contributors of the RSL, Daljit Nagra, and British novelist and screenwriter, Max Kinnings. She mainlines poetry, short fiction, and screenwriting, with her works often exploring themes of relationships, mental health, history, mythology, and pop culture. She has been published in various literary zines, pamphlets, and anthologies since 2010, and currently works as a copywriter. Elijah Aaron Molina is from Quezon City taking his second year on the Creative Writing program at University of Santo Tomas. Three of his poems were also published in Magkasintahan Volume XV last year. He also won first place for the Bachelor-of-Arts-wide Literary Competition “Stories of those Who Survived” organized by his faculty in his freshman year. His dream is to contribute to the Philippines’s queer art with the unapologetic queer sensualities, mysticism, and folklore. His favorite hobby is reading books, reading his friends’ fortunes with tarot cards, and daydreaming. Kahlil Roque is a Bulacan based artist whose works are mainly in watercolor yet also explores other mediums like oil. Her love for art started when she was young but her only formal training was when she had her pen and ink exercises during a semester of schooling in the University of San Carlos, Cebu City. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Silliman University, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, and is currently practicing her profession. Kahlil has participated in Kulay sa Tubig, the Philippines’ most prestigious invitational watercolor competition by gallery genesis last 2021 & 2022. She is also a current member of the Philippine Guild of Watercolorists. Most of her works are inspired by nature and still life, but her favorites are flowers, leaves and water.
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