Staff
Director and Founder
Allison Blevins (she/her) is a queer disabled writer and the author of Where Will We Live if the House Burns Down (Persea Books, forthcoming), winner of the 2023 Lexi Rudnitsky Editor’s Choice Award; Cataloguing Pain (YesYes Books, 2023); Handbook for the Newly Disabled, A Lyric Memoir (BlazeVox, 2022); and Slowly/Suddenly (VA Press, 2021). She is also the author of the chapbooks fiery poppies bruising their own throats (Glass Lyre Press, forthcoming), Chorus for the Kill (Seven Kitchens Press, 2022), Susurration (Blue Lyra Press, 2019), Letters to Joan (Lithic Press, 2019), and A Season for Speaking (Seven Kitchens Press, 2019). Allison is the Founder and Director of Small Harbor Publishing and the Executive Editor at the museum of americana. She lives in Minnesota with her spouse and three children. For more information, visit http://www.allisonblevins.com.
Executive Editor
Kristiane Weeks-Rogers (she/her) is a Poet-Writer living in western Colorado. Her debut poetry collection, Self-Anointment with Lemons released in September 2021 by Finishing Line Press. She is the 2nd place winner of Casa Cultural de las Americas and University of Houston’s inaugural Poetic Bridges contest and author of the chap collection Become Skeletons published by the University of Houston in 2018. She grew up around Lake Michigan and earned her higher education degrees in Florida (Flagler College) and Indiana (Indiana University). She earned her MFA at Naropa University’s Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics in Boulder, Colorado. She manages Harbor Review, Small Harbor’s digital literary journal, as well.
Managing Editor
R.B. Simon is a queer, disabled, fat, black writer and author of The Good Truth (2021, Finishing Line Press), Not Just the Fire (2023, Cornerstone Press) and the forthcoming Bird, Bone, Blood (2025, Milk & Cake Press). Her work has found homes in such journals as Strange Horizons, Literary Mama, Obsidian, and CALYX. She is the 2nd Place Winner in the 2023 Plentitudes Prize, and winner of the 2023 Zoyer Zyndel Poetry Prize. She is currently living in Madison, WI with her spouse and young daughter, where she enjoys creating visual art, napping, and coffee-flavored caffeine.
Senior Editor Team
Senior Editor
Beth Bolton (she/her) is a lover of words and stories living in Texas. She has had poems published in various anthologies and is always reading and writing. She works as a copyeditor after transitioning from a decade-long career as a mental health therapist. Beth is also a certified yoga instructor. In her spare time, you can catch her traveling, spending time with loved ones, crafting/drawing, and obsessing over Halloween. Find her online at bethboltonloveswords.com or instragram @beth.ann.bolton
Senior Editor
Jessie Truong (she/her) is an undergraduate from the University of California, San Diego who will soon to graduate with a degree in Literature/Writing. In her free time, she enjoys writing, reading, and making art.
Senior Editor, Prose
Montéz Louria is a Baltimore born writer, getting a PhD in Rhetoric and Writing at University of Texas @ Austin. She received an MFA in creative writing and an MA in English from Chapman University. After receiving her BA from the University of Baltimore, she taught high school English, 6th grade ELA, and then decided to pursue her MFA. In August 2020, she and her best friend drove across the country to make adventures in Orange County, California. Montéz currently resides and teaches in Austin with her cat. She fell in love with storytelling at a young age because it gave her agency. She hopes to help others do the same. (For academic publications, she unders the name Montéz Jennings).
Senior Editor, Hybrid Chaps
Stephen Brown (he/him) is a writer-activist with a Philly attitude and an appreciation for hybrid work -- it defies categorization, and so does he! Managing Editor of Rathalla Review and grad student completing his MA and MFA, Stephen does grant and development writing for local and national LGBT+ advocacy organizations. His fiction and poetry have appeared in various anthologies and journals, mostly queer ones.
Reading Team
Manuscript Reader
Katie Richards (she/her) is a poet based out of the DC metro area. Her manuscript Apple Mind was selected as an editors' pick for the Laureate Prize and is forthcoming from Harbor Editions. It was also a semi-finalist for the 2021 Philip Levine Prize for Poetry. Her poetry has previously appeared in Valparaiso Poetry Review, Harbor Review, DIALOGIST, Softblow, South Dakota Review, and Sweet Tree Review among other places. She received her MFA from George Mason University.
Manuscript Reader
Abigail Craft is an undergraduate student at Kutztown University majoring in English with a minor in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies. She is planning to apply for an MFA in Creative Writing this upcoming fall and plans to pursue a career in publishing and editing.
