The Word's Faire . 7/5/25 The Word's Faire . 7/5/25

‘Chiye-Tanka; or Big Brother’

Daniel Ruefman is a widely published poet and emerging author of speculative fiction. His poetry and prose has appeared in more than 100 periodicals to date, including THE BARELY SOUTH REVIEW, BURNINGWORD, CHAPTER HOUSE JOURNAL, HAMILTON STONE REVIEW, SHEEPSHEAD REVEIW, and THIN AIR MAGAZINE, just to name a few. When not writing, he teaches the craft at the University of Wisconsin--Stout.

The Word's Faire . 7/4/25 The Word's Faire . 7/4/25

‘JAR OF PICKLED HEART’, ‘LIZ, NOT LONG AFTER’ & ‘BIRDSONG FOR INSOMNIACS’

Travis Stephens is a tugboat captain who lives and works with his family in California. His book of poetry, “skeeter bit & still drunk” was published by Finishing Line Press.

The Word's Faire . 7/3/25 The Word's Faire . 7/3/25

‘THIRTY YEARS SINCE MARCH 1995’

Patricia Sas, a young Romanian artist based in Spain, is a psychology student who tries to put together long-lost pieces of her culture. She is interested in feminine intergenerational trauma and the effects of emigration on family dynamics. In her free time, she gives voice to her community through uncensored and raw poetry.

The Word's Faire . 7/2/25 The Word's Faire . 7/2/25

‘Charlotte’

J. C. Cole

The Word's Faire . 7/1/25 The Word's Faire . 7/1/25

‘Aphrodite in An Open Casket’, ‘Sins, Like Violets’ & ‘A Girl’s Sword; Her Princess’

Kenna DeValor (they/them/theirs) is a glittering mythical creature that lives right outside your peripherals. (Just kidding!) Kenna is a queer and nonbinary writer that hails from pothole-adorned paradise: Bethlehem, PA and has been published over 50+ times in 2024 alone (Including Word's Faire with "Mother Mirror"!) They recently came out with their third poetry collection entitled DISCOFRUIT. Kenna proudly holds a B.A in English/Creative Writing from Bloomsburg University. Kenna currently attends Wilkes University for their MFA program in Creative Writing (Poetry/Fiction/Publishing). When not writing, reading, or making fun DIY zines, Kenna is a professional tattoo artist and the EIC/Founder of the lit-arts magazine FlowerMouth Press.

The Word's Faire . 6/30/25 The Word's Faire . 6/30/25

‘And Also With You’, ‘I'm Not Well’, ‘Perimenopause?’’, ‘Some Things are About the Kids’ & ‘It's Not Jack's Fault’

Betsy Robertson was a finalist for the Rash Award in Poetry. She is a lecturer at San Diego State University and the mom of five children. Her focus is on women's health and menopause.

The Word's Faire . 6/29/25 The Word's Faire . 6/29/25

‘Being Obscured’

Laura Lambie has published in The Ginosko Literary Journal, The Writing Disorder Literary Journal, The Galway Review, EgoPHobia, The Bookends Review, The New English Review and The Why Vandalism? Literary & Arts Journal. She will be featured in The Meadow: Literary and Arts Journal.

The Word's Faire . 6/28/25 The Word's Faire . 6/28/25

‘Aquaphobia’

Kimberly Oyola Ferreira is a student writer that explores themes of fear and isolation through poetry.

The Word's Faire . 6/27/25 The Word's Faire . 6/27/25

‘In the Absence of Words’

Egale Tolbler is a college student studying journalism and a writer for his college’s newspaper.

The Word's Faire . 6/26/25 The Word's Faire . 6/26/25

‘Between Absence and Desire’

Bhupin Butaney is a poet and writer drawn to the quiet forces that shape human experience—emotion, memory, and elemental change. His work blends lyrical restraint with metaphysical inquiry, often turning to the natural world as a mirror for interior transformation. His poems have been featured in Lone Mountain Literary Society (Duality & Pradox), Antonym, Ariel’s Dream Literary Journal, In Parentheses, Black Works, ParABnormal Magazine, Tales of the Strange, and other literary publications.

The Word's Faire . 6/25/25 The Word's Faire . 6/25/25

‘Poèm Fantastique’

Dakota William Szaniszlo is a poet and prosist from Tucson, AZ. They are a committed practitioner of shower-singing, a volunteer life-coach for the dead, an unlicensed self-surgeon, and an avid collector of tossed-out ideologies. They enjoy contemplating ineffable abstraction, dreams constantly, and spends most of their free time on long drives through various mental landscapes. They have been previously featured in various journals including: The Antonym - A Bridge to Global Literature, Canyon Voices, Punt Volat, LatineLit, and The Ana.

The Word's Faire . 6/24/25 The Word's Faire . 6/24/25

‘A Bumblebee’s Dance’

Jake Wright is a published poet (on the Word’s Faire no less) who is pursuing a minor in creative writing at UBCO. When Jake isn’t writing, he’s usually crying over university, skiing, or gaming. He wrote this story for his girlfriend, who seemed to enjoy it, thank goodness! Jake can be found on his youtube channel, https://www.youtube.com/@WritingwithWright

The Word's Faire . 6/23/25 The Word's Faire . 6/23/25

‘Avenues’

Matthew Wood is a cum laude graduate of CSULB’s creative writing program. He has had fiction published in Heartwood Literary magazine, Chapter House, carte blanche, Washington Square Review LCC, and El Camino College’s Myriad, where he was awarded the Tom Lew Prize for Fiction

The Word's Faire . 6/22/25 The Word's Faire . 6/22/25

‘I Chewed Through the Curtain’

Abby Pullan is a 21-year-old creative writing graduate and working-class woman from Huddersfield. Her debut collection Bread & Blood is available on Amazon.

The Word's Faire . 6/21/25 The Word's Faire . 6/21/25

‘He hadn’t seen the old man since’, ‘Six Storey High Car Park’ & ‘We might not be lovers’

Ezra James Fiddimore is a writer, artist, musician and Tourette's Syndrome advocate based in Brighton, the bustling queer capital of England. By day, he is calling in sick to work. Ezra grew up between Germany and England, and holds a BA in English and Drama from Royal Holloway. He been published in Bar Bar, Oscurita and The Orbital. He enjoys a subversive approach to spelling, punctuation and grammar, and is not (where possible) prone to briefishness.

The Word's Faire . 6/20/25 The Word's Faire . 6/20/25

‘Lifeboat’, ‘Marks’, ‘Oxide’, ‘Lakeshore Drive’ & ‘Ars Poetica’

Selen Frantz is an urban planner from Detroit and is currently the William T. Battrick Poetry Fellow at Oberlin College. Her work has appeared in Lucky Jefferson, BarBar, Meniscus, Prime Number Magazine, ellipsis, and elsewhere.