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Matthew Graham听is the author of three books of poetry,听World Without End,听New World Architecture, and听1946, and is the recipient of a number of awards and fellowships from The Academy of American Poets, the Indiana Arts Commission, and the Vermont Studio Center. He teaches creative writing at the 91社区.

Tom Wilhelmus听is professor emeritus of English at the 91社区. His reviews of contemporary fiction appear frequently in听The Hudson Review.

is an artist, writer, and educator who resides in Evansville, Indiana, with his wife, two children, and their energetic firecracker of a dog, Luna. Currently Blair is an assistant professor of art and design at the 91社区 where he teaches digital design, art history, and gender studies courses. Blair鈥檚 research incorporates multidisciplinary art practices, cultural geography, environmental aesthetics, and philosophies of place. Blair has exhibited his artwork and presented his research both nationally and internationally. Blair鈥檚 latest book project, The Politics of Spatial Transgressions in the Arts, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2021.

Formerly muscle for the IRS,听Ron Mitchell听is the co-founder and former editor of RopeWalk Press. He teaches composition, creative writing, and literary editing & publishing at the 91社区.

听is the recipient of a Ruth Lilly Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation, a Pushcart Prize,听The Missouri Review's听Miller Audio Prize, as well as fellowships from Cave Canem and the Fine Arts Work Center. His first collection听Maybe the Saddest Thing, a National Poetry Series winner, was a finalist for an NAACP Image Award. Wicker's poems have appeared in听The Nation,听Poetry,听American Poetry Review,听Oxford American, and听Boston Review. His second book,听Silencer, is just out听from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Wicker听teaches in the MFA program at the University of Memphis.

听debut short story collection,听The Spoils, was published by Switchgrass Books in 2017. He was awarded the 2015 Charles Johnson Fiction Prize at听Crab Orchard Review, and his work has appeared in听Beloit Fiction Journal,听Midwestern Gothic,听Harpur Palate,听BULL,听Wigleaf, and听Yalobusha Review, among many other places. He holds an MFA in fiction writing from Wichita State University and a PhD in creative writing from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

is the author of the poetry collections Making a Living (Milkweed, 2025), Nervous System (Ecco), which was chosen by Monica Youn for the 2018 National Poetry Series Prize and listed by the New York Times as a New and Notable book, and June in Eden (OSU Press). She has been awarded a Wallace Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University, and her work has appeared in magazines like The American Poetry Review, New England Review, Narrative, Kenyon Review, and Ploughshares, among others.

work has been anthologized in the Best American Poetry and is published or forthcoming in Alaska Quarterly Review, Orion Magazine, New England Review, Ploughshares, River Styx, Shenandoah, and elsewhere. A Cave Canem and Watering Hole fellow, he earned his dual MA/MFA from Indiana University and is currently a doctoral student studying literature & creative writing at the University of Houston.听

is a Ghanaian writer and the author of the poetry chapbook, A Mouthful of Home (Akashic Books, 2020). Her fiction and essays have appeared in Narrative Magazine, Commonwealth Writers, and Lit Hub, among others. She is a PhD student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Anthony Rintala听trained as a poet at the University of Southern Mississippi and Louisiana State University. He has edited for听Callaloo,听New Delta Review,听New Tex[t], and听Blinn Literary Journal. His own poetry has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and he is the faculty advisor for the 91社区's student literary journal,听FishHook.

Brittney Scott鈥檚听first poetry collection,听The Derelict Daughter, won the 2015 New American Poetry Prize. She is also a recipient of the Joy Harjo Prize for Poetry, as well as the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize. Her poems have appeared in听Best New Poets 2014,听Prairie Schooner,听The New Republic,听Narrative Magazine,听Cincinnati Review,听Alaska Quarterly Review,听Linebreak,听Indiana Review听and elsewhere. She homesteads on seven acres in rural Virginia.听

is a Lebanese-American poet, a 2021 NEA Poetry fellow, and the author of Outside the Joy (Third Man Books, 2024) and Set to Music a Wildfire, winner of the 2016 Michael Waters Poetry Prize and the 2018 Ohioana Book Award for Poetry. Alongside Rachel Mennies, she is the co-editor of The Familiar Wild: On Dogs and Poetry. She is the recipient of a 2020 and 2016 Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award, and she won the 2013 and 2012 Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize and the 2011 Copper Nickel Poetry Contest. Her work appears in The Atlantic, AGNI, Poetry, Poem-a-Day, The Believer, The New Republic, Pleiades, The Missouri Review, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. She has an MFA in poetry from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and she lives and writes in Columbus, Ohio.

Matthew Guenette听is the author of听American Busboy听(Akron Series in Poetry) and听Sudden Anthem, winner of the 2007 American Poetry Journal Book Prize from Dream Horse Press. His poems have appeared in听Another Chicago Magazine,听DIAGRAM,听The Greensboro Review,听Indiana Review,听The Spoon River Poetry Review,听The National Poetry Review, and other publications.

