Marissa Ahmadkhani is a writer and artist based in Los Angeles, California. Her writing has appeared in dozens of publications, including poets.org, which awarded her the Academy of American Poets Prize in 2015, 2017, and 2022.

Natalia Albin is a London-based freelance writer, graphic designer and founder of Ataraxia Creative, a branding agency. Originally from Mexico, she cares deeply about immigration rights, intersectional feminism and examining this generation's relationships with social issues through creative work.

Giulia Alvarez-Katz is a freelance food writer and artist based in New York City. You can read her work in Gawker, Broccoli Mag, Smart Mouth, and more. You’re most likely to find her on her stoop fighting rats or eating zongzi in bed.

Hana Anandira (www.hanaoktavia.journoportfolio.com) is a writer and researcher with a mind in culture and philosophy. Her works appear in independent periodicals based in her hometown ofJakarta, Indonesia. She is now residing in Brighton, United Kingdom to pursue her master’s degree in Philosophy and Literature.

Sanskriti Bacchu is a London based writer, and a first time ‘navel-gazer’, exploring her experiences as an Indian expatriate and brown woman through personal essay writing. She also likes to write about censorship and memes as political and cultural tools. In her free time she is a gamer and compulsively acquires tickets to concerts.

Megan Baffoe is an emerging freelance writer currently pursuing English Language and Literature at Oxford University. She likes fairytales, fraught family dynamics, and unreliable narration; she does not like Twitter, but is occasionally found @meginageorge. All of her published work is available at https://meganspublished.tumblr.com.

Rachel Barfield is an olfactory artist from The Hague. Coming from the Royal Academy of Arts with a background in Neuroscience and Biology, I focus my research on scent function and its reactionary effects. Using my science background, I enjoy playing with abstraction and fantasy in the reconstruction of scent making / scent installations. Often my works focus on themes of contradiction and opposing elements and combining them in the same space. In a versatile nature my works span from scented representation of the stages of death in 'Scents of Death' - to creating scents from the 'Harlem Renaissance' era - to extermination methods of Japanese Knotweed. 

Kasia Bereza is an English-Polish solicitor and writer who has lived in the UK, Poland and the US. Kasia currently lives in London with her husband Nico and son Ben.

Melissa D. Burrage is a historian and non-fiction author from Massachusetts (melissadburrage.com). She writes poetry about her Ukrainian ancestry, a window for understanding recently thrown open while watching news footage of the war. She is a member of the Marge Piercy Poetry Group and a 2022 winner of the Joe Gouveia Outermost Poetry Contest.

Katerina Chernysheva is a writer living nomadically, slow-traveling around the world, often picking human-powered transportation methods like bike touring. You'll find her looking for adventures that challenge perceptions and allow her to learn about cultures.

Kadine Christie is the author of NYT Modern Love Essay, I Met My Husband On the Maternity Ward. She has written for iMOM.com, Yourteenmag and is currently working on her memoir-- a four-decade love story about the cutie she met at birth. She writes about mini-adventures and simple pleasures on her blog, KadineChristie.com.

Koraly Dimitriadis is a writer, poet, actor, performer, theatre/film maker and the author of the poetry books Love and F—k Poems (also in Greek) and Just Give Me The Pills. Her debut fiction manuscript was awarded the UNESCO residency (Krakow). She is developing a book of non-fiction, Not Till You’re Married. www.koralydimitriadis.com

Yassin El-Moudden Since learning how to write his name, hyphens have regularly punctuated Yassin El-Moudden’s work. A magazine journalist by trade, he’s often on the lookout for stories that hold a critical mirror to otherwise complacent narratives. His second-favourite form of punctuation? Question marks.

Hanneke Jewson was born in Holland. After living in London for a short period in 2014, she came to England permanently in 2016. She is currently in the process of changing her nationality from Dutch to British and lives in Hertfordshire with her husband and two daughters.

Rahma Khan is a travel writer and an independent journalist from Pakistan based in Vancouver, Canada. She uses her travel blog thesaneadventurer.com to share the stories of her travel adventures and experiences of travelling as a third culture kid and a woman of colour. Her work has been published in CondeNast Traveller, Eaters, Independent UK, and Matador Network, among others.

Carola Kolbeck is a teacher, writer, and author of fictional short stories. She is an outspoken mental health advocate and believes in kindness towards all living things. When she isn’t writing, she loves pottering around in charity shops and vintage boutiques. She lives in the Midlands with her family and fluffy dog.

Christy Ku is a multidisciplinary creative, focusing on poetry, performance and workshop facilitation. She’s worked with organisations including the BBC, Sky Arts, Museum of London, Apples & Snakes and the Barbican on projects such as poetry films, spoken word tracks and theatre shows. Christy is currently working on her debut poetry pamphlet.

Alexandra Kumala is a Jakarta-born writer and filmmaker based in Mexico City. She is a recipient of the 2022 NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music & Theatre, the 2022 George Stoney Fellow at The Flaherty, and one half of the team behind Sugar Nutmeg.

