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Writer Profiles listed alphabetically by last name
Patricia Walkow
Patricia Walkow is an award-winning author of short stories, and newspaper and magazine articles. She is the author of The War Within, the Story of Josef, a national and international award-winning biography. She belongs to several writers’ organizations and is a founding member of the Corrales Writing Group. Her work appears regularly in print and online formats. She is both editor and contributor to many anthologies, including the most current: Kale is a Four-Letter Word and New Mexico Remembers 9/11. Co-authored with another writer, Lake Fortuna is a murder/romance story set in New Mexico and scheduled for publication in 2022.
K Weber
K Weber is an Ohio writer with 10 self-published, online books of poetry. She obtained her Creative Writing BA in 1999 from Miami University. K writes independently and collaboratively, having created poems from words donated by more than 300 people since 2018. K has poems featured in publications such as Roi Fainéant, Writer’s Digest, Fevers of the Mind & her photography/digital collages appear in literary journals including Barren Magazine and The Hooghly Review. Much of K’s work (free in PDF & some have audio!) and her publishing credits are on her website: kweberandherwords.com.
Diane Webster
Diane Webster lives in western Colorado. Her poetry has appeared in North Dakota Quarterly, New English Review, Studio One and other literary magazines. Her haiku/senryu have appeared in failed haiku, Kokako, Enchanted Garden Haiku. Micro-chaps were published by Origami Poetry Press in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. Diane has been nominated for Best of the Net and a Pushcart. Diane retired in 2022 after 40 years in the newspaper industry. She was a featured writer in Macrame Literary Journal and WestWard Quarterly. Her website is www.dianewebster.com.
Lynn White
Lynn White lives in north Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places and people she has known or imagined. She is especially interested in exploring the boundaries of dream, fantasy and reality. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net and a Rhysling Award.
Allison Whittenberg
Allison Whittenberg’s novels are Sweet Thang, Hollywood and Maine, Life is Fine, Tutored (Random House 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010). Her work has appeared in Flying Island, Feminist Studies, Inconclast, and The Ekphrastic Review. She is the author of the full-length short story collection, Carnival of Reality (Loyola University Press, 2022). Whittenberg is a six-time Pushcart Prize nominee.
Chila Woychik
Chila Woychik is originally from the beautiful land of Bavaria but has lived in the American Midwest most of her life. She is widely published, and has an essay collection, Singing the Land: A Rural Chronology (Shanti Arts, 2020). Her impressive barn is currently home to an old cat named Sweet Pea and four young strays, Shadow, Skitter, Suzy, and Scamp. Chila is the founding editor at Eastern Iowa Review, and also reads for Birdcoat Quarterly and The Upper New Review.
Claudia Wysocky
Claudia Wysocky is a 16-year-old Polish poet based in New York, celebrated for her evocative creations that capture life’s essence through emotional depth and rich imagery. With over five years of experience in fiction writing, her poetry has appeared in various local newspapers and literary magazines. Wysocky believes in the transformative power of art and views writing as a vital force that inspires her daily. Her works blend personal reflections with universal themes, making them relatable to a broad audience. Actively engaging with her community on social media, she fosters a shared passion for poetry and creative expression.
S. A. Xylem
S. A. Xylem is a reclusive figure, known more for his enigmatic stories than his public persona. Born in a town nestled between rolling hills and whisper-thin creeks, Xylem’s early life was marked by a deep fascination with music and stars and the mysteries they hold. He is rumored to have spent countless nights under the open sky, composing melodies on an old guitar and dreaming of distant worlds.
Gerald Yelle
Gerald Yelle has published poetry and flash fiction in numerous online and print journals. His books include The Holyoke Diaries, Mark My Word and the New World Order, and Dreaming Alone and with Others. His chapbooks include “No Place I Would Rather Be” and “A Box of Rooms.” He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts and is a member of the Florence Poets Society. He can be reached at yellegerald@gmail.com.
Josh Young
Josh Young is a writer and poet from Richmond VA. His poems often focus on city life in a medium sized east coast city. When not writing, he can be found in coffee shops and dive bars around Richmond. His Instagram handle is @rvajosh.
Westchester County, NY
Patricia Young
Patricia’s passion for writing blossomed during a writing retreat in Montana, far from home, where she was encouraged to write outside of her comfort zone. This newly found confidence led to her first published article in Backroads motorcycle touring magazine and two poems chosen for the book Visions: An Anthology of Ekphrastic Poetry. Presently she is working toward publication of her debut crime thriller novel. She credits her family, friends and beloved, diverse, and talented writing circle for their patience, humor, and unwavering support.
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