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Chloe Chang

Chloe is a student in Maryland, USA who has been writing stories since she was 7 years old. She has won awards from National History Day and the National High School Poetry Contest and works as a writer for the Los Angeles Times. In her free time, she enjoys watching films and learning new languages. She is currently attempting to learn guitar.

Farai Chaka

Farai is a writer from Harare, Zimbabwe. His work has been published in The Shore, Surging Tide, Aster Lit and elsewhere. He enjoys long walks, horror shows, and silly memes.

Sapphira Godbey

Sapphira is a talented high school senior who resides in the cultural state of Kentucky, United States with a long lasting passion for writing that has lasted over five years. Her journey began in the English Duke Tip program, where she has excelled and scored above the ninety-fifth percentile. With specialization in short stories and poetry, Sapphira exhibits an ability to foster deep thinking with her unique literary choices. Beyond her work, she actively supports and assists her fellow writers, always willing to lend a helping hand.

Samantha Castro

Samantha is an aspiring writer from Long Island, New York. A MothEdu and Sarah Lawrence Writer’s Week alumni, her passion for literature led her to publishing her first book, “Wise by Nature”, at seventeen years old. In her spare time, Samantha enjoys reading poetry and music.

Rhiannon Lane

Rhiannon Lane is an aspiring writer and poet from North England. She studies Creative Writing at university, and is completely obsessed with cats, video games and art! You can contact her @rhi.c.writing.

Nadia Bollinger

Nadia (she/her) is a high school writer from Washington state whose works have previously been published by Hugo House and Barnes & Noble. She loves reading horror novels — the more eccentric, the better — and poetry from Emily Dickinson, Chen Chen, and Sasha Taqwseblu La Pointe. You can find her @nadia.bollinger on Instagram.

Areli Chavez

Areli is a college student near the Long Beach area, studying English and interested in sharing her love of literature and writing to those passionate and hesitant. She’s worked on past literary journals at her own college and is learning to crochet!

Yvie Firmin

Yvie is a student from the UK who adores English Literature. Her favourite genre is Gothic fiction, and if she sees a deranged and unreliable female narrator, she has a moral duty to read. She is obsessed with the moon, homeric epithets, wine-red, shoegaze, false dichotomies, and metaphors about consumption.

Bella Majam

Bella is a writer from Manila, Philippines. Besides Diamond Gazette, she also edits for HaluHalo Journal and Afterpast Review. When she’s not writing, she’s probably annoying her cat or listening to Mitski. You can find her @beelaurr on Instagram.

Addisyn Suggs

Addisyn is a writer from the South. She has received a district level award for her writing and currently writes for her high school newspaper. Alongside writing, she advocates for the environment, mental health awareness, and human rights. She calls herself a hippie at heart and is always willing to help others.

Isabelle Martin

Isabelle is an avid bookworm with a penchant for psychology and morally grey narrators. Isabelle has published four articles in her school newspaper and is incredibly interested in all things movie or music related (having played the drums since she was four years old).

Caroline Xi

Caroline is a high school student and artist from Ohio, USA. She mainly works with digital art, but she also dabbles in watercolor and graphite. When they’re not creating, they enjoy playing the piano, running, creative writing, and expanding their lego collection. You can find her @ChellouXX on Artfol and @chellou.xx on Instagram.

Marianna Page

Mauri is from Georgia. Her previous experience is mostly self taught, but she has been taking UX design courses since October and has high school experience in Adobe photoshop. A few fun facts about her are that she is a huge anime fan, and is also a writer!