Susan Lado: Susan is a development economist by training and third culture kid by way of lived experience. Susan loves to travel and see the world thrive, ultimately she is a cultural nomad at heart. 

Safia Lamrani is a British-Moroccan actor and writer based in London, represented by RD Casting. Safia has a special interest in telling stories that explore her mixed heritage, and has recently had her work published with Morocco World News.

Paul Leung is a Hong Kong American currently living in Denmark. Although he – strangely enough – enjoys his day job as an accountant, he is taking steps to also enter the world of writing and editing. 

Becky Lee Smith My name is Becky and on social media I am known as 'Hanguk Hapa' meaning Korean halfie as I come from a mixed heritage; my mother is South Korean and my father is English. I am a Korean-British content creator and ambassador for Korean culture in the UK , sharing my journey to learn more about my Korean heritage through history, culture and food. One of my personal missions has also been to shed light on the Korean community that reside in New Malden, K-Town and to the local businesses that are often run by Korean families. Growing up, in a suburban area, there weren’t many families that looked like us, so it brought on a disliking of being half-Korean. It has been a journey learning to embrace my Korean side, which is why now, I’m so passionate about sharing this glorious culture. 

Lemon Tree Trust is a small NGO that supports people living in refugee and IDP (internally displaced people) camps in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to create home and community gardens. We help people grow the food and flowers that remind them of home, putting down new roots and restoring dignity and hope.

Salomée Levy is a current student at Cornell University studying Industrial and Labor Relations. Salomée is mixed French and Belizean and likes to write about her experience as a mixed-race woman. Her work has been published on TeenVogue and TheLily WashPost. In her free time, she loves to visit coffee shops.

Florence Li is a New York based artist and writer from Hong Kong, the UK and the US. I currently work in the Programs department at Wendy's Subway and I recently graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in Modern Culture and Media. I’m interested in using writing, art, and media as a tool to explore grief, the complexities of belonging and the fluidity of home.

LindaAnn LoSchiavo (she/her), Native New Yorker and a four-time nominee for The Pushcart Prize, was also nominated for Best of the Net, Balcones Poetry Prize, an Ippy, a Firecracker Award, the Rhysling Award, and Dwarf Stars. She is a member of SFPA, British Fantasy Society, and The Dramatists Guild. Titles for 2022: "Women Who Were Warned" (Cerasus Poetry) and "Messengers of the Macabre: Hallowe’en Poems" (Audience Askew). Forthcoming in 2023: "Apprenticed to the Night" (UniVerse Press), "Felones de Se: Poems about Suicide" (Ukiyoto Publishing), and "Vampire Ventures" (Alien Buddha Press). Forthcoming in 2024: "Cancer Courts My Mother" (Penumbra / Stanislaus State College). Forthcoming in 2025: "Eros and His Entourage" (Naked Cat Press).

Jaz Morrison is a writer, artist and curator based in Birmingham UK. She is also the founder of creative support group BRMTWN. With a focus on community, social space, and storytelling, Jaz sees her work as a sense-making and memory-making effort. Her writing can often be found in the form of research notes, publication texts, and stories. @jazmor_ https://jazmor.com/ and BRMTWN https://sites.google.com/view/brmtwn/home

Agustín Federico Masondo (he/him) is an Argentine-born London-bred writer. His work primarily concerns immigrant food networks and how diasporic cuisines interact.

Sumitra Mattai is a New York-based writer and textile designer. She holds a BFA in Textile Design from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School. For more of her work, please visit www.sumitramattai.com, or find her on Instagram @sumitramattai.

Renée Milkie: Renée is a writer and VO artist currently living in London, though New York City will always be home. She loves Kalamata olives, americanos, and pre-sunrise mornings. When she’s not hopping a plane to her next adventure, you’ll likely find her at a coffee shop eating cookies and pretending they’re healthy.

Mina Miller is a French-American writer and editor living in Sheffield. She’s worked as a busboy, server, caterer, veg box manager, recipe editor, cookbook writer, food reviewer, smoked salmon salesperson, candy marketer and restaurant advisor, but these days she’s focused on writing.

Rashmi Narayan, born and raised in the southern Indian city of Bangalore, is a journalist and a constant learner who turns her curiosity into exploring the world through food and drink. She writes features for a wide range of publications – both commercial and independent. She shares a strong passion for food history, sustainability, stargazing and train journeys. She lives in London with an ever-growing collection of cookbooks and steam train models.

Website: https://rashminarayan.contently.com/

Socials: Twitter / X: @Rashmi_Narayan9 Linkedin: Rashmi Narayan

Zoya Naaz Rehman (she/her) is an aspiring food scholar whose worldview is informed by her feminist, Muslim, and Indian identities. When she’s not archiving her exploration of all things food and health on Instagram @kohl.lined.perspectives, she’s snapping at spoken word poetry.

