Laetitia Van Hecke is currently a Korean-Belgian senior in high school aiming for a Humanities centered education in university and a career in the creative field. She lives in Bethesda, Maryland. Her multicultural background and her childhood spent living in several different countries have led her to be fascinated by all things culture, humanity and the creative work sprouting from all corners of the world. In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing, digital and traditional art as well as researching the latest rabbit hole catching her eye. She is a beta reader and editor for the novel “The Apple Of My Eye” by Tokyoyume, contributed to the anthology “Sonder” (to be published), and is a short story editor for the youth literary journal “Sonderful Writings”.

Premrudee (Premmy) Mepremwattana is a rising high school junior in Bangkok, Thailand, who spends summers in NC, US. An avid reader and writer, she’s had her work published in the Reynolds Young Writers Workshop’s anthology and the Silver-tongued Literary Magazine. Recognized by the Alliance for Young Writers and Artists, she has also been presented the Scholastic Awards Summer Scholarship. With previous editing experiences for the Polyphony Lit and the Silver-tongued Literary Magazine, she is more than thrilled to take on the role of an editor! Also the co-president of Fifty Squared, a UN-affiliated nonprofit feminist organization with branches across Thailand and internationally, she is dedicated to amplifying voices in marginalized and historically underrepresented communities. When not reading or writing, or getting too emotionally invested in fictional characters, she spends her time drinking too much boba, playing the piano, and creating memories with friends and family.

Babitha is a sophomore at Richard Montgomery High School. Programming, especially web development, is important to her because it allows her to build real world projects using her creativity. Babitha's favorite hobby is probably long distance biking. She also loves eating the food that she “helped” her friends bake.

Madeline Rosales is a current sophomore at Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences. She has recently won a Gold Key for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, and has publications of poetry and prose with the Academy of the Heart and Mind, the WEIGHT Journal, The Odyssey Youth Magazine, and many others. She works with Polyphony Lit and The Cardinal Review, and is excited to serve as a mentor for The Incandescent Review’s Summer Studio.

Katherine Xue is a rising sophomore at Richard Montgomery High School. She has had her writing recognized by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards and the Mosaic Creative Writing Program. Outside of writing, Katherine is also a competitive debater and enjoys creating art, having been recognized by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards and National PTA Reflections, among many other organizations. In her free time, she enjoys listening to music, reading books, and baking with friends.

Cove Johnson Rabidoux is passionate about both writing and reading. She is a teenage writer and editor whose work can be found on Teen Ink, The Teen Magazine, The Spearhead Magazine, the Hot Pot Magazine, Trailblazer Literary Magazine, and on her blog titled Blue Pencil Writing. She also has work forthcoming in Leaders Across the World. She serves as the Food managing editor for The Teen Magazine and she also edits for the Trailblazer Literary Magazine, the Cathartic Youth Magazine, and her high school's literary magazine. When she is not writing her novel, Cove enjoys reading, traveling, and baking.