Mark Pearce is the author of three books:  Tobias and the Isle of Justice, Specimens Under Glass, and Asylum.  He has had stories published in over 80 literary journals in the United States, England, and Canada and is a two-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize and recipient of Granfalloon magazine’s “Story of the Year.” The Grandmaster Tivadar Szilard walked through the tenements of Brooklyn, the stench of the streetswafting up his nostrils and permeating his clothes. Filthy urchins ran through the streets, adding a cacophony of noise to the squalor of the neighborhood, making Szilard cringe and draw back into his own skin. He checked … Continue reading Mark Pearce

Born in Mexico, Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal, lives in California and works in the mental health field in Los Angeles. His poetry has appeared in Blue Collar Review, Impspired, Mad Swirl, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, and Unlikely Stories. He is the author of Raw Materials (Pygmy Forest Press), Songs for Oblivion (Alternating Current Press/Propaganda Press), Peering into the Sun (Poet’s Democracy), The Book of Absurd Dreams (New Polish Beat), Before and Well After Midnight (Deadbeat Press), Keepers of Silence (Kendra Steiner Editions), Everything is Permitted (Ten Pages Press), In the House of the Butterflies (New American Imagist), and Make the Water Laugh (Rogue Wolf Press). Inside My Head I have nothing on paper.It is all in my head,and the words changebecause … Continue reading Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal

Wayne Russell is a creative jack of all trades, master of none. Poet, singer, artist, rhythm guitarist, photographer, and author of the poetry books “Splinter of the Moon” and “Waves of Lucidity”, both published via Silver Bow Publishing, they are both available for purchase on Amazon in paperback and digital formats such as Ingram Distribution at your local library. Rendezvous Dreams dead autumn leaves raining upontin roof, the mood is somber andyet the sun is shining down, uponmy face. memories of us gatheringdust, statues of another time, tumbleupon the ground, graveyard surrenderat six o’clock, tombstones are cryingout again. time erases the … Continue reading Wayne Russel

David’s stories have appeared in print and online at Impspired Magazine, Duality Books, Spillwords Press, Punk Noir magazine. His plays include, I’m Still Here, performed live on Resonance 104.4FM Radio, and Shinwell: An Extra Break For Breakfast, published by Steve Cawte at Impspired. He adapted and directed his story Into the Breach, as a short film for the Rise of The Resistance festival, screened at Bloomsbury Theatre and Welcome Collection. A founder member of the punk band Vee V V (Edils Records), David finds his stories when he’s out and about, or they find him. He lives in South London. … Continue reading David Milner

I am a housewife from India, mother of two boys, aged 12 and 11. I have a master’s degree in English literature. Till my boys were born I worked in various sectors of BPOs as motor claims and health insurance handler and was also content writer for simulation management entrance examination papers in the field of deductive logic and reasoning in English. I have also worked for a short term in the hospitality industry as a receptionist at a five-star hotel, while awaiting results of my English honours examination.  I love life, like tumbling headfirst into it, and then doing … Continue reading Amrita Valan

Maggie Mackay is a Scottish poet. Her work has been widely published online and in print magazines and journals including The Poetry Archive’s Wordview 2020 permanent collection and Impspired Press. Steve Cawte published her second collection ‘The Babel of Human Travel’ in 2022. She shares her life and sofa with the gorgeous Hattie the Greyt. Reasons for Time Travelling to Byres Farm Cottages To witness the birth of my father one hundred and four years agoon that sunny November dayTo meet my grandmother humming a baloo to her new sonTo hear the milk cows low beyond the limewashed buildingsTo walk … Continue reading Maggie Mackay

Polly is a Dublin born poet now living and writing on the Dingle Peninsula, Kerry, Ireland. She has been published both nationally and internationally in many anthologies and e-zines under the surname of Munnelly and more recently Richardson. A contributing poet to US-based poetry forum Mad Swirl and Europe’s Live Encounters digi mag with poems featuring in Boston’s Nixes Mate review, Porter Gulch Review Cabrillo college US, Italian based Lotus Eater mag and member of and co-runs Navan creative writers group: The Bulls Arse. She has been heard reading at national and international poetry festivals from 2013 to 2019 including … Continue reading Polly Richardson

Carl Scharwath, has appeared globally with 180+ journals selecting his writing or art. Carl has published four poetry books and his latest book is “The World Went Dark,” published by Alien Buddha Press. Carl has four photography books, published with Praxis and CreatiVingenuitiy. His photography was exhibited in the Mount Dora and Leesburg Centers for the Arts. Carl is currently an art editor at Glitterati and former editor for Minute Magazine. He was nominated with four The Best of the Net Awards (2022-25) and two different 2023 Pushcart Nominations for poetry and a short story. Hope A flicker in the … Continue reading Carl Scharwath 

Juan Pablo Mobili was born in Buenos Aires, and adopted by New York. His poems appeared, among others, in The American Journal of Poetry, Hanging Loose Press, South Florida Poetry Journal, Louisville Review, and The Paterson Literary Review, in the United States,as well as a number of international publications such as Impspired (UK), The Wild Word (Germany), Hong Kong Review (Hong Kong), Pasaje (Argentina), and Otoliths (Australia). His work received multiple nominations for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net, and an Honorable Mention from the International Rights Human Arts Festival. His chapbook,  “Contraband,” was published in 2022, and, most recently, he was the Guest Editor of the Spring 2023 issue of the Banyan Review. A … Continue reading Juan Mobili 

Heidi Edmundson was born and grew up in Portrush, Northern Ireland. As a child she was an avid reader and particularly loved fairytales, myths and legends. She also developed a love of detective stories especially Nancy Drew. Her love of reading became a love of writing and she wanted to be a writer when she grew up. She studied medicine at Dundee University and has worked as a doctor for the NHS ever since. She is currently an Emergency Medicine consultant in London. However, she never forgot her love of writing and in 2011 joined a weekly writing group. She … Continue reading Heidi Edmundson – 2024 Soundwaves Winner