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    “My art is always an attempt to go beyond the borders of reality and give free rein to my imagination engulfing my heart. It's a wild life and an irrepressible voice of color. The sun lives here, flaming and burning, directing every movement of my brush.”

    See more of her work at sylviasolove.art

Meet The Team

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  • Co-founder & Managing Editor

    Ọna Anosike is the Co-founder and Managing Editor of the Tonic Literary Journal. She is a graduate of Lesley University’s MFA program in Creative Writing. Her work has been published in The Offing and has appeared in The Rumpus, Medium, and elsewhere. She is a former AWP mentee and a proud BWOC Grubstreet member. Ọna currently lives in Brooklyn and is excited to work with emerging and established writers.

  • Faculty Chair

    Janet Pocorobba is a Professor of Creative Writing at Lesley University and Director of their Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing. She is the author of The Fourth String: A Memoir of Sensei and Me and essays in The Rumpus, River Teeth, Post Road, Harvard Review, The Writer, and elsewhere. She has received writing residency fellowships at Bread Loaf, Vermont Studio Center, and Turkey Land Cove Foundation on Martha’s Vineyard. MFA Program in Creative Writing MFA Faculty Page

  • Guest Editor

    A.J Verdelle is a creative writer, publishing in multiple genres. Verdelle’s primary focus is fiction and creative nonfiction. Verdelle has published The Good Negress (fiction) and Miss Chloe: A Memoir of Literary Friendship with Toni Morrison (creative nonfiction).

    MFA Faculty Page

  • Web Designer

    Genesis Lauu is a writer and photographer creating in Ireland and Istanbul. They are a graduate of Lesley University's MFA programs in Creative Writing and Visual Arts. They have been traveling and making photos of North America and western Europe since 2013. Their photos and written work explore a myriad of themes, including connections during the global pandemic.

  • Journal Designer

    Sarah Kilgallon is a visual artist, journalist creating in Lisbon, Portugal. Her visual work has been exhibited in the USA and Portugal. She’s designed visual layouts for websites, journals, and newsletters. As a journalist, she writes extensively about women’s health and aging.

  • Featured Artist

    Daniel Serrano is an illustrator and visual designer, with a BFA in Illustration from Lesley University. Currently working as a freelance illustrator based in Boston MA.

    You can find more of his work at: DSerranoIllustrator

  • Readers

    Christine Jones

    Erin Thomas

    Michelle Boland

    Tasha Partee

    Pat Rohner

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