Literary Journal for Young Writers
Sholanke Boluwatife Emmanuel is a rising young artist from Ogun State, Nigeria, currently based in Lagos. In pursuit of his artistic ambitions, he has participated in numerous virtual and physical exhibitions, both domestically and internationally. His work has been showcased in various literary and art magazines.
Born in Shanghai, Zishan Qiu has lived in various cities and countries, including Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Connecticut, experiences that have shaped her global perspective and enriched her artistic journey.
Zishan’s artistic path began at the age of four under the mentorship of Canadian artist Ryan Slivchak. A decade later, she began working with Chinese artist Mao Xuelei, where she explored and assisted projects at the intersection of art, sustainability, and cultural dialogue. In 2023, Zishan attended Sotheby’s Institute of Art in New York, where she discovered her mission to use art as a narrative tool to share and celebrate the richness of Chinese art heritage with a broader audience. It was that same year she held her first solo exhibition, Tradition Reimagined, in Shanghai. Her artwork, Breeze, earned a National Silver Medal in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards in 2024.
Now a junior at Watkinson School in Connecticut, Zishan sees her journey as an ongoing effort to foster cultural dialogue and reinvigorate traditional Chinese art for the modern era.
Aishani Thakur is a mixed media artist.
Sasha Beggs is a seventeen-year-old artist, writer and poet with a passion for learning new things and exploring the world. She has lived most of her life overseas in China and Saudi Arabia. Currently a high-school student, Sasha is looking for new outlets for her creativity and seeking a wider audience after winning several school writing competitions as announced in Shenzhen Standard and getting her work published in Gulf Young Writer of the Year.
Michelle is a high school student from the West Coast who wants to make art with a variety of mediums. In her free time she enjoys painting, urban hiking, and watching Netflix.
Claire Hunsberger is an artist, writer, and musician from Portland, Oregon. Their art explores their many questions and observations of the world through block printmaking. Their favorite things are tea, being in water, and their little gray cat.