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Kristy BowenA writer and book artist working in both text and image, Kristy Bowen is the author of a number of chapbooks, zines, and artist book projects, as well as full-length collections of poetry-prose-hybrid work, including FEED and SEX & VIOLENCE. She lives in Chicago, where she runs dancing girl press and studio, publishing an annual chapbook series by women authors. Bowen holds an MFA in Poetry. www.kristybowen.net
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Bernie GrovesBernie Groves is a writer of speculative fiction currently working toward an MFA in Creative Writing. She travels whenever she can and likes to jot down interesting sights. She has work forthcoming in Daastan Literary Magazine and has been published in Literary Yard and others. Her work has also been included in an anthology published by Clarendon Publishing House, Inc. Groves lives in Chicago with her partner and their cat named Mouse.
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Kyle LavelleKyle Lavelle is currently pursuing his MFA in Creative Writing-Fiction. After attaining his bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa, he returned to Chicago and spent several years in sales before returning to academia.
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Trevor LisaTrevor Lisa is an MFA candidate at Columbia College Chicago. He was the 2019 Student Prize winner at the University of Chicago Writer's Studio and has had work appear in Hypertext Magazine, among others. To listen to a musical adaptation of "Stay Hungry," follow TRiO on SoundCloud.
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Marc MeierkortMarc Meierkort of Glendale Heights, IL is currently an MFA candidate in Poetry at Columbia College Chicago, where he is also an assistant editor for Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose. A poet and educator, he taught high school English for 19 years. A past Pushcart Prize nominee, his work has appeared in Neologism Poetry Journal, Crack the Spine Literary Magazine, The Main Street Rag, In Parentheses, and The Bookends Review.
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Tyler OdenealTyler Odeneal is an MFA candidate in Fiction at Columbia College Chicago. He’s had fiction and poetry published or forthcoming in Furrow Literary Magazine, Glintmoon Literary Journal, Genre: Urban Arts, 580 Split and elsewhere.
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Elizabeth S. TieriElizabeth S. Tieri is the youngest of seven. She survives as a poet, historian, storyteller, and French teacher with great thanks to coffee. She is learning to hula hoop on roller skates and emphatically encourages you to ride your bike. Tieri has been publishing the deadline. through Back to Print for over a decade.
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Gina TwardoszGina Twardosz is a first year Creative Nonfiction MFA candidate. She has been published twice in the Saint Mary's College literary journal, The Avenue, and she has worked as a journalist for four years. She is a writer of humor and heartbreaking prose, which she balances with working on the occasional screenplay and spending about 20 hours a day online. You can find her musings on Twitter under the handle @okaypompeii.
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