Alexander Arce (It/Its) is a musician, and literary artist born in Pomona, California, and who now lives and works in Las Vegas, Nevada. As a musician for almost twenty years, It creates music that can be described as melancholic and honest under the surname Know Angel and works freelance to compose music for other up and coming musicians and groups. Arce is also a published author of fourteen books, and boasting it’s newest title, Ars Magica: The Compendium of Modern Magic it continues to explore the contemporary practice of spirituality and astrology . Arce’s research focus surrounds philosophy, the occult, and spirituality and has collaborated in the creation of two artist books.

You can find Alex’s work in The Octopus Anthology Vol. 1, The Octopus Anthology Vol. 2, Book of Shadows, and Anamnesis.

Alain Co (they/them) is a visual artist based in southern Maine. Alain specializes in material processes, producing mixed media sculptures that fuse elegance and ugliness. Originally from New Orleans, they received their Master of Fine Arts concentrating in sculpture from the University of Arizona in Tucson. They have works installed on sites ranging from the Tucson high desert to the Ozark foothills.

You can find Alain’s work in Arrhythmia

Tessa Clawson (she/they) is an MFA student at Savannah College of Art and Design. She lives in Graeagle, California. Her current focus is on self-portraiture, but she also draws little dog comics. She focuses on her own experiences in life and how they affect her. Tessa’s latest work comments upon gender exploration and the relationship with her partner. Major themes in her work include gender and sense of self.

You can find Tessa’s Work in The Octopus Anthology Vol. 1

A writer from Ohio, Geramee Hensley (they/them) is the editor in chief at Sonora Review and poetry editor at Tinderbox Poetry Journal. Their work has been featured in Button Poetry, Poets.org, The Journal, Indiana Review, and elsewhere. Their work has won several awards including Booth Journal’s Beyond the Margins Award and an Academy of American Poets Prize.

You can find Geramee’s work in Vestiges.

Trung Hua (he/him) is a Vietnamese draftsperson and gamer living and working in Las Vegas, Nevada. His artwork explores the intersection of Vietnamese myths, nightmares, and childhood trauma by creating wildly colorful and sickeningly detailed drawings.

You can find Trung’s work in The Octopus Anthology Vol. 2