Quiet Writers

Bio

Shane is a disabled nonbinary author of dark queer fiction. They have been writing since they were seven years old, and they haven’t stopped since.
Writing quickly became a way to escape from reality while dealing with early trauma, and it has helped them understand and cope with several mental illnesses they were diagnosed with throughout life. They’ve since used their writing to help raise awareness for misunderstood and stigmatized mental illnesses, but they also enjoy writing stories that make people think differently about societal norms we’re often raised with, such as gender, sexuality, and spirituality. They want to spread the message that it’s okay to be different.
Shane lives in Ohio with their two cat sons.

Contributions

Quiet Writers December 2023
• Alien (poem)

Bio

Holly Gordon Clark is an aspiring poet, writer, and actor from England.

Contributions

Quiet Writers June 2023
• All the time I hear the night rustling in mine ears (poem)
• Paper cannot talk (poem)
• Seals and Waves I Write of (poem)
• There’s a dead man sitting on my roof (poem)

Bio

Jake is a little cloud of chaos disguised as a human, often still trying to understand how anything works. At some point during his childhood, he figured out what words were and made an unconscious decision to obsess over them in every way possible. As a result of this, he is a songwriter, a poet, an aspiring author, keeps a spreadsheet of some of his favourite words, and has a small room filled with enough books to build a small house.
After growing up in a space that fought to hide his differences, he has opted to use his love of words for good and create worlds filled with characters who are loudly and openly themselves.

Contributions

Quiet Writers December 2022
• Santa is Coming! (poem)
• When Winter Comes (poem)
• Nobody Talks About Christmas (poem)
• A Banquet for the Outcasts (short story)
• Christmas, Goodnight (poem)Quiet Writers June 2023
• Hope is a Lost Cause (poem)
• Project Milton (short story)
• My Hope is Crafted From Butterflies (poem)Quiet Writers December 2023
• Night Sky Wishes (poem)
• Doors of Life (poem)
• Endings (poem)

Bio

K.J. is an Australian author of sapphic fiction. She has released several novels, and a few short story collections.
She is perhaps most known for her novel Coming Home.

Contributions

Quiet Writers December 2022
• Christmas Angel (short story)

Bio

Larew’s poems appear widely. His latest collection, Patchy Ways, was published by CyberWit in 2023. www.HiramLarewPoetry.com and www.PoetryXHunger.com

Contributions

Quiet Writers December 2023
• Incline and All (poem)

Bio

Kavai is an author, poet, and essayist.
They live in Australia with 89 ducks and almost as many unfinished writing projects.
Kavai's main project is a science fiction novel about art, growing up (or not), and the horror of the MyGov inbox.
They also write fantasy inspired by history, mythology, and prog rock.

Contributions

Quiet Writers June 2023
• May I Rest In Blue Compost (poem)
• The Goose and the Cauldron (poem)

Bio

Cavyn is transgender and disabled. Ze are an activist, and doctoral researcher based in London. Their research focuses on the intersections of lived experiences of trans and disabled people.
A lot of Cavyn’s writing uses autoethnography to add an extra layer of depth. This is writing that uses the lived experience of the author, analysing and interpreting it to add insight and
self-identity to the work. Ze are a firm believer in the ‘nothing about us without us’ principle.

Contributions

Quiet Writers June 2023
• Implosion (poem)

Bio

Jessica Murage is an emerging author based in Nairobi, Kenya. Her passion for storytelling reflects her deep connection to diverse cultures, infusing her work with rich and vibrant experiences. Jessica's dedication to her craft fuels her pursuit of creating compelling tales that resonate globally.

Contributions

Quiet Writers December 2023
• The Rocking Chair (short story)

Bio

Keen is a genderfluid poet who uses she/he/they pronouns.
You can find Keen’s poems in Love & Lost, a book of poetry talking about the battles dealing with an eating disorder, addiction, relationship trauma, and family matters.

Contributions

Quiet Writers December 2023
• Airplane Mode (poem)
• Broken (poem

Bio

Jill's other works include several self-published poetry books, Poems for the Fit and the Nearly Dead, The Bedpan Collection, and Night Calls.

Contributions

Quiet Writers December 2022
• untitled (poem)

Bio

Sebastian is a very busy person and writes poetry on the side as he experiences his life. Some of their featured works may be from past phases of his life. He is a 22-year-old transmasc nonbinary person living in the big city for the first time; experiencing queer love and life.
Sebastian is a melancholic poet who absolutely adores writing, he just has trouble finding the time.

Contributions

Quiet Writers December 2022
• christmas panic (poem)
• lower middle class holidays (poem)
• angels have seasonal depression too (poem)Quiet Writers June 2023
• frequency (poem)
• other half of a broken heart (poem)
• to the grave (poem)
• unending question (poem)Quiet Writers December 2023
• my mother (poem)