Lauren Samblanet, Meca'Ayo, Cass Eddington 

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lauren samblanet (they/she) is a hybrid writer who cross-pollinates with other forms of making & other makers of forms. while she studied poetry, they most often write essays and fiction that intermingle with poetics, performance, sound, video and visual art. they are disabled, chronically ill, neurodivergent, gender fluid, and queer. she received her mfa from temple university, and currently resides in colorado. punctum books published her first book, like a dog. some of their publications include: a shadow map: an anthology by survivors of sexual assault, FENCE, just femme and dandy, dreginald, entropy, bedfellows, and the tiny. lauren is a teacher and guide, offering workshops, creative process support for individuals and collaborators through their passion project, reinventing creative process. her dream is to guide other creators toward more embodied, pleasurable and emotionally safe creative processes that help their creative ideas thrive.

Meca'Ayo (Tameca L Coleman) is a queer singer, multi-genre writer, itinerant nerd, massage therapist, and point and shoot art dabbler in Denver Colorado. Their writing and photography are featured in literary magazines, art exhibits, newspapers, and other venues and publications. Their first book an identity polyptych debuted from The Elephants in 2021, and considers familial estrangement, being in-between things as a mixed-race Black person, and moving towards reconciliation. Meca’Ayo Cole is a published author of poetry, creative nonfiction, journalism, fiction, and hybrid works and was a two-time poet laureate finalist in Adams County and for Colorado State in 2023. They create many community-centered projects, gatherings and collaborations, and practice as a massage therapist in Denver, Colorado.

Cass Eddington is a trans poet, educator, artist, and ecological landscaper. They hold a PhD in English and Literary Arts from University of Denver and are the founder of Vocational Poetics, a vocational arts platform with offerings from teaching artists and radical educators. They are the author of Vernal Hurt (Magnificent Field) and TRANSIT (Spiral Editions) with their full-length book The Fold is forthcoming with beautiful days in Fall 2026. As an ecological landscaper, they help create place-based relationships in conversation with the land and its inhabitants. They live and love with their dog Jupiter in so-called Denver, Colorado.