PJ Livingstone  (they) is an artist and arts writer whose work explores safety, space, and citizenship through interdisciplinary projects. They are the founder and editor-in-chief of Mister Magazine and an inaugural Boston Art Writing Fellow at Boston Art Review. They currently work at Mocha Celis, a popular secondary school for the trans community, in Buenos Aires. Back in the states, they are earning a B.A. in Sociocultural Anthropology at Boston University, where they are a member of the Kilachand Honors College. You can reach them at greygardens03@gmail.com or sign up for their mailing list here.

Fatima “Tima” Swaray (she/her) is a first-generation Sierra Leonean writer, student, and earthworker whose practice spans ecology, regenerative agriculture, social equity, and narrative nonfiction. Informed by a deep connection to the land, she is drawn to stories that trace heritage and affirm the interconnectedness of all living things. Fatima serves as editor-in-chief of Mister Magazine, was an inaugural Arts Writing Fellow at Boston Art Review and Praise Shadows Art Gallery, and will soon begin a fellowship at Gaining Grounds Farm in Concord, MA. She is always seeking opportunities to connect people to each other—and to the world around them.

Lucy Belknap (she/her) is a student at Tufts University studying Political Science & Psychology, driven by her interest in political behavior and reasoning. As managing editor of the Tufts Observer and creator of narrative journalism podcast The Heard, she is both passionate about creating spaces for the stories of others and a sucker for an Oxford comma.

Aliyah (they/she) is a Black and queer storyteller working on unceded Gadigal and Wangal land. They write about cannibals, Catholic guilt, and killer vampire girlbands, telling stories where the personal meets political through horror and humour.

Aliyah's debut play SNAKEFACE premiered at Belvoir Downstairs to five stars from the Sydney Morning Herald. Across screen, theatre, and poetry, she's also developed or presented work with Sydney Opera House, Sydney Film Festival, Art Gallery of NSW, The Bearded Tit, Performance Space, Hayes Theatre Company, Riverside's National Theatre of Parramatta, and ATYP amongst others. Their work is often concerned with bodies, power, and what it means to exist as an 'other'. 

Image credit: Georgia Brogan @georgia.brogan

Anna Rubenstein (she/her) is a student and writer from Princeton, New Jersey. She is studying journalism and English at Boston University in hopes to manifest these interests in long-form, human interest storytelling. She enjoys connecting with others, getting to know her environment, and a good board game.

Mya Oldale (she/her) is a student, writer, and artist, currently studying English Literature between Dublin and NYC. In her free time, she enjoys reading, hiking, watching movies, and writing silly little poems in the margins of anything at hand.