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Writers and artists work in the loneliest of all professions, inside our heads. Those writers who are daring enough to create and reveal a small part of their souls, are to be lauded. The staff of eMerge, and the thousands of eMerge readers, salute your courage and thank you for your submissions.

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Currently Featured Authors

Aubrey Green
Aubrey Green is a freelance editor, poet, and storyteller living just outside Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her work has appeared in The Talon Literary Journal and Brio magazine. She enjoys rewriting terrible movie plots and spent almost a year living in China. Coffee is her love language.

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Doug Stowe
Woodworker, retired teacher, and author in Arkansas, Doug Stowe was recognized as an Arkansas Living Treasure in 2009 for his woodworking and role in craft education. He is also the author of several books on how the use of the hands builds intellect, family, community, culture, and the self.

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Barbara Siegel Carlson
Barbara Siegel Carlson's poetry book Current is due out from Lily Poetry Review Books in 2026. She has three previous collections: What Drifted Here (Cherry Grove Collections 2023), Once in Every Language (Kelsay Books 2017) and Fire Road (Dream Horse Press 2013). She is the co-translator of Look Back, Look Ahead, Selected Poems of Srečko Kosovel and co-editor of A Bridge of Voices: Contemporary Slovene Poetry and Perspectives (online ebook). Carlson is a Poetry in Translation Editor of Solstice. She lives in Carver, Massachusetts.

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Julie Peterson Freeman
Julie Peterson Freeman, née Wren Dubois, has been spotted in dark piano bars and tiny cafes in the oldest sections of cities around the world. At the beginning of her career, one was most likely to find her strolling the cobbled streets in the 18th Arrondissement of bohemian Paris. I spotted her arm in arm with the notorious Amantine Dupin (better known as George Sand), exiting Le Tagada, a quaint and popular bar among artists and eccentrics in the famed village of Montmartre. It was here where the flâneur was created. Bien sûr, none of this is true, except in Julie’s imagination.

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Sharon Scholl
Sharon Scholl is a retired college teacher who convenes a poetry critique group and maintains a website (freeprintmusic.com) of her original music compositions to donate to small, liberal churches. At age 92, she hopes to wind up life with a flourish.

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Kwanele Buthelezi
As a budding writer and psychology enthusiast, I balance my passion for storytelling with academic pursuits. Currently, I'm a first-year student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, laying the groundwork for a career in psychology.I am 19 years old this year , originally from a small town called KwaNongoma .In her spare time, she dedicates her time in reading and reciting poetry, finding solace .She is a devotee of art that believes that art resides in all of us and we as well are art .

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Erynn Crittenden
Erynn Crittenden is a dedicated poet, author, podcaster, and content creator. She has a degree in creative writing (which she tries to use daily), and over 15 years of professional blogging, copywriting, and content experience. Erynn is currently the author of three poetry collections and one non-fiction book, as well as the creator and host of the Present Poetry Podcast. She also contributes as a poetry staff writer and poetry editor for the Coffeehouse Writers Magazine.

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Nikki Hanna
Nikki Hanna describes herself as a metropolitan gal who never quite reached the level of refinement and sophistication that label implies. The contradictions reflected in this description are the basis for her humorous prose. Hanna describes her writing as irreverent and quirky prose with strong messages. As an author, writing coach, and contest judge, she is dedicated to inspiring others. Her award-winning book, Listen Up, Writer––How Not to Write Like an Amateur is available on Amazon and Kindle. Hanna offers workshops and presentations on writing on her website.

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Brian Mosher
Brian Mosher’s work has appeared in Literary Underground, Tidings, Blue Villa, Nixes Mate, eMerge, Books and Pieces, Confetti, Coneflower Cafe, Esoterica, among others. His as yet unpublished short story collection was shortlisted for the Unleash Press 2025 Book Prize. His forthcoming poetry chapbook from Finishing Line Press is slated for January 2026 release. Mosher’s most recent book is a collection of poems and song lyrics from Metaphysical Fox Press titled, “A Muster of Melodious Musings” (2025).

