Leadership Team
kia - founder, co-chief editor, interviewer, head of staff, GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Kia Ayesha Sinan is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Luxury Literature Magazine. She is the proud author of two poetry anthologies and the contemporary novels Ambition and Thin White Lies. Her writing is a careful consideration of the human condition and the many manners in which it may manifest. A lover of ritual, she is a self-described media consumer and creator, a duality which is an effective summary of her daily practices. Generally, you can summon her with a mention of classic literature (for extra effect, try the slam words Oscar Wilde); if this turns out unfavorably, you can find her at @dvcadqnce.
Meet the Poetry & Prose Editors!
naysa
alistair
naysa
Naysa is an aspiring Indian economist. She likes reading fantasy and psychological books, but her favorite series is the Lord of the Rings series by Tolkien. She likes to write fanfiction, but has yet to finish a work completely due to self-described laziness.
shu
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naysa
Shu J. Liu (they/them) is a Chinese-Canadian prose writer and hopeful novelist, though they've also been published for poetry. Some of their hobbies include watching action and sci-fi movies, building puzzles, and doodling in notebooks. Currently a mathematics student, they hope to work in a similar field or a field involving writing in the future. They're occasionally on Instagram @wlvshuu.
alistair
alistair
alistair
Alistair Gaunt (they/he/she) is a Filipino queer non-binary poet born in Southern Philippines. Their writing contemplates the queer experience, violent desires, peculiar dreams, death, grief, and catharsis. When not writing poetry, she spends the rest of her free time painting, reading, making coffee, traveling, and watching sunsets colla
Alistair Gaunt (they/he/she) is a Filipino queer non-binary poet born in Southern Philippines. Their writing contemplates the queer experience, violent desires, peculiar dreams, death, grief, and catharsis. When not writing poetry, she spends the rest of her free time painting, reading, making coffee, traveling, and watching sunsets collapse into dawn. They may be contacted through @hauntedbythestars on Instagram & alistairgauntwriting@gmail.com.
Manya
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alistair
Manya (she/her) is a writer from India, She's a filmmaking student who's had a strong passion for writing since she was a child. Aside from writing, she also enjoys reading books, painting, reading tarot cards, and watching films. She is always working on at least one of her multiple WIPs and you can find her on instagram @manyaa.mov
eden
sophie
sophie
Eden is a UK based writer specialising in literary fiction. Studying creative writing at university, she aspires to become a book editor for a publishing house. Despite only recently discovering her craft, Eden has multiple projects under her belt including dark, psychological fiction, "The Charaders" and Greek Myth retelling, "The Helen
Eden is a UK based writer specialising in literary fiction. Studying creative writing at university, she aspires to become a book editor for a publishing house. Despite only recently discovering her craft, Eden has multiple projects under her belt including dark, psychological fiction, "The Charaders" and Greek Myth retelling, "The Heleniad." When she's not writing, she can be found binge watching the Cornetto trilogy with her dachshund, Billy.
sophie
sophie
sophie
Sophie (she/her) is a 17 year old Chinese-Canadian girl currently residing in Canada. She started writing at the age of 14 and enjoys writing overcomplicated outlines for her novels. She also enjoys writing poetry, and prose with a cherry on top of drawing and reading. Some sports she plays for fun are badminton, and in the winter time, s
Sophie (she/her) is a 17 year old Chinese-Canadian girl currently residing in Canada. She started writing at the age of 14 and enjoys writing overcomplicated outlines for her novels. She also enjoys writing poetry, and prose with a cherry on top of drawing and reading. Some sports she plays for fun are badminton, and in the winter time, she enjoys snowboarding down black diamond mountains. Aside from her hobbies, Sophie enjoys planning out her days as she buries herself in work while having an unending thirst for tea as she strives to dabble in Arts and Business as her future career, she hopes to be a manager in the HR sector.
Qays
sophie
Qays
Not a dentist per se, but the literary equivalent of one. Unconventional? Maybe. The comparison stems from the prevalence of teeth as a motif in his works, and the challenge to make each rendition feel fresh. Currently a law student, he’s also working on his first book (which is essentially family baggage dressed in finery) with two poetr
Not a dentist per se, but the literary equivalent of one. Unconventional? Maybe. The comparison stems from the prevalence of teeth as a motif in his works, and the challenge to make each rendition feel fresh. Currently a law student, he’s also working on his first book (which is essentially family baggage dressed in finery) with two poetry collections in tow. He tends to genre hop, finding solace in spontaneity. See what he’s up to on Instagram at trampledteeth.
eshal
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Qays
Eshal Naveed is a young poet and novelist currently working on the drafts of her initial novels while simultaneously composing poetry. In addition to her literary endeavours, she has a strong passion for swimming and mathematics. Eshal is also the founder and Chief Editor of The Scarlet Heir Magazine, where she oversees editorial operatio
Eshal Naveed is a young poet and novelist currently working on the drafts of her initial novels while simultaneously composing poetry. In addition to her literary endeavours, she has a strong passion for swimming and mathematics. Eshal is also the founder and Chief Editor of The Scarlet Heir Magazine, where she oversees editorial operations. You can follow her on Instagram at @theeshalnaveed to read her poetry and novel excerpts.
