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Est. 2015 in Pennsylvania. Read indie lit. www.thirtywestph.com

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poet, visual artist. BS in Art, MFA in Sculpture and Masters degree in Organizational Development Published poetry and photograph in Rattle and Visual Verse.

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Josh Dale is the author of Duality Lies Beneath, The Light to Never Be Snuffed, and RAGE: Stories. He is the publisher of Thirty West Publishing House. Support indie lit. www.joshdale.co www.thirtywestph.com

An experimental poet and short fiction author from Chicago, Illinois.

author of Turmeric & Sugar: Stories (Thirty West) annavangalajones.com

Brief Bio: Reader, Flash Writer, Beach Walker, Cat Lover, Educator. Substack: A Lizard's Tale Website: https://www.ldebeerwriter.com

wild woman & poet.

Sober, poet, talking about how dogs might bite you and the guilt it brings. Sex worker / LGBTQIA+ friendly.

a collapsing star with tunnel vision, and a perfectionist who procrastinates too much

New novel, PEPPERLEAF, coming out from Thirty West in 2026. Previously a story collection, BELOW THE FALLS (Thirty West, 2024) and a novel, THE HUMMINGBIRDS (Skyhorse, 2018). PNW guy.

Shome Dasgupta is the author of The Seagull And The Urn (HarperCollins India), and most recently, Cajun South Brown Folk (Belle Point Press). He lives in Lafayette, LA, and he is represented by Teffanie Thompson of Falkin Literary.

Thank you!!

Alex Carrigan (he/him) is a Pushcart-nominated editor, poet, and critic from Alexandria, VA. He is the author of Now Let’s Get Brunch (Querencia Press, 2023) and May All Our Pain Be Champagne (Alien Buddha Press, 2022).

Meghan Lamb is the author of MIRROR TRANSLATION (Blamage Books, 2025), COWARD (Spuyten Duyvil, 2022), and FAILURE TO THRIVE (Apocalypse Party, 2021). She is an editor for Always Crashing.

I’m a writer, artist and dad. I like to train and play banjo. I love play with my wife and daughter and son.

This is the Substack of husband & wife duo Zach & Kelly Murphy. Zach is a multifaceted writer with a background in cinema and fiction. Kelly is an editor and writer of non-fiction and personal essays.

Writer, teacher, aspiring bedroom DJ

John Carlo Encarnacion is a librarian and writer based in Southern California. He received his MFA in Creative Writing from Chapman University and his fiction has appeared in Bourbon Penn.

Christopher W. Smith is a Dr. Pepper addict, runs the micro-press, Quarter Press, and lives with their spouse, kid, and too many cats. IG: @quarterpresspics ; Bluesky: @quarterpress.bsky.social

Jade Hidle is a Vietnamese-Irish-Norwegian writer and teacher. Her books include Hair: A Lai Mỹ Memoir (2025) and The Return to Việt Nam (2016). You can read more of her work at @jade_hai_do.

Writer & musician. Runs Lost, Long Gone, Forgotten Records.

Kara Knickerbocker is an internationally published writer & solo world traveler. The author of two poetry chapbooks, she can often be found wandering the world but always at Instagram @fromthissideofthesun + www.karaknickerbocker.com.