The Editors

Nikay Paredes is the author of the chapbook collections Reclamations (Vagabond Press, 2017) and We Will See the Scatter (dancing girl press, 2014). She is the recipient of a Loyola Schools Award for the Arts and the Maningning Miclat Poetry Prize, and of fellowships from the Ateneo Heights Writers Workshop, Iligan National Writers Workshop, and Silliman University National Writers Workshop. Born and raised in Cebu City, she immigrated to Amerika in 2016 and currently resides in Queens, New York.

Paolo Tiausas is the author of Lahat ng Nag-aangas ay Inaagnas (2020) and Tuwing Nag-iisa sa Mapa ng Buntong-hininga (UP Press, 2021). His works have appeared in Cha: An Asian Literary Journal, Kritika Kultura, Likhaan: The Journal of Contemporary Philippine Literature, The Philippines Free Press, UBOD, and 聲韻詩刊 Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine. His poems have also been exhibited in the online art gallery Curare Art Space. He lives in Pasig City.