Ayesha
Ayesha
Ayesha
Ayesha is a dog lover (without a dog), a walking enthusiast (without the motivation) and a writer (without a published book – yet!). You can often find her playing her electric guitar to avoid small talk or reading gothic novels to set the mood on rainy days. She sees writing poetry as a form of therapy and always carries a pen with her in case inspiration randomly hits!
sarah
Ayesha
Ayesha
Sarah is an aspiring teenage author who is currently residing in the UAE. If she's not skimming through her math textbook, you'll probably find her trying to come up with a new idea for the next story she's writing. Having spent a lot of time around books growing up, she is currently working towards refining her writing skills, taking ins
Sarah is an aspiring teenage author who is currently residing in the UAE. If she's not skimming through her math textbook, you'll probably find her trying to come up with a new idea for the next story she's writing. Having spent a lot of time around books growing up, she is currently working towards refining her writing skills, taking inspiration from the authors of her favourite books. Some of her other pastimes include: drawing and painting, and ofcourse, studying.
Emily
Ayesha
Emily
ZY is an author based in South-East Asia. Currently, she enjoys Hozier and anything related to vampires.
Rey
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Emily
Rey Santiago (any pronouns) is an undergraduate student based in Toronto who writes prose, poetry, and occasionally draws when the words stop working. They’re interested in overthinking and the general impossibility of defining anything cleanly. When they're not writing, they’re usually finding increasingly creative ways to avoid it.
Meet the Poetry & Prose Editors!
Andrea
Andrea
Andrea
Andrea is a Romanian student who loves to seek knowledge ranging from physics to the introspective prose of masters such as Gabriel García Márquez and the philosophy of Emil Cioran. Having sharpened her analytical mind through multiple national literature Olympiads, she approaches creative works by identifying the base of every piece and
Andrea is a Romanian student who loves to seek knowledge ranging from physics to the introspective prose of masters such as Gabriel García Márquez and the philosophy of Emil Cioran. Having sharpened her analytical mind through multiple national literature Olympiads, she approaches creative works by identifying the base of every piece and working from that. She loves decoding how different mediums influence modern culture.
Ciara
Andrea
Andrea
Ciara is a fervent writer and reader based in the UK. She specialises in literary fiction, short stories, and poetry, but her passion extends to personal and critical essays. In her work, she is drawn towards the unconventional, evocative and grotesque.
Joseph
Andrea
Joseph
Joseph is an emerging Filipino poet based in Australia. His writings are centred on identity, faith, and immigration. He hates being asked where his matcha is whenever he wears quarter-zip.
Our Interior Designers
AIJI
August
August
Aiji, a 16 year old queer masc identifying, he is an artist, graphic designer and writer, with a passion for fashion and STEM! He is the editor in chief and founder of writer girlies magazine, meow- meow zine, and his latest endeavor, drag in stem. He’s fascinated with animated medium and multimedia art, often seen enamored by edits by pe
Aiji, a 16 year old queer masc identifying, he is an artist, graphic designer and writer, with a passion for fashion and STEM! He is the editor in chief and founder of writer girlies magazine, meow- meow zine, and his latest endeavor, drag in stem. He’s fascinated with animated medium and multimedia art, often seen enamored by edits by people his age, when not studying or working for his zines he can be found cycling around the coast, as an ocean enthusiast!
August
August
August
August is a 15-year-old multidisciplinary creative from South Florida. They are a 6x published poet and photographer, as well as an award winning graphic designer for their own magazine: Sonder Literary, with a love in finding art and science in the world around them.
Yashvi
August
Yashvi
Yashvi is a queer high schooler from India, residing in Dubai who’s basically powered by pasta and chocolate chip cookies. When she’s not designing something she is probably on a side quest with my friends, listening to music, watching a horror movie, or deep into yet another Yellowjackets or Brooklyn Nine-Nine marathon.
NEA
August
Yashvi
Nea is an 18 year-old creative soul with a flair for the arts and a mind full of curiosity. With a passion for design & art in its every form, she's always exploring new creative outlets & trying to improve at them.
jessica
jessica
jessica
Jessica Xie is a high school student based in Indiana. If she's not writing, you can find her at her school's scene shop or taking a power nap with her cats.
Sab
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jessica
Sab is a passionate artist from Italy that focuses on creating visually striking compositions that merge design, art and creativity. They're interested in challenging themselves to gain new knowledge and developing their creativity in fun and creative designs. They also love music, photography and reading!
