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Zala is a Slovenian writer and editor with a master’s degree in creative writing from the University of Edinburgh. Her prose has appeared in Hillfire Anthology, From Arthur’s Seat, and others. After living in France, Northern Ireland, and Scotland, she has settled down in sunny San Diego, California. A full-time bookworm, she enjoys discovering new fictional worlds as well as creating her own.

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Nathan Breakenridge is a writer and editor living in Edinburgh, Scotland. He has an MLitt in Creative Writing from the University of Stirling, and his prose and poetry have been published in Gutter, Neon, and New Writing Scotland, among others.

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Kaja Persolja lives in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She has a bachelor’s degree in English and Comparative Literature, and is currently doing her master’s degree in English Language Teaching at the University of Ljubljana. She is a Shakespeare enthusiast and an avid reader of YA fiction. Her favourite hobbies are hiking, travelling, and crocheting.

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S. J. Lyon is a queer London-based writer and charity worker. She is excited to be joining the team as a contributing editor. SJ writes fiction and narrative non-fiction. In 2022 she was selected for the London Writers Award and is working on a memoir, her first book. 

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Laura Baliman is an Edinburgh-based writer and editor, and also works in programming and communications for art galleries in the area.

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Alex Benarzi is a freelance editor and writer, and an educator currently working in Alberta, Canada. Alex received his editing certification in 2022. Alex is passionate about accessibility in writing, and is fascinated by the little absurdities that colour our world.

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Megan Booth studied Music and Creative Writing in Bangor and Kyoto. She was the resident poet for the Ningbo Focus magazine for over three years. She is currently in Edinburgh working as an editor and writer, focusing on poetry, children’s and YA fiction, and fantasy.

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Nicole Christine Caratas is a fiction writer and editor from Chicago. She currently lives in Edinburgh where she’s pursuing a PhD in creative writing. She is working on a novel. Find her on Instagram @_nicolesbooknook or on Twitter @nicolecaratas

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Emerson Rose Craig is a writer and editor living in the Pacific Northwest, USA, with an MSc in Creative Writing from The University of Edinburgh. When not writing her next fantasy story, she works as a Contributing Editor at The Selkie and on the Editorial Collective for CALYX Press.

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Anastasiia Danyliuk is a Ukrainian artist, writer, and editor based in Vienna, Austria. She is currently getting her MA degree in Anglophone Literatures, and she is especially interested in the topics of cultural memory and folklore. She spends most of her free time reading fairy tales and drinking tea.

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Erika Jing (she/her) calls Shanghai and New Jersey home. She is a writer and student at Williams College. Her work has appeared in Sine Theta Magazine and Eunoia Review, among others.

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Nisha Kumari is a writer based in India and has a master’s in Journalism and Mass Communication. Her passion lies in literature—immersing herself in books and spinning poetry. A seasoned intern, contributing editor at The Selkie, and accomplished book reviewer, she also freelances for magazines. Beyond words, she enjoys the art of global cuisine.

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Claudia Menin is a writer and editor from Italy with a Master’s degree in Linguistics and a Bachelor’s degree in Russian Language and Literature. An amateur astronomer, Claudia is an avid collector of meteorites and mineral specimens. She hopes to discover a comet one day.

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Jigeesha Mukhopadhyay is a Microbiology student in Canada. She is active in the slam poetry and playback theatre scene and her (often queer-themed) creative pieces are featured on various litmags. Jigeesha is also the co-founder of science magazines/blogs like InquiScitive and loves to integrate scientific jargon in her literary writings.

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Alice Rogers is a writer from West Wales. Their work has appeared in Reflex Press, Barren Magazine, Feed Lit Mag, and Trampset. Find them on Twitter @dimecharm.

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Cat is a nonbinary writer and editor based in a small town in Scotland. They started writing plays in their second year at university, three of which have been performed. They hoard books, run an Instagram account dedicated to them (@thebookwyrmreviews), and regularly contribute to the Yorick Radio Productions podcast.

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Manca is from Slovenia. She studies English (MA) at the Faculty of Arts in Ljubljana and is an avid reader. She’s very protective of the disabled community – because of her sister – so her DMs are always open if anybody needs someone to talk to.

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Ziva Dekleva has a background in English and Russian studies, as well as International Business. She is Slovenian, though her heart belongs to every country she has visited so far. A low-budget traveler, a film music fan, a book nerd, and a life-long learner who hopes to create positive change.

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Elizabeth Castle is an English graduate from Edinburgh Napier University and a submissions reader for The Selkie. She enjoys writing gothic fiction and fantasy, often incorporating Scottish folklore in her work. Elizabeth suffers from a chronic illness (endometriosis) so is passionate about both raising awareness and providing opportunities for underrepresented writers.

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Alice Eaves is an interdisciplinary writer and artist undertaking her MSc in Creative Writing at the University of Edinburgh. She is interested combining British history and folklore with visual practices and emerging technologies.

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Lily M. Frenette grew up in Minnesota, raised by the woods and waters. They write from the intersection of nature, magic, art, and community. Lily has an MSc in Creative Writing at the University of Edinburgh. She founded Alba Writing Club and lives with her cat familiar, Outlaw. 

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Anita Goveas is British-Asian, London-based, and fuelled by strong coffee and paneer jalfrezi. Her stories have been widely published, including in The Selkie Transformation issue. She’s on the editorial team at Flashback Fiction, and her debut flash collection, ‘Families and other natural disasters’, is available from Reflex Press.

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Wendelin Law is a writer born and raised in Hong Kong’s concrete jungle. Her works have appeared in Hillfire Anthology, Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine, Cha: An Asian Literary Journal and elsewhere. She was shortlisted for Magma Poetry Pamphlet Competition 2022. She loves em dashes––

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From the South of England, Kate is a writer/poet and blogger. They enjoy reading non-fiction/history & sci-fi/fantasy.

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Shawna Renée Lewis graduated with a MA in English and Creative Writing. Her love of fantasy, science fiction, and paranormal started early and has helped shape her imagination for her short stories and poetry. When not writing she is working on her artwork or socializing feral cats.

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Angie Loveday is a Costa Rican-British writer and filmmaker. She holds a Masters in TV Screenwriting from Madrid Film Institute and studies English Literature at the University of Costa Rica. She currently works as a language teacher, script analyst, and translator. Her first novel, a cozy fantasy, is in process.

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Imam Sarafadeen is a Nigerian writer with a passion for poetry and other literary genres. His works have appeared and are forthcoming in Words Rhymes & Rhythm, Sychronized Chaos, Academy of heart and mind, Poetry Planet, Sublunary Review, Hot pot magazine, Disabled Tales, and elsewhere.

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Malina Shamsudin is a storyteller from Malaysia. She finds the world of fractured fairy tales fascinating, which inspired her first short story published in From Arthur’s Seat. She is currently working on a collection of fairy tale retellings set in a contemporary Dark Forest.

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Wendy Webb received her MFA from the School of Visual Arts and MA from The New School in New York. She is an Instructor for Holistic Web Design and a Squarespace Web Designer, based in Miami. She writes about culture, health, wellness at Medium.com

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Alorah Welti is a Minnesota-born feminist, synesthete, poet, and prize-winning artist. Her work has appeared in Anti-Heroin Chic, Rejection Letters, Lit. 202, and elsewhere. She lives on stolen Mohican and Wabanaki land in western Massachusetts with her family.

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Brendan Craine is an editor, translator, and perspiring author. He studied Creative Writing at Denver School of the Arts and is co-founder of Watchwords LLC, a language services firm based in Denver, Colorado. He is the kind of person who takes pains to make his bio exactly 50 words long.