Saffron City Press

Neda Ravandi is an Iranian-American poetry and fiction writer from Texas. She is an alumnus of the Iowa University and Kenyon College writing workshops and has work published in So To Speak Journal, Furthest From Home Publishing and Prints, and EDGE CITY, among others. She has a mild obsession with Jeff Buckley and loves anything and everything Tarantino. Find her on Instagram @neda__ravandi or Letterboxd @neda_r

Sanai Gibbs is a fiction writer from Pasadena, CA. She is an alum of the Iowa Young Writers studio, and her analysis of slave spirituals has been published in the Pasadena Now journal. You might find him in a Japanese grocery store buying all their snacks, or thrifting for her newest androgynous outfit. You can find her on Instagram @suh_nye

Lamar Shams is a Saudi Arabian fiction and poetry writer from Jeddah. She has directed school plays, translated Arabic subtitles to English, is an aspiring filmmaker, and her short stories have won awards. She has been attempting to perfect coffee at home for four arduous, tear-filled years. You can find her “accidentally” wandering into bookstores, falling into Emily St Mandel’s clutches, buying funky keychains, or Instagram if all else fails (@lamarshamss)

Callum Xia is a Han-Chinese American writer from California. He is an alumnus of Between the Lines: Peace and the Writing Experience at the University of Iowa and Putney Pre-College: Creative Writing at Colby College. He is published in Teen Ink Magazine and is an intern for Savvy Young Writers, doing graphic design, copywriting, and copyediting. His interests range from philosophy to psychology, and he likes learning languages.

Zed (Zayan, G.) is an Algerian author of fiction and non-fiction, with thousands of articles and essays under his belt. From insightful essays to mind-bending narratives, his work spans languages and realities. His sci-fi & weird tales explore diverse themes from the mundane to the cosmic, in English, Arabic, and French.

Edna Yaghi has a passion for knowledge. She currently holds three graduate degrees. Two are MFAs in Creative Writing and the third is in Education. She has since chosen to pursue a doctoral degree in psychology.

Her favorite hobbies are reading, writing, knitting, and socializing with her family and friends. She is a native of the amazing state of Montana, and though she does not reside there, she hopes to be able to visit Billings soon. It was in Billings that she met and married her husband and where 4 of her 8 children were born.