Audrey Shipp, Founder and Prose Editor at Decolonial Passage, is the author of Poetry/Poesía/Poésie in AfroDiaspora (2026) and the hybrid memoir When I Was a Bilingual Writer Birthed by Black L.A. (Unsolicited Press 2027). She is an AWP Writer to Writer mentee and a PEN America Emerging Voices Workshop LA honoree. Born in Los Angeles, her initial writing includes bilingual poetry that was published in The Americas Review (Arte-Publico Press). Her recent nonfiction has been published in Panorama Magazine, Crayon Magazine, Brittle Paper, Isele Magazine, A Long House, Sapphire Hues, Pure Slush, Another Chicago Magazine, Litro-NY, A Gathering Together, and Linden Avenue Literary Journal.  She has both a B.A. in English and an M.Ed. from UCLA, an M.A. in English from California State University, Los Angeles, and a Certificate in Creative Writing from UCLA Extension. Her professional passion has been teaching English and ESL at high school level in public schools in Los Angeles.

Nicolette Sandoval, Fiction Editor, was born and raised in Orange County. She is the first person to attend and finish college in her family. She graduated from UCLA in 2021 with a B.A. in Political Science, concentrating in International Relations. Since graduating, she has worked as a behavioral analyst with children before transitioning to publishing. She is looking forward to developing a professional career in publishing and editing.

Kristina Bringman, Fiction and Poetry Editor, holds a Bachelor of Arts in English, a Master of Arts in English Literature, and a graduate certificate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. She has published articles in the Ohio Journal of English Language Arts and the Arizona English Journal, both peer-reviewed publications. Kristina will pursue a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) beginning in the fall of 2025.

Jessica Rowshandel (they/them), Poetry Editor, is a queer, Black-Indigenous (Boricua/Puerto Rican) + Persian writer, visual artist, and musician. Their recent publication credits include Poetry, Mizna, and Seventh Wave. They are currently editing their debut novel, The Death Machine, which grapples with end-of-life policy, colonization, ancestral trauma, and community power. They are a PEN America Emerging Voices Workshop – Los Angeles alum, a Best of the Net nominee, and a Scholastic Gold Key Award winner. Jessica earned a Bachelor’s in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College and a Master’s in Social Work from Columbia University. Born and raised in the New York City metro area, they now reside in Los Angeles.

Cameron Mouton, Assistant Poetry Editor, is an Afro-Latina writer and editor born and raised in Los Angeles, California. A graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, she has a B.A. in American Literature and Culture and a minor in African American Studies. At UCLA she was the only undergraduate member on the team at the African journal, Ufahamu. Her first published book, Mixed (2021), details the trials and tribulations of being a biracial woman in the United States. In her writing and advocacy she works to bring awareness to marginalized groups and their stories, in order to make the literary world more inclusive. She is currently a book review editor and writer for The Festival Review, a literary magazine. 

Revati Gelda, Assistant Poetry Editor, holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Binghamton University where she served as Arts & Culture Editor for her university’s newspaper. Her work focuses on the arts and its importance in today’s society. Her reporting has appeared in local publications in the Hudson Valley including The Daily Catch and Hudson Valley Magazine. Currently, she is a writer for Earthday.org.

Interns

Rita Balogun, Milan Parker, Cassandra Pataky, Rowan Pearson, Samantha Thomas

Editors Emeritus

Isaiah Holbrook, Samir Knego, Breanna Wright, Jake Kirby, Gwen Pearson, Salaam Odeh, Ami J. Sanghvi, Anais Osipova, Veronica Greer, Austin Newton, Aniria Williams, Tori Alvarado, Jasonna Rogers, Sarina Sharpe, Ntando Sindane, Ani Jones, Chidima Anekwe, Patrice M. Wilson, Vironika Wilde