marketing career to become a happy freelance writer after a pandemic epiphany. Her essay, “The Excalibur,” was recently published by Rockvale Review. Other essays include “Gold Medal Uterus,” published by Jenny, and “Battleship,” which appeared in Book of Matches. Ellen is a member of Grub Street, where she has taken many classes, and of the London Writers’ Salon, where she participates in weekly Writers’ Hours. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College with a major in English, Ellen participated in her first writer’s conference workshop at age eleven. She lives on Cape Cod.
Linda Lamenza, Editor – Linda’s full length poetry collection, Feast of the Seven Fishes, is now available from Nixes Mate Press (2024), Her work has appeared in Lily Poetry Review, Paterson Literary Review, Paper Dragon, Ovunque Siamo and elsewhere. Her chapbook, Left-Handed Poetry (Finishing Line Press), was a finalist for Hunger Mountain’s May Day Mountain Chapbook Series. Linda lives in Massachusetts where she works as a K-5 literary specialist. www.lindalamenza.com
Svetlana Litvinchuk, Editor – Svetlana Litvinchuk graduated from University of New Mexico. She is the author of a debut poetry chapbook, Only a Season (Bottlecap Features, 2024). Her work has been nominated for multiple Pushcarts and Best of the Net. Her poetry has appeared in Astrolabe, About Place, Sky Island Journal, Apple Valley Review, Flyway, Jet Fuel Review, Arkana, and elsewhere. Her first full-length poetry collection is forthcoming in spring 2026. She is the Reviews Editor with ONLY POEMS. Originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, she now grows her garden in Missouri.