Matt Sedillo has been described as the "best political poet in America" as well as "the poet laureate of the struggle." He is the co-founder and CEO of El Martillo Press. His work has drawn comparisons in print to Bertolt Brecht, Roque Dalton, Amiri Baraka, Allen Ginsberg, Carl Sandburg  and various other legends of the past.

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Vanessa Torres-Mayorga (Bogota, Colombia 1978) is a Colombian born poet and cultural anthropologist currently residing in San Francisco, CA. As a creator, feminist and cultural activist, she has worked on different proposals and projects for the projection of Hispanic American culture as well as the visualization of the arts and literature made by women creators, inside and outside the United States through radio, journalism and literature.

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Ella Jamsay is a junior Political Science major with minors in Law and English at Chapman University, where her academic interests focus on local government, public policy, and social reform. She is particularly interested in issues of justice and equity and is preparing for a career in public service focused on creating structural change in underserved communities.

Cecilia Georgitis is a sophomore political science major and journalism ​and Spanish double minor at Chapman University. She is passionate about policy and advocacy with a strong interest in nonprofit work and reporting. 

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Cheyenne Hebert is an MFA student in Creative Writing at Chapman University, where she studies fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, and academic writing. Above all, she is drawn to the power of stories in a convoluted world.

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Liyah Sacueza is a fourth-year English major at California State University, Fullerton where she pursues her passion for writing and literature. She has a strong interest in creative writing, and strives to write and share works of her own.

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Emily Victoria Martin is a fourth-year bachelor’s student at California State University, Fullerton studying English Creative Writing that often leans towards social justice issues. Her creative interests expand past literature because it is the external world that shapes art, and art that shapes the world. 

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Uriel Cornejo is a third-year student at the University of Cal State Fullerton, studying English. Currently pursuing a career in teaching English, Uriel has a heavy interest in both reading and writing poetry, novels, and more.​​​​​​​​​

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Kristina Fuentes is a current freshman at California State University, Fullerton majoring in English, with strong academic interests in rhetoric and writing studies and a passion for all forms of media. She works closely with students and communities in low-income and Title I schools, demonstrating her commitment to equity and meaningful academic support.

David A. Romero is a Mexican-American poet, novelist, and publisher from Diamond Bar, CA. He is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of El Martillo Press. Romero is the author of the novel The Enemy Sleeps (El Martillo Press, 2026) and the books of poetry My Name Is Romero (FlowerSong Press, 2020) and Diamond Bars 2 (Moon Tide Press, 2024).​

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Edoardo Olmi was born in Florence in 1984. He has published Il porcospino in pegaso (“The Porcupine into Pegasus”, 2010), R: exist-stance (2017), Stagioni scalene (“Scalene seasons”, 2021) and the anthological collection Poesie scelte (2003-2021) (“Selected poems (2003-2021)”, 2023).

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Chantell Adams, a current Cal State University,  Fullerton student of English, is an aspiring future high-school teacher with a passion for literature and all things written. Her academic work focuses on textual analysis, closely on the genres of feminist literature and race studies with a particular interest in the works of author Alice Walker.

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Julia Savala is a graduate student at Chapman University, where she is pursuing her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing: Fiction. She often writes short stories in the literary fiction genre and is working towards a career in teaching creative writing at a college level.​

Charlotte Estrin is a junior at Chapman University studying creative writing and film. She hopes to pursue a career in independent publishing, and you can read some of her fiction at The Bloomin' Onion Magazine and The Underground Experimental Art & Literary Journal. 

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Abigail Petrilla is a senior Integrated Educational Studies major and English minor at Chapman University. She is passionate about community education and poetry and literature for social change.

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Jasmine Sunoo-Flanders is a current creative writing and technical theatre double major at Chapman University. She is pursuing a career in both the publishing world and the performing arts as an editor, stage manager, and dramaturg. 

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Angie is a Guatemalan-American writer-activist and researcher currently as a junior studying Political Science and Creative Writing at Chapman University while also working at their local Pomona nonprofit. Growing up in a primarily Latino community, they've learned the importance of community education and utilizing diverse rhetorics to create and tell stories.

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