Anoushka Narayanan I’m an aspiring illustrator and writer, currently based in London. I am a mixed-media rascal, using all sorts of media to make my work. I’ve always been motivated to make work that tells significant, meaningful stories. Being from multiple places once felt isolating, but now has become one of my main sources of inspiration.

Tamara Pešić is a designer, cook and ceramicist based in Frankfurt and Offenbach am Main, in Germany. Unearthing the crafts connected to what we eat and the ways we bring it to our table, she founded "a pinch of salt" — an ever–evolving project dedicated to ceramics and food. Tamara grew partly up in Belgrade, Serbia and in Offenbach, Germany.

Tasha Prados is a multicultural and bilingual strategist, digital nomad, travel writer and creator. She launched Duraca Travels to give you the confidence and tools to live your best digital nomad life; connect with her @t.prad and @duraca.travels. Tasha’s day job is branding and marketing strategy consulting via Duraca Strategic.

Ana Prundaru was born in Romania and presently lives in Switzerland. Alongside her legal career, she writes and illustrates for publications like North Dakota Quarterly, New Letters, Cream City Review, Third Coast, the Journal and New England Review. Her collage art can be found on Instagram at @nomadingart

Samia Qaiyum is a travel editor based in Dubai. A third culture kid with a perpetual thirst for adventure, she has lived in five countries and travelled to 34 others, racking up countless weird and wonderful experiences along the way – just don't ask her to define the word 'home'.

Monika Radojevic is an award-winning poet, creative and writer whose debut collection, teeth in the back of my neck was published in 2021. Monika is the founder of Feminist Invoicing, a project unpicking power dynamics by 'invoicing' the patriarchy, and is currently working on her first short story collection.

Gurpreet Raulia is a poet and author from the suburbs of West London. Her expression often takes an array of forms, and is dedicated to sharing stories of her culture, as a proud Punjabi, and her experiences with love, pain, adventure and curiosity in and around life.

Daniela Saravia I was born to Costa Rican parents in a US military hospital in Germany. I spent some time in Germany, Panama and California before settling in Costa Rica. Currently I’m living in the Czech Republic with my husband and our Scottish terrier Señor. Spanglish is my primary language. 

Rosie Shead is a journalist, freelance writer and artist based in London. She was among the first Chinese children to be adopted by British families in the 1990s. Rosie was raised in Essex, along with her sister who is also adopted from China. She has written previously for gal-dem, FemaleInvest and PA Media. You can find her artwork and writing at rosieshead.co.uk

Anita Suster A copywriter and all ‘round creative, Anita bridges thoughts on life with self-exploration, often reflecting on how we move through the world and why we do what we do.

Zsófi Szendrei grew up in Japan, Indonesia and Hungary. She moved to Scotland in 2010 and now lives in London. She works in the creative sector, loves working on creative collaborations, practises yoga and is a witch. Topics that interest her are feminism, storytelling, mental health, spirituality, and the planet.

Joya Taft-Dick is a writer and communications professional with expertise in gender. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, Global Post, Mic, Global Citizen, and Anchor Magazine, among others. Joya recently wrote a mother-daughter memoir that explores why some women self-erase. Originally from Vermont, Joya has spent over half her life abroad and currently calls Cape Town home.

Alina Tang Hello, my name is Alina. The pansy behind pansy. I’m originally from sunny Boorloo (Perth), Western Australia and relocated to the Netherlands in the summer of 2018. I’m a visual artist and especially love printmaking, illustration, ceramics, and sharing my work through collaborative projects, exhibitions, and designing collections. Running a space like pansy has always been a dream of mine - to share and celebrate work from fellow independent female makers. You’ll find me at pansy behind the counter or working in the studio painting a new collection or building some vases from clay. https://www.pansy-shop.com/

Varisha Tariq is a writer working on the intersectionality of gender, class and global politics with culture. She has been published in an anthropological book 'People called Lucknow' and in news outlets like Vogue, Refinery29, Stylist Magazine, Fodor, CH-VOID, LiveWire, Your Story, Feminism In India and Hindustan Times. While from India, she is currently based in London.

Grace Waga Glevey is a Filipino-British writer and TV researcher from Humberside. Her work explores edges and interactions, gradations and states of in-between. She is particularly interested in the puzzles of dual heritage identity and the confines and contradictions of class in modern Britain.

Jakob Weizman is a freelance journalist in the Balkans and is currently achieving a double MA at Charles University in Prague in Journalism and Balkan Studies. He is Danish-Colombian and raised in the United States, and lived in Pristina, Kosovo for a number of years, calling it his home.

Emily Wilson was born in Sydney, Australia and moved to London, UK when she was 11 and has resided there ever since. She is passionate about writing and food. More than anything she loves to travel and discover new countries and cultures as often as her time allows.

Jordan Winters is a National Geographic explorer and journalist based between Manila, Philippines and San Fransisco, California. She previously worked as a field producer for NBC News out of Miami and New York. When not chasing breaking news, she’s a competitive sailor and is plotting her circumnavigation of the world.