Patty Paine: Founding and Chief-Editor

Patty Paine is author of Grief & Other Animals (Accents Publishing) The Sounding Machine (Accents Publishing), and editor of Gathering the Tide: An Anthology of Arabian Gulf Poetry and The Donkey Lady & Other Tales from the Arabian Gulf. Her third chapbook, city of small fires, was recently published by Hysterical Books. Her poems, reviews, and interviews have appeared in Blackbird, Adroit, Gulf Stream, Waxwing, Thrush, The South Dakota Review, and other publications. She is the founding editor of Diode Poetry Journal, and Diode Editions, and is Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar. 

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Law Alsobrook: Editor & Art Director

Law Alsobrook is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design at VCU in Qatar where he teaches semiotics, communication theory, bookbinding & typography. He has recently published, or has work forthcoming in DIAGRAM, Typehouse Literary Magazine, After the Pause, Petite Hound Press, The Volta, Technoetic Arts: A Journal of Speculative Research, & Noema. He received an MFA in graphic design from RISD. His research focuses on the role of narrative and language as mediating agents of consciousness.

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Zoë Donald: Managing Editor

Zoe Donald is a project manager and illustrator living in Richmond, VA. They have overseen projects in fields such as social outreach, fine arts and industrial fabrication, and architectural illustration. They studied painting and printmaking at Virginia Commonwealth University, where they were awarded the McLeod and Peachtree Scholarships and a Qatar Foundation Study Abroad Academic Scholarship. They're a part-time plant propagation wizard and will eagerly make you a copy of any plant.

Alex Wanas: Assistant Designer

Alex Wanas is a designer living in Richmond, VA. He has produced video documentaries, digital photography, illustration, architectural visualization, exhibition design, print and digital media. He received a Masters in Design Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Lina AlSharif: Intern

Lina AlSharif is a Palestinian poet currently living in Qatar. She holds a MA in Creative Writing/Poetry from Lancaster University. She was published in Sukoon Magazine, Gaza Unsilenced, Rusted Radishes and Mizna. 

Faheem Khan: Intern

Faheem Khan is a Junior studying graphic design at VCUarts in Qatar. He is a freelance designer whose work tends to the minimal, but that is a personal preference. He may appear to be an angry young man, but in reality, he's a pretty foolish and down-to-earth person. He is resilient and usually has a lot on his plate, but it sure is a delicious plate.

Steffi Braganza: Intern

Steffi Braganza is currently a graphic design Sophomore at VCUarts in Qatar. She is extremely dedicated, passionate and enthusiastic about her work. Sometimes over-enthusiastic. Actually, borderline anxious. You don’t need to look for her in a crowded room because she keeps making cliché height jokes to remind you that she's tiny. Don’t worry though, she can see everything from down there. Or so she thinks.