
Ra Avis
Ra Avis (she/her) is a memoirist, artist, facilitator, and community archivist. As a formerly incarcerated, autistic, Desi-Chicana writer, her work navigates the intersections of grief, disability, incarceration, and collective care. […]
Ra Avis (she/her) is a memoirist, artist, facilitator, and community archivist. As a formerly incarcerated, autistic, Desi-Chicana writer, her work navigates the intersections of grief, disability, incarceration, and collective care. […]
I have an idea for my mission statement but it will probably change tomorrow.
I write because I am a refugee of war, estranged from land and family. I write because I believe stories are a bridge between my ancestors and my children. I […]
The mission and vision of The Dirty Patti Show is to make art accessible to a wider audience with the intention of connecting one another through its unifying language of […]
I am an experienced director, producer, choreographer, writer, and piano/voice/dance instructor with experience in all fields of Performing Arts. I have had 50+ successful shows in multiple theaters. My ability […]
Isabelle Stillman is a writer and musician from St. Louis, MO currently living in Long Beach, CA. Her fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in Narrative Magazine, Ninth Letter, Epoch, […]
I am, what I call, a ‘Closet Artist’ – mostly commission-based pieces, yet my work is quietly widespread. My artistry has no set direction, nor focus, but rather ranges from […]
Carolyn McDonald is a multifaceted writer and filmmaker, who produced and directed the short film “P.N.O.K.”, the documentary DESIGN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, several music videos & short films. She recently completed […]
T.William Wallin-Sato is a Japanese American who works with formerly/currently incarcerated individuals in higher education. He is also a freelance journalist covering the criminal justice system through the lens of […]
cindita uses assemblage to explore her thoughts and to process difficult, often deeply repressed emotions about the ever-changing world. Using found objects, magazine clippings, and textiles, she combines seemingly unrelated […]
iAm the statement that engages one to speak up on a Peace of Truth. It’s an element of life not all embrace but still exist beyond comprehension. To define oneself. […]
Brandon Dean Johnson, (“BigFoot”) is a complete creative machine. He is the CEO of Create Now and the founder of start-up production company BigFooters. He is the creator of a […]
As a hybrid practitioner, my work encompasses music, sound, film, writing and research. My work spans 1982 to the current day and is associated with queer, Long Beach, Los Angeles, […]
As a writer, I am dedicated to innovating forms for stories. My primary discipline is poetry, where I use a big-tent approach to the shapes and containers for my work, […]
Brigette Brown is a writer, editor, and research development professional. She was born in raised in Santa Ana, but fell in love with Long Beach when she was studying at […]
I’ve been drawing since I was a little kid, and I still draw as a little adult. Through it all, I’ve had one goal: to create artwork that helps the […]
•Bio Master P.O.E. is an East-Coast Hip-Hop Artist from Baltimore,Maryland. Bi-Coastal between Baltimore and the LBC, Your “Neighborhood Poet” is a one of a kind type of RAW that we […]
Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Arminé Iknadossian’s family fled to California when she was four years old to escape the civil war. After graduating from UCLA, Iknadossian earned an MFA in […]
My work revolves around creating natural systems and listening to them for advice. I treat the frequencies as one treats a garden, deciding what seeds to plant, giving the room […]
Nicholas Ryan Howard is an author, philosopher, and expert in the field of Creativity. He was educated at The University of Southern California in Communications and trained as a Master […]
Place is an important aspect of my work as a digital media artist, performance artist, storyteller, documentarian, poet, and writer. As a Black queer artist, my work centers on history, […]
Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Brandon attended Ithaca College and then earned his MFA in Screenwriting at Boston University. After teaching U.S. History and Economics in NYC public schools, […]
Lindsey is a Long-Beach-based writer that specializes in creating both technical and creative content with experience in grant, blog, business proposal, speech, and essay writing. She is an alumni from […]
Laura Vena is a writer, teacher, translator, artist, animal activist, editor, photographer and curator whose work has appeared in Bombay Gin, Super Arrow, Tarpaulin Sky, In Posse Review, The Dirty […]
Cynthia Kadohata is the author of ten novels for children and three novels for grownups. She is the winner of the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award.