Lucas
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Lucas
Lucas is an independent graphic designer with a passion for film, music, and art. With each and every one of his projects, he tries to incorporate themes that reflect the uniqueness of the human experience. In his eyes, design and art can carry immense meaning. He spends his time analyzing every miniscule and mundane detail of life, hopin
Lucas is an independent graphic designer with a passion for film, music, and art. With each and every one of his projects, he tries to incorporate themes that reflect the uniqueness of the human experience. In his eyes, design and art can carry immense meaning. He spends his time analyzing every miniscule and mundane detail of life, hoping to cultivate and transform their energy into something beautiful and grand, for energy can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only change form.
Our Bloggers
pilate
pilate
pilate
Pilate is an activist and writer who is currently leading one of the US states for the political organization Progressive Victory. She has written and/or edited a number of times for Knee Brace Press, Ardent Literary, and Silk&Ink Magazine. She will happily read out the works of Sylvia Plath, Snodgrass, or Poe over and over until you’ve b
Pilate is an activist and writer who is currently leading one of the US states for the political organization Progressive Victory. She has written and/or edited a number of times for Knee Brace Press, Ardent Literary, and Silk&Ink Magazine. She will happily read out the works of Sylvia Plath, Snodgrass, or Poe over and over until you’ve both memorised them and until you’re probably sick of it. She has loved poetry since she could speak english (14 because second language) and deeply cares about people and animals - especially her gorgeous calico cat, Cheetah.
brooke
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pilate
Brooke is an English Literature and Creative Writing student based in Bath, England. She is a writer who spends most of her time in cafes and bookshops. When she isn’t reading, she’s busy obsessing over Star Trek, comic books, animals, films, TV shows, and superheroes. All updates about her journey as a writer, reader, university student,
Brooke is an English Literature and Creative Writing student based in Bath, England. She is a writer who spends most of her time in cafes and bookshops. When she isn’t reading, she’s busy obsessing over Star Trek, comic books, animals, films, TV shows, and superheroes. All updates about her journey as a writer, reader, university student, and strange human being are on her Instagram page @brookemzlibrary !! <3
GIULIA
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GIULIA
Giulia is an English, Art History, and Film student with a keen interest in aesthetics and visual storytelling. She is particularly drawn to literature and its relationship with visual media, and is fascinated by how narratives are shaped through both text and image. When she's not studying, she spends her time watching movies, reading, and finding inspiration in both art and everyday life.
Belle
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GIULIA
Belle is an aspiring reporter and journalist and hopes to achieve these dreams in the future! Currently, she’s a high schooler residing in Maryland and has a love for film, art, literature, and philosophy. You can find her at: @biauji on Instagram :)
Diya
Abbie
Diya is a Pakistani pre-med student with a love for painting and writing. When she isn’t studying, she can
be found obsessively reading fantasy novels, usually with a mug of chai in hand.
Abbie
Abbie
Abbie H. is a storyteller passionate about the intersection between psychology and design. She writes cultural commentary, media analysis, poems and narrative-driven fiction. As a Volunteer Director for Apricus Literary, she mentors (and witnesses) young, courageous female writers around the world on a mission to uplift girlhood, globally
Abbie H. is a storyteller passionate about the intersection between psychology and design. She writes cultural commentary, media analysis, poems and narrative-driven fiction. As a Volunteer Director for Apricus Literary, she mentors (and witnesses) young, courageous female writers around the world on a mission to uplift girlhood, globally. As a behavioural health researcher and student leader, Abbie designs and writes content for both academic and general audiences. Whether it's a workshop on how horror games fight mental health stigma or a short story about hopeless love, Abbie strives to tell stories by using art to represent people. Outside of her work, Abbie loves to draw her silly little drawings, eat cheese, and read graphic novels.
Abir
Abir
Abir is a student writer with a strong passion for literature, philosophy, history, and law. She is an avid reader of classic literature and enjoys works by authors including Jane Austen and Emily Brontë. Additionally, she frequently writes on topics regarding the human experience, morality, and identity.
Our Substack Writers
Alexa
Alexa
Alexa
Nela
Alexa
Alexa
Eunela “Nela” Rain Ayop is a college student from the Philippines majoring in diplomacy who loves to immerse herself in film and literature. To sum her up as a person in three pieces of media, it would be Fleabag, Aftersun, and Attack on Titan. As a writer, Nela explores the realms of politics, culture, and society. She mostly highlights
Eunela “Nela” Rain Ayop is a college student from the Philippines majoring in diplomacy who loves to immerse herself in film and literature. To sum her up as a person in three pieces of media, it would be Fleabag, Aftersun, and Attack on Titan. As a writer, Nela explores the realms of politics, culture, and society. She mostly highlights pressing social issues, diving into the layers of global interaction, driven by the belief that history and modern attitudes intersect to create a continuously growing pandemonium. Inspired by journalists, she aspires to carry the stories of her country, friends, and the world she has witnessed, believing that reliving through the words of others is the best way to experience a life you’ve never lived yourself.
Our Social Media Designers
ASHLEY
AALYA/Astro
AALYA/Astro
Ashley is a freelance graphic designer based in California who loves storytelling, pop culture, and gaming. She is an award-winning journalist with experience in content creation