L. Quattrochi – Illinois, USA

L. Quattrochi is a young adult writer with a passion for poetry, painting, baking, housecleaning, early childhood education, and music. She wants to try and learn a bit of everything. Having started her literary career by self-publishing, she is now working on a fictionalized memoir/autobiography. She writes poetry simply because it’s always inside her and it helps quiet the noise in her head.

Find L. on Teen Ink and Instagram.


Emily L Quint Freeman – California, USA

Emily L Quint Freeman is the author of the memoir, ‘Failure to Appear, Resistance, Identity and Loss’ (Blue Beacon Books) and non-fiction articles appearing in digital magazines including Salon, Narratively, Drizzle Review, Creation, The Mindful Word, The Gay & Lesbian Review, and Open Democracy.

Find more on Emily’s website.


Sally Quon – British Columbia, Canada

Sally Quon is a dirt-road diva and teller of tales, living in British Columbia, Canada. She has been shortlisted for Vallum Magazine’s Chapbook Prize two consecutive years and is an associate member of the League of Canadian Poets. Her personal blog is where she posts her back-country adventures and photos. She has been published in Chicken Soup for the Soul, Big-Stories About Life in a Plus Size Body and Writing For Life. Her first collection of poetry, Beauty, Born of Pain, was released in 2023.

Find more on Sally’s blog, website, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.