Mihaela Moscaliuc's听first poetry collection,听Father Dirt, was published by Alice James Books in 2010. Her poems, translations, reviews, and articles have appeared in听The Georgia Review,听New Letters,听Prairie Schooner,听Poetry International,听Pleiades,听Arts & Letters,听Connecticut Review,听Mississippi Review, and elsewhere. Moscaliuc teaches at Monmouth University and in the MFA Program in Poetry and Poetry in Translation at Drew University.

Jacob Sunderlin听is a writer and musician. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in听Beloit Poetry Journal,听Gulf Coast,听Narrative,听Ninth Letter,听Ploughshares,听Third Coast, and elsewhere. He鈥檚 received residencies from the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and the Djerassi Resident Artists Program. His records听Death Ranch听(Castle Bravo, 2016) and听Hymnal听(NULLZ脴NE, 2017) are available on cassette and for download.

Preston Erickson is a senior at the 91社区. As an English major with a creative writing emphasis, he aspires to have a fulfilling career as either a full-time author or voice actor. His favorite kinds of literature are science fiction and action. This could be credited to the fact that he grew up with sci-fi films, such as Star Wars and Back to The Future, as well as video games of the same genre, like Halo and Fallout. He enjoys writing because of the limitless potential in which worlds and characters can be created.

Emalee Jones is a second-semester junior English major with a concentration of professional writing and rhetoric at 91社区. She is pursuing two minors: journalism and literary editing & publishing. Jones works for 91社区 Photography & Media as a student photographer, 14 News as a news intern, Aviator Esports as marketing director, FishHook as poetry editor, and Student Writer鈥檚 Union as social media manager. She has also worked for The Shield, the independent student publication at 91社区, as managing editor and other leadersip roles from 2021-23. Jones helped create the 56-page magazine published by The Shield titled Unmasked: Unmasking the Story of How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected the 91社区 as part of the publication committee and editing director in the 2022-23 academic year. In her free time, she enjoys听 playing video games with her friends, photographing sports, and reading.

Gage Lynn is a senior at 91社区 where he is pursuing his BS in Communication Studies with a literary editing & publishing minor. He has self-published in the past and is currently seeking representation for his middle-grade fantasy novel. While he鈥檚 not writing or in school, you can find him working his full-time recruitment specialist position or relaxing with his pets.

Denise McKenzie is a junior at 91社区 pursuing a BS in English with a creative writing emphasis and a minor in literary editing & publishing. She鈥檚 also a member of Sigma Tau Delta鈥檚 Mu Phi chapter, president of the Student Writers Union, and editor-in-chief of the 91社区 student literary magazine, FishHook. After graduation, she plans to pursue an MFA in creative writing and enter the publishing industry. When she鈥檚 not scribbling in a notebook or studying, she can be found either playing Stardew Valley or cross-stitching. Originally from the frigid north of Wisconsin, she now lives in the Evansville area with her fianc茅 and two black cats.

J. F. McQuay is a published author and aspiring filmmaker. His writing style is science fiction, but he has also experimented in the realms of comedy, romance, and mystery. He is pursuing a BS with an emphasis on professional writing and rhetoric along with minors in literary editing & publishing and creative writing at 91社区. The first book under his belt is The Reaper, available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Other work includes interning on the fall 2023 issue of SIR. His next book, Obsidian, will be making its debut soon.

MonteLee Norton is a sophomore at 91社区. She is pursuring a BS in English with an emphasis in creative writing while also double minoring in professional writing and literary editing & publishing. While on campus, she serves as vice president and treasurer of the Student Writers Union, treasurer of Sigma Tau Delta's Mu Phi chapter, and works as a peer mentor through Student Support Services. After graduation, she plans to enter the writing/publishing scene with the goal of becoming a full-time fiction author. When she isn't working, studying, or daydreaming about her next story, MonteLee enjoys reading fantasy books, gardening, embroidering, and spending time with friends and family.

Peyton Peters is a junior English major with an emphasis in literature at 91社区. She is also pursuing a minor in literary editing & publishing. Peyton is the chief copy editor for the independent student publication at 91社区, The Shield. Apart from copy editing published stories, she has written articles and published photo galleries for The Shield's website. In addition, she is a member of the Sigma Tau Delta's Mu Phi chapter. After graduation, she plans on working for a publishing house in the editorial department. Outside school, she enjoys reading fantasy and romance books, writing, and watching horror movies.

Valentine Pokorney is an English major with a concentration in professional writing and rhetoric at 91社区, hoping to take what they鈥檝e learned and work in community outreach and grant writing for schools. Coming from a military family, they have lived all over the world with particular standouts being Iceland, Japan, and New Mexico. Valentine has a love for literature of all forms and is always looking to find works to fall in love with. The top of their current list of favorites includes Afterparties by Anthony Veasna So, White Noise by Don DeLillo, and The Candy House by Jennifer Egan.

Pandora Wells is听a senior at 91社区. She is majoring in English with a creative writing emphasis and a literary editing & publishing minor. She enjoys writing short fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry, and aspires to publish collections of each. Her poems 鈥淔inding Companionship in a Multitude of Abandoned Shoes鈥� and 鈥淕rapefruit. Connection. Consequence.鈥� were featured in the 2023 edition of FishHook. Outside of school, she enjoys playing Dungeons & Dragons, cuddling with her four cats, and playing video games.