founding editor
Sophia McGovern is a writer, bookmaker, zinester, and amateur fiber artist living in Tempe, Arizona with her writer-man and cat. As the founding editor of lsp, she creates each issue’s theme and call, trains editors, scores and edits submissions, designs each issue, and hosts events. She received her master’s degree in secondary education and bachelor’s degrees in creative writing and global studies from Arizona State University. Her writings can be found in The Arizona English Journal, Beautiful Cadavers Project: The Dreamers Anthology, Uncomfortable Revolutions, and others.
assistant editors
Isabella Ferrero is a student at Northern Arizona University studying English with a Creative Writing emphasis and a minor in Latin American Studies. She plans to share the stories of her country through her writing and open a small bakery that supports local artists and presses. Isabella is currently working on her debut poetry collection, which focuses on the children of the Venezuelan diaspora’s search for citizenship, identity, and family history, as they find a “home” outside of their ancestral homeland. You can follow along with her collection writing process and find some of her work on Instagram @isaferwriting.
Liza Michelle Bevams (she/they) is a visual poet and maker interested in the performance of sound and somatic poetics. Their work has found a home in various publications including Newfeathers Anthology and little somethings press.
A longtime volunteer and teaching artist in the arts community, she serves on the board of directors at The Word, A Storytelling Sanctuary, and produces the monthly reading list Healing Reads, rooted in books that support healing within and across communities. Liza grew up in Altadena, California, and is currently building a book of somatic poems.
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