Manuscript Reader
Jessica King (@thewhitedovepoet) is an undergraduate studying creative writing, comparative world literature, and health humanities at Long Beach State University. She enjoys participating in academic research, community service, and creative projects as a health and disability activist. Concurrently, she's developing a website containing her publications and publishing opportunities for writers of various backgrounds.
Manuscript Reader
Ilse Griffin (they/them) received their BA in English literature and creative writing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, their MA in TESOL/linguistics from Hamline University, and their Graduate Certificate in Teaching Writing from Mankato State University. They are a meditation practitioner, teacher, and year-round bike commuter. They have been published in Where is the River, Funny Looking Dog Quarterly, Pif Magazine, Talking Stick, Anti-Heroin Chic, MayDay Magazine, and Bending Genres Journal. They live in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Design Team
Art Director
Diana Baltag (she/her) is a visual artist based in Romania. She graduated at the National University of Arts in Bucharest, studying Graphic Arts MA. Applying different media, including aquarelle, pressed plants and paper, her work centers around the objects she is collecting. She loves to pay attention to the small things and this gives a deep feeling of sensitivity to her work.
Graphic Designer, interior
Claire Eder’s poems and translations have appeared in Gulf Coast, The Cincinnati Review, PANK, Midwestern Gothic, and Guernica, among other publications. She holds an MFA from the University of Florida and a PhD from Ohio University. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin. Find her online at claireeder.com.
Graphic Designer, interior and exterior
Brianna Chapman (she/her) earned her BA in English Creative Writing from Texas Tech University and is currently an MFA fiction candidate for Creative Writing, Editing, and Publishing at Sam Houston State University. Her research focuses on the human condition seen in mythology, fairy tales, and urban legends. She is also currently working as a publishing fellow for the Texas Review Press. Her work is featured in the TTU Harbinger journal.
Graphic Designer, interior and
in-house cover design
Brianna Protesto is a designer and artist based just outside of Philadelphia. A graduate of Drexel University with a degree in graphic design, Brianna has made her mark in both the design and fine art communities. Her work has been featured in multiple publications, showcased in various exhibitions, and recognized with a GD USA award. She is also a proud alumna of the Philadelphia Mural Arts training program. With a deep passion for design, Brianna’s creative practice seamlessly blends her expertise in graphic design with her love for art, typography, and print.
Social Media Manager
Brianna Minuse (she/her) is a writer & editor living in St. Petersburg, Florida. She got her BA from Florida State University where she studied Creative Editing, Writing, & Media, and she currently works as a copywriter. Her poems have appeared in FSU’s undergraduate lit mag, Kudzu Review, and Gravitas Poetry Magazine. She loves reading in the park, the first week of spring, dirty chai lattes, and her cat, Milo.
Assistant Team
Assistant Editor
Sarah Mengel (she/her) is an emerging poet and English grad student from PA. In her free time, she enjoys writing, reading, singing, and spending time with her cat, Kiwi.
Press Publicist
Hallie Macaulay (she/her) is a recent graduate from the University of California, San Diego, with a degree in Communications. Originally from a rural town in New England, she has passed the time scribbling stories with her friends from a young age. After discovering a passion for editing in college, she realized the value of helping other people articulate themselves to their truest extent. She now lives in Berkeley, California, and is taking it day by day.
Production Intern
Anna Bisbee (she/her) is an undergraduate at the University of Arkansas studying English and Music. She spends most of her time either reading, writing, or doing some sort of fiber art such as sewing or embroidery. Working in publishing has always been her dream, with her ultimate goal being to help publish more stories that make other queer readers such as herself feel seen. When not at school she lives back home with her family, including two cats (Chief and Patches) and two dogs (Winston and Charles).
Production Intern
Eliza Carlson (she/her) is a storyteller, poet, singer-songwriter, and artist from West Virginia. She will graduate from Cornell College in 2025 with a degree in Creative Writing and Art History, as well as a minor in studio art. Her self-written and self-produced debut album, Ghost Town, was independently released in January 2023. Eliza can most often be found attempting to multitask her way through too many creative projects at once. She is currently writing her second album, her first novel, and her first poetry collection.
Production Assistant
Ellie Davis is a Midwest writer of short fiction and poetry. She is a recent MA graduate of Pittsburg State University's Creative Writing Program. During her time there she won the Karen Stolz Prize for Fiction twice and the Karen Stolz Prize for Poetry. Ellie works at Safehouse and reads for Emerald City literary magazine.