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Uriah Maravilla Greer
Artisan by trade, writer by necessity, Uriah Maravilla Greer earned his Bachelor's in Creative Writing from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, OK. He can be found running Martin Greer's Candies with his brother in Garfield, AR.

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Martin Perlman
Born and raised in Atlanta, I now live and write in Seattle. Previous work has been included in Catamaran Literary Reader, Sortes Magazine, Men Matters Journal, The Ravens Perch, CafeLit, and 34th Parallel Magazine, among others. I wrote a whimsical novel, Thinks Out Loud, A Blog at First (Marrow Press). In my non-writing time, I like to try to bend notes on a blues harp.

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Chris Carrel
Chris Carrel writes speculative fiction and other odd things from somewhere in the Pacific Northwest. He has been published in Flash Fiction Magazine, Idle Ink and A Thin Slice of Anxiety and posts occasionally at ccarrel.bsky.social.

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Christine Irving
Christine Irving has authored seven books of poetry, incuding a scenic tour through Irish history, a stop in Ancient Sumeria, and a look at the "Predator/Prey" relationship. Her historic novel imagines the latter life of Mary Magdalene. She has also written several books for children. Christine enjoys collaboration - "Ping-Pong Poetry" with Susan Maxwell Campell and a play ,"A Rose In Winter" with Kathryn Smith. Her latest passion is hybrid books combining essays, poetry, short story, and art.

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Ron Riekki
Ron Riekki has been awarded a 2014 Michigan Notable Book, 2015 The Best Small Fictions, 2016 Shenandoah Fiction Prize, 2016 IPPY Award, 2019 Red Rock Film Fest Award, 2019 Best of the Net finalist, 2019 Très Court International Film Festival Audience Award and Grand Prix, 2020 Dracula Film Festival Vladutz Trophy, 2020 Rhysling Anthology inclusion, and 2022 Pushcart Prize. Right now, Riekki's listening to Jessica Pratt's "Back, Baby."

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Derek W Schwenk
Derek Schwenk is a poet and founder of the Cowabunga Zen Poets Society. He lives in a town of dying steel mills and air quality advisories. A town that prostituted itself to a $28 billion dollar a year nonprofit and big tech companies. That over promise and under deliver, gentrifying neighborhoods in the process. A city known as Pittsburgh. His work has been featured in (anti)R-A-M-O-N-E-S Zine, Dead? Dead! Dead. Poets Society (A Periodical), Labyrinths and Other Scary Mazes (A Book of Puzzles)

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Juan De La Cruz
My name is Juan De La Cruz, I am a writer local to Tulsa Oklahoma . My work consists of poetry, and creative non fiction. I am a deep thinker with the heart of a poet and my work is influenced by my ambition to find answers to deep questions that affect everyday aspects of society, and the hidden beauties that come from being a first time father.

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Abeera Mirza
Meet Abeera Mirza, a poetic force from a village Goleki in the heart of Gujrat, Pakistan,whose words have captivated audiences worldwide. With an impressive 200 anthologies to her name, she has cemented her place in the literary world. As a co-author in Pakistan’s largest anthology, “Maverick,” and a recipient of numerous literary awards, Abeera’s poetry is a testament to her skill and passion. Her poetry is a gift, and her talent is a treasure to behold.

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Jessa Kyker
Jessa’s writing journey began with children's books and recently expanded into poetry after joining the locals writer’s group. Drawing inspiration from her diverse experiences, including a decade teaching in Germany, Jessa’s poetry explores the rich spectrum of human emotion. With a global perspective, she delves into universal themes with depth and authenticity.

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Zhenya Yevtushenko
Zhenya Yevtushenko is one of the sons of the late poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko. He is a published translator, a former substitute teacher and funeral home consultant. Currently, Zhenya has resumed pursuing his undergraduate degrees in Political Science, History and English. Zhenya aspires to become a Foreign Service Officer and a literary translator. He resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma and owes his inspiration to his brothers, his mother, and to the love of his life, Olivia.

