A. Andrews — Writer and cartoonist, creator of A Quick & Easy Guide to Sex & Disability, and one of The Advocate’s People of the Year (2021). Their work has been published in The Washington Post, Autostraddle, Glamour, and more.

Xiomara Bovell — A former dancer, strategist, and boutique fitness instructor, Xiomara now writes about arts and performance in her Substack Live Cultures and organizes bi-monthly field trips to shows across NYC.

Margot Boyer-Dry — covers culture, business, power, and New York City. Her work appears in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine, and The Guardian, along with her newsletter Lorem Ipsum, read by 100,000+ subscribers.

John Paul Brammer — Brooklyn-based author and illustrator from Oklahoma, he’s the creator of ¡Hola Papi!, the hit LGBTQ advice column and memoir-in-essays. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, Food & Wine, and Guernica.

Diana Branzan — Brooklyn-based illustrator and Pratt grad known for working with textures and patterns.

Lorin Brown — Designer, illustrator, and educator at CalArts and Maine College of Art & Design. AIGA Boston board member, currently living and working in Maine.

Khaila Carr — An artist drawing on influences from dreams, fantasy, psychedelia, and her Filipino American heritage, Khaila works across illustration and fine art. She holds a BFA from the Columbus College of Art and Design.

Jamie Cattanach — Pushcart Prize-nominated writer whose work has been featured in CNBC, SELF, USA Today, Fourth Genre, Colorado Review, Psyche, and many more. Her in-progress memoir about her experience of atypical anorexia was chosen for the Manuscript Mentorship program at the Tin House Winter Workshop in 2022. Jamie lives in Portland, Oregon with her greyhound, Aspen.

Amélie Cherlin — Copy editor for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Artisan Books, and Raab & Co., among others. She was previously managing editor of The Hollywood Reporter and copy chief of WSJ. Magazine.

Thomas Colligan — Swiss illustrator and designer based in New York, Thomas co-founded TXTBooks, an indie publisher featured at the NY and LA Art Book Fairs and Yale’s Odds and Ends.

Erin Crapser — LA-based technologist and product builder who also enjoys pupusas and bumper-sticker photography.

Julia Craven — Writer and editor whose work has been published in The Best American Science and Nature Writing, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, and more. She also leads The Library of Black Wellness and Healthy Futures, a health and science newsletter. Most importantly, Julia is a whiskey-loving, loud and proud Tar Heel.

Evelyn Crowley — Brooklyn-based editor and content strategist who’s worked with publications (The Village Voice, Vogue) and brands (Spotify, Fenty) alike.

Tove Danovich — Writer based in Portland whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Vox, and The Ringer. Her debut book, Under the Henfluence, was published by Agate in 2023.

Alex Dobrenko — Writer, comedian, and newsletterer (Both Are True), Alex lives in Asheville, NC with his family and dog Robert.

Jenny Dorsey — Chef, author, and speaker exploring the intersection of food, identity, and social justice. She leads Studio ATAO, runs a culinary consulting business, and pens the newsletter Way Too Complicated. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Eater, and Food & Wine.

Jocelyn Florence — Founding team member of Prism, sometime editor, sometime writer, and fulltime Partner at Prism parent company, Parallel.

Alicia Gearty — A multidisciplinary designer with experience spanning advertising, branding, events, and digital, Alicia brings sharp ideas to every medium. Off-duty, she obsesses over maps, typography, Muji pens, and her cats.

Molly Gott — Writer living in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Her work has appeared in The Southern Review and Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading.

Phinehas Hodges — Writer and director based in LA, currently developing a dark sci-fi satire series and a memoir about his unconventional childhood.

Samm Hodges — Raised off-grid in Washington’s backwoods and now based in LA, writer and director Samm is co-creator of Downward Dog and director of the Sundance short Tender. His first feature Young Men — starring David Duchovny — premieres late 2026.

Mitra Jouhari — Writer and comedian, best known as co-creator and star of Three Busy Debras on Adult Swim. Her writing credits include Big Mouth, High Maintenance, and Miracle Workers, with on-screen roles in Search Party, The Big Sick, and more.

Morgan Jerkins — Author of four books — among them the bestseller This Will Be My Undoing — Morgan is a writer, editor, and educator whose work spans The New Yorker to The Atlantic. A two-time National Magazine Award winner, she’s also taught at Princeton, Columbia, and beyond.

Mitchell S. Jackson — Winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize and National Magazine Award in Feature Writing, author of the novel The Residue Years and the memoir Survival Math. Mitchell also writes a column for Esquire and speaks internationally.

Ciara Keane — Founding team member of Prism, LA-based creative strategist, community gatherer, and writer paying close attention. Interested in rocks and where to find them.

Alicia Kennedy — San Juan–based food writer with a weekly newsletter on culture, politics, and media, currently at work on a book about ethical eating for Beacon Press.

Anita Little — Writer, editor, and content strategist with 10+ years experience creating meaningful, human-centered storytelling for places like Playboy, Ms., Elle, and the ACLU.

Lisa Lombardi — Former executive editor of Health and co-author of What the Yuck?!, Lisa is based in New York and has written for The Washington Post, Real Simple, Glamour, Time, Marie Claire, and The New York Times.

Matt Martin — LA photographer and photo editor focused on portraits and still lifes. Matt’s work captures unplanned, uncanny moments — images that feel discovered rather than posed.

Alex Irit Meir — Graphic designer, illustrator, and unapologetic flower-sniffer from LA. A graduate of CalArts, Alex currently spends her time sketching, writing, and talking to plants — or building terrariums when she’s not defeating Sauron.

Ana Monroe — Artist, human-centered designer, and former civil servant proudly fired by DOGE in early 2025. She lives in Los Angeles with her family, where she is leaning into the former two, having been prevented from being the latter. Subscribe to her writing about running at Stoic Running.

Maggie Morris — Bi-coastal writer and art director covering travel, culture, and modern life. Her work appears in Dossier, Departures, and other publications.

Roman Muradov — Brooklyn-based artist and award-winning illustrator / author. Currently at work on a podcast circling indie comics, astrology, and Mark E. Smith — but really about everything else.

Mari Naomi — Author and illustrator of award-winning graphic novels and comic memoirs, her work has appeared in The New Yorker and at the Asian Art Museum. They’ve also built vital community hubs like the Cartoonists of Color and Queer Cartoonists databases.

Meghan Nesmith — Writer and editor with bylines in the Boston Globe, Gossamer, and more. She publishes the Substack Cry it Out on motherhood and its discontents, and her debut novel A World Apart arrives in 2026.

Ismene Ormonde — Culture writer and essayist based in London, with words in The Guardian, Observer, and Byline, amongst others. She writes a substack called In Hot Pursuit of Pleasure.

Rebecca Prusinowski — Writer, editor, and content executive, Rebecca has a proven track record of anticipating consumer trends and has been at the forefront of industry-disrupting media companies and DTC lifestyle brands alike — including PAPER Magazine, Parachute Home, Marie’s Kondo’s KonMari Media, Inc., and Kismet.

Mallika Rao — Brooklyn writer and teacher who’s been published in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and New York Magazine. Mallika’s lens: intimacy and what it means to be on the outside.

Reece Sisto — Content strategist, writer, and self-described malefactor in LA, Reece currently helps communities reimagine public safety at the Center for Policing Equity.

Ali Shapiro — Professor of writing at University of Michigan’s Stamps School of Art & Design. Her comics, poems, essays, and reviews have appeared in various journals, including Gertrude, Prairie Schooner, The Rumpus, and Electric Literature.

Annakeara Stinson — LA-based writer with a debut novel (Nerve Damage) coming from Knopf in 2026.

Sean Suchara — Multi-media designer and illustrator for New York Review of Architecture, Sean is also a climate activist and self-described “chaotic good sorcerer.”

Wei Tchou — New York–based writer and editor covering culture and food for outlets including The New York Times, Eater, and The Oxford American. Her memoir Little Seed — shortlisted for a National Book Critics Circle Award and named a 2024 best book by The New Yorker — explores family and the cultural history of ferns. She’s also co-founder of Reported Media and editor of branded content at The New Yorker Creative Studio.

Esther Tseng — Food and culture writer based in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, and more.

Clarissa Wei — Taipei-based journalist and host of Climate Cuisine, a podcast that’s part of the Whetstone Radio Collective and explores how sustainable crops are used in similar climate zones around the world.

Anna Williams — An LA–based tattoo artist and illustrator, Anna draws inspiration from deco, art nouveau, and mod styles. She creates colorful works for walls, homes, and bodies — despite dressing only in black and white.

Florencio Zavala — Creative director, designer, artist, and founder of Estudio Zavala, his eponymous conceptual design practice tackling global needs through local action. Clients include the California Endowment, Playboy, Honda Latino, IntoAction!, and the City of LA.