Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
June 15, 2026

Contributors with Profiles — Page 17

Sayani Mukherjee is a poet hailing from Chandannagar, a former French colony in West Bengal. She received her post graduation degree in English literature from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. She likes to engage her leisure in photography, cinema and arts.

Seth Coggeshall is from Sacramento, California. He holds a B.A. in economics from California State University, Sacramento.

Shadow, whose roots lie in the deep traditional Urdu poetry, emerged into the English verse a little while ago after a long silence to capture the tears that dwell in the heart and fall on the paper in the veil of dark. Writing from Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Shawn P. Madison, creator of the Guarder/UEN Universe, currently lives in the beautiful Garden State of New Jersey with his wife and a veritable cornucopia of kids. Although he has written in many different genres, he tends to write mostly science fiction and horror.

Sonnet Mondal is the founder of The Enchanting Verses Literary Review. He has authored eight books of poetry.

Sriparna Mitra is a poet and writer from Kolkata, India with a Master's degree in English Literature and Language and a B.Ed. She has also qualified for NET JRF.

Steve Klepetar's work has received several nominations for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. His latest collection is My Son Writes a Report on the Warsaw Ghetto (Flutter Press).

Steven French is a retired academic who lives in West Yorkshire, UK. He’s been ’trying his hand’ at this story writing game for a couple of years now.

Susan C. Waters has an advanced degree from the writing program at George Mason University and is currently Professor Emeritus at New Mexico Junior College. Ms. Waters started out as a journalist covering hard news in upstate New York.

Tim Miller would like to be considered an emerging writer, but alas, he is afraid of swamps. He lives in San Marcos, CA with his wife and three daughters, all of whom own Chicago Bears clothing.

Tlalane Manciya writes poetry, short stories and romance novels. Her writing vision is to write inspiring poems and stories that not only feed the soul but the mind as well, reaching audiences on the global stage.

Todd Matson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in North Carolina, United States.

Tom Hamilton's work has appeared in over seventy publications including 'Bathtub Gin' 'The Rockford Review' and the 'Old Crow Review' among many others.

Umar Yogiza Jr. is a Writer, Poet and Builder based in Abuja, Nigeria. He is the author of "Instrument of Immortality" and "Singing In A Bonfire."

Vicki Iorio is the author of "Poems from the Dirty Couch," Local Gems Press and the chapbooks "Send Me a Letter," dancinggirlpress and "Something Fishy," Finishing Line Press. Her poetry has appeared in numerous print and on-line journals including The Painted Bride Quarterly, Rattle, poets respond on line, and The Fem Lit Magazine., The American Journal of Poetry.

When not working on her essays, short stories, and novel-in-progress, Victoria and her husband are riding their Vespas, exploring the wine regions of California, befriending dogs, and raising insect assassins -- also known as praying mantises.

Wayne Russell is or has been many things in his time upon this planet; he has been a creative writer, world traveler, graphic designer, former soldier, and former sailor.

Wendy Taylor lives in rural New Zealand with her family and a variety of animals.

William Taylor Jr. lives and writes in San Francisco. He is the author of numerous books of poetry, and a volume of fiction. His work has been published widely in journals across the globe, including Rattle, The New York Quarterly, and The Chiron Review.

Yucheng Tao is a Chinese international student based in Los Angeles, where he studies songwriting. His poetry and fiction writing have appeared in many journals.

A. Frank Bower took early retirement from mental health work in 2006 to write, study writing and spend time with his wife Carol. He workshopped with Dan Pope and Sari Rosenblatt at CT Wesleyan, but credits his local writers group Poplar Writers -- Geof Fowler, Carol Parker and Lynn Wilcox -- with helping him most. He has published 16 short stories, 4 memoirs and 4 poems to date.

Adam Stone muses gently on the human condition from Annapolis, Maryland.

Shaikh started writing at the age of eight and has since written over two hundred poems. He writes in English and Urdu, and his poems have been featured in international publications.

Akintoye Akinsola is an Accountant and Poet from Nigeria who loves movies and music and appreciates the simple things of life. He also enjoys writing on and reading different genres of books.

Alberto Quero, poet and narrator, holds a BA in Literature and Linguistics, a Masters in Venezuelan literature and a Doctorate in Humanities by the University of Zulia, Venezuela.