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Laura Shell
Laura Shell took up writing again because her mother told her to just before she died. Laura will be published in Calliope, Chiron Review, Literally Stories, and will have an anthology of horror stories published in 2024. When she isn't writing, she watches horror movies with her dog, Groot. And her mother.

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Todd Sukany
Todd Sukany , a Pushcart nominee, lives in Pleasant Hope, Missouri, with his wife of over 40 years. His work has appeared in Cave Region Review, The Christian Century, Intégrité: A Faith and Learning Journal, and The Ekphrastic Review. A native of Michigan and recently retired, Sukany stays busy running, playing music, loving family, caring for a rescue dog and four feral cats.

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Christy Prahl
Christy Prahl is an Illinois Arts Council grant recipient and the author of the poetry collections We Are Reckless (Cornerstone Press, 2023), With Her Hair on Fire (Roadside Press, forthcoming 2025), and Catalog of Labors (Unsolicited Press, forthcoming 2026). A Best of the Net and three-time Pushcart Prize nominee, her work has been featured in Poetry Daily as well as many journals, including CALYX, Sugar House Review, the Penn Review, Salt Hill Journal, Tar River Poetry, and others. She splits her time between Chicago and rural Michigan.

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Fela Park (She/They)
Fela Ramona Park is a queer trans writer and poet from Tulsa Oklahoma. Her work consists of science fiction, poetry, and literary fiction. Through these mediums, she explores the self with themes of transhumanism, myth, magic, and visceral body horror. She writes about her past, present, and future identities by relating her past and present self to the myth of Persephone and divining her future self with speculation of body modification through cybernetic chrome.

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Elaine Alarcon
I have graduate degrees in Creative Writing and 20th Century Literature. My work has appeared in Solo Nova, Salt, Spillway, Askew, Blue Light Press, Orbis, The Denver Quarterly, the TOPANGA Messenger, The Canyon Chronicle, Words Out Loud(UK)and eMerge! Five of my poems appeared in the recent issue of Solo Voyage and I have been nominated three times for a Pushcart Prize.

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Jack Albert
Long time Eureka Springs resident, restaurateur, poet, justice junky, Jack Albert has appeared in many formats thoughout the decades. But most importantly, his culinary hotspots have been the scenes for artistic, holistic and political comradery from New York City to Northwest Arkansas.

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John Ganshaw
After 31 years in banking, John (he/him) retired to follow his dream of owning a hotel in Southeast Asia. This led to many new experiences enabling John to see the world through a different lens, leading him to write his story through essays, poetry, and a yet unpublished memoir. John’s work has appeared in Native Skin, Runamok Books/Growerly, Post Roe Alternatives, Fleas on the Dog, OMQ, Disabled Tales, Unlikely Stories, and many others.

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Victor Oduogu
Oduogu Victor Nkwachukwu is a passionate writer. He won the 2018 Bethany Blaze Online Competition. His poem: "Today, A Star Radiates Hope" was longlisted for the African Writers Awards 2021 and his poem - "Scorching," was shortlisted in 2023. His poem has been published in Poetic Africa and Woven Poetry. He was the Chief Corps Editor of Niger State during his service year in 2019/2020. He has a blog on substack - oduoguvictor.substack.com. He published a novel - "Once Upon a Happy Ending."

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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Ph.D., past Kansas Poet Laureate is the author of 25 books, including the new The Magic Eye: A Story of Saving a Life and a Place in the Age of Anxiety, How Time Moves: New & Selected Poems, and Miriam's Well, a novel. Founder of Transformative Language Arts, she leads writing workshops and retreats widely, coaches people on writing and right livelihood, and consults on creativity.

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David Corbly
I'm just beginning my professional writing career, although I've written some since I was a young boy. My aspiration is to write children's picture books and nonfiction, but I do also enjoy writing for adults. I was surprised to win first place in the 2024 WriterCon contest for flash fiction, and was a runner-up in the inspirational category at WriterCon 2022. I'm currently working on some adult and children's nonfiction projects as well as a screenplay.

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Dan Krotz
Dan Krotz is a writer and newspaper columnist who lives in Berryville, Arkansas.

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