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 WHAT SHINES FROM IT: STORIES and XO. Poetry Program Coordinator at The Care Center. I like books, cats, coffee, fancy pens, word puzzles, nostalgia, and naps.

Joseph Edwin Haeger is the author of the disjointed crime novella BARDO (Thirty West Publishing House) and the experimental memoir LEARN TO SWIM (University of Hell Press). He lives in Spokane, WA.

Kevin Sampsell is a publisher (Future Tense Books), Bookseller (Powell's), collage artist, & author of books such as I Made an Accident and Sean the Stick. New novel, Baby in the Night, just came out! He writes the substack, Susan's Eyebrows.

Alex Miller is the author of the novel "White People on Vacation" (Malarkey Books, 2022) and the story collection "How to Write an Emotionally Resonant Werewolf Novel" (Unsolicited Press, 2019). Alex lives in Denver.

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

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

Poems from the heartland.

Reading and performing arts series in Philly

Upcoming novel, PEPPERLEAF, out from Thirty West in 2026, and a story collection, BELOW THE FALLS (Thirty West, 2024). Short fiction in Virginia Quarterly Review, Shenandoah, Vol.1 Brooklyn, and elsewhere. PNW.

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).

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.

Writer in Chicago

Ashton Morgan is currently a Creative Writing BFA holder from BGSU. They’ve previously been published in The Liar; The Wingless Dreamer; Moonstone Arts Center; 30 North; and have two novels, most recently including The Kiss List (2025).