Melissa Ashley Hernandez

Founding Editor-in-Chief

Melissa (she/her) has her BA in Acting and Directing and two MFAs in Creative Writing from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She is the founder of Wild Willow Magazine (FKA: The Minison Project) and heads the company as Editor-in-Chief.

Her prose can be found in two short stories published in 2021, “The Rum Keg Girl” in the Cemetery Gates Media collection, Paranormal Contact: A Quiet Horror Confessional, and “Lady Killer” in Volume 4 of Kandisha Press’ Women of Horror Anthology, Don’t Break the Oath.

Her poetry can be found in the minison zine, The Daily Drunk Magazine, Fahmidan Journal, and Bandit Fiction, among others.

Alisa Lindfield-Pratt

Social Media Coordinator

Alisa (she/her) is an Australian writer of poetry and short fiction. Her work can be found in The Expressionist Literary Magazine, The Selkie, and more. By day, Alisa works as a research administrator, dabbling in communications and event management, and by night, wrangles two rambunctious kids and a dog. Her interests include science, history, burlesque, and of course, writing.

Marilyn Damord

Community and Marketing Coordinator

Marilyn (she/her) is a writer and creative with a BA in Professional Writing from York College of Pennsylvania. When not adventuring through fictional worlds or perfecting her elevator pitch, you can find her giving baking another honest try. Marilyn’s work has appeared in Young Scholars in Writing as well as various blogs and literary magazines.

Suzy Pasqualetto

Communications Coordinator

Suzy (she/her) is a writer, filmmaker, and marketing specialist whose work has found a home in countless creative campaigns, printed anthologies, film festivals, newspapers, magazines, and more.

Bel Wolf

Poetry/Nonfiction Reader

Bel Wolf is an undergraduate psychology student whose work has appeared in The Quarry and Sledgehammer Lit. Despite being born in San Francisco, Bel never finished Howl.

Jayde Officer

Poetry/Nonfiction Reader

Jayde Officer (she/her) is a poet and fiction writer who holds a BA in English literature. When she’s not writing obsessively on themes of girlhood, identity, monstrosity, and (un)belonging, Jayde is at home in Ontario rewatching movie musicals. Her poetry appears in PRISM International.

Maria Helena Mikkelsen

Poetry/Nonfiction Reader

Maria (she/her) is a Danish-Malawian writer, editor, collagist, and workshop facilitator. She’s the co-founder of Poetry Orchard and the bi-yearly community, Adventurer’s Writing Guild. By day, she freelances for B2B and B2C clients. By night, she creates work on girlhood and grief and tentatively chips away at her debut novel, An Unintended Princess.

Zoe Manolatos

Poetry/Nonfiction Reader

Zoe Manolatos (she/her) is a poet and naturalist from North Jersey. She has a BA in Creative Writing from Fairleigh Dickinson University and has returned to her alma mater for her MFA in Poetry after pursuing a certificate in Botany at the New York Botanical Gardens. She credits the inspiration for her vibrant language largely to the woods and artists surrounding her home.

Katelyn D’Ambrosio

Poetry/Nonfiction Reader

Katelyn D’Ambrosio has a BA in English and Creative Writing and is currently pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing at Fairleigh Dickinson University. She has published several poems in Artemas, the Young Harris College literary magazine. If she’s not writing, she’s probably taking walks outside or listening to classic rock.

Liam Al-Hindi

Fiction Reader

Liam Al-Hindi (he/him) is a graduate of UNO’s English and Creative Writing programs. For him, essays, poems, and stories are all handholds to grip tightly, to escape the violence of our present circumstances. His work can be found in 13th Floor Magazine, and Touchstone Literary Magazine.

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Halina Stone

Fiction Reader

Halina Stone (they/them) is a fiction writer, poet, and fantasy lover hailing from New Jersey. They studied Creative Writing in undergrad at Fairleigh Dickinson University and are pursuing a second Master’s Degree. When not writing, they can be found taking care of their army of succulents or sampling wares at various local cafes.

Tyler Ledbetter

Fiction Reader

Tyler Ledbetter (he/him) possesses an MFA in Creative Writing and is a self-proclaimed jack-of-all-trades. He currently publishes Neon Letters, a Substack newsletter that sums up his thoughts on life and pop culture. He also enjoys a good Japanese kaiju movie.

Pauli Curcillo

Fiction Reader

Pauli (they/them) is a writer of poetry and fantasy pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing. They’re up to read just about anything from sprawling, high fantasy epics to intimate, nuanced character-driven novels. When not writing or reading, Pauli is most likely dissecting their favorite fantasy magic systems!