The Avalon Literary Review
Contributors Summer 2025
Gabriella M. Belfiglio’s work has appeared most recently in Paterson Literary Review.  She is a winner of the W.B. Yeats Poetry Contest.  She has had writing published in the award-winning anthology Poetic Voices Without Borders, The Potomac Review, Folio, The Monterey Poetry Review,  The Centrifugal Eye, and Lambda Literary Review,  among other places. She is a queer artist and teacher and mother in New York City.

Ruth Berman’s work has appeared in many general and literary magazines. Her novel Bradamant’s Quest was published by FTL Publications (Minnesota). She has self-published a chapbook, Beyond the Moones Sphere, of some of her poems. 

C.W. Bigelow lives around Charlotte, North Carolina. His recent fiction and poetry have appeared in Blood & Bourbon, Backchannels, The Saturday Evening Post, Flash Fiction Magazine, Remington Review, The Write Launch, Hole in the Head Review, Blue Mountain Review, Midway Journal, Frost Meadow Review, The Heartland Review and Litbreak Magazine.

Elise Chadwick taught English at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, NY for 30 years. She lives in NYC. Her poems have been recently published in The Ocotillo Review, Healing Muse, Naugatuck River Review and The English Journal. You can read more of her poetry at elisechadwick.com. Her chapbook Poems on the Precipice (Kelsay Press) is forthcoming.

Elizabeth Collis’s work has been published in Emerge Literary Journal, Fictive Dream, Pithead Chapel, Intrepidus Ink, Ellipsis Zine, The Good Life Review, Tangled Locks Journal, and elsewhere. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee and won the Bill Percy Short Creative Non-Fiction Prize and the Intrepid Award. Originally from the UK, Elizabeth writes from her home in Nova Scotia, Canada. www.elizabethcollis.com

Sarah Daly is a scientist by day and writer by night.  Her fiction, poetry, and drama have appeared in fifty-three literary journals including The Inflectionist Review (nominated for Best Spiritual Literature Awards, Orison Books) New Feathers, Moss Puppy Magazine, and Shot Glass Journal. Read more of her work at   https://sarahdalywrites.wordpress.com/

Dorit d’Scarlett is a CALD poet and writer living between Australia, Malaysia and Denmark. Her short stories and award-winning poetry have been featured in Rattle, Meniscus, Antler Velvet, and other international literary journals. Her long-form fiction has been long-listed for multiple writing awards. Awarded ‘Artist in Residence’ in Provence, France, she can consequently be found sipping Ricard as she procrastinates over prose. Links to her published work can be found on her website: doritdscarlett.com.

Adele Evershed is a Welsh poet living in Connecticut. Her work has appeared in Poetry Wales, Modern Haiku, The Ekphrastic Review, Atrium, and Byways (Arachne Press), among many others. She is the author of two poetry collections—Turbulence in Small Spaces (Finishing Line Press) and The Brink of Silence (Bottlecap Press)—with a third, In the Belly of the Wail, forthcoming from Querencia Press.

Sylvie Greenway is a Midwest-based writer and aspiring librarian. This is her first publication. 

John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident, recently published in New World Writing, River And South and The Alembic. Latest books, Bittersweet, Subject Matters and Between Two Fires are available through Amazon. Work is upcoming in Paterson Literary Review, White Wall Review and Cantos.

Jacqueline Marino’s articles and essays usually take shape after laborious research and time-consuming stunts, like kayaking the Mahoning River and traversing the country to learn mountain biking. For The Cage, she got to write what she already knows. Check out more of her work at www.jacquelinemarino.com.

Melissa Moschitto (she/her) is a fiction writer and award-winning playwright lifting up feminist narratives to catalyze conversation and change. Her fiction has been published in Bright Flash Literary Review and will appear in an upcoming issue of Macrame Literary Journal. The mother of two dramatic children, she lives with her family in New York City on the ancestral land of the Lenape and is currently pursuing her MFA in Creative Writing at Cedar Crest College.

James Nelli is a retired senior business executive and accomplished author of both literary and genre fiction. Born in Illinois, he grew up with a deep appreciation for discipline, curiosity, and resilience—qualities that came to define both his professional success and his creative pursuits. His work has appeared in numerous literary, online, and print publications earning praise for crafting stories that linger with readers long after the final sentence. James earned his undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Illinois, followed by an MBA in Finance and International Business from Northwestern University. 

Carly-Rae Oakley-Doran is a well-known literary advocate, having founded the popular book blog HeyitsCarlyRae. She is also a teaching assistant at Harvard University Extension School and is working on writing essays, short stories, and novels. Currently, Carly-Rae is a graduate student pursuing her master’s in creative writing and literature at Harvard University Extension School. Find out more at www.heyitscarlyrae.com

Liliane Pang is a non-fiction writer and indie filmmaker born and raised in Montreal, Canada. She is also holding onto the naïve hope of someday befriending the local crows.

Jenny Severyn lives in Ohio with her husband, two cats, and several houseplants. She holds a BA in English from Loyola University Chicago and an MS in library and information science from Simmons University. Her work has appeared in Full House Literary, Wilderness House Literary Review, Bright Flash Literary Review, Apricity Press, flashglass, Eunoia Review, and Litbreak.

Michael C. Smith’s work has appeared in several publications, including Iowa Review, Seneca Review, Northwest Review, Pembroke Review, Water-Stone Review, The Helix, Phoebe, and Blue Unicorn (forthcoming), among others. He is a graduate of the MFA program from the University of Arizona and lives in Pomona, CA.

Matthew Snyderman lives in Northern California with his wife.  He enjoys swimming, watching old movies on the big screen, and participating in the occasional Moth StorySLAM.  His work has appeared in The Berlin Literary Review, Bristol Noir, Bare Back, Fabula Argentea, Killer Nashville, Literally Stories, The Loch Raven Review, The Lowestoft Chronicle, The Opiate, Punk Noir, The Under Review, Twelve Winters, Twin Bill, and The Yard.

Stephanie Teasley is a writer based in Palm Springs, CA. She is working on a collection of experimental, personal essays titled Speculative Daughter. When she's not writing, Stephanie enjoys playing video games, being a Trekkie, and spending time with her loved ones, both human and furry. Read more of her work at www.stephanieteasleywrites.com.

Diane Webster writes mainly poetry but sometimes crosses over into other genres. New English Review published one of her nonfiction pieces. Her poetry has appeared in Studio One, North Dakota Quarterly, New English Review, Winamop and other literary magazines. She was a featured writer in Macrame Literary Journal and WestWard Quarterly. Her website is: www.dianewebster.com

Ken Wuetcher lives in Louisville, KY. He is a graduate of Bellarmine University with a BA in English Literature and holds a MA in English Literature from DePaul University in Chicago. His writing has been published in the Genoski Literary Journal, The Main Street Rag, Pulsar Poetry and The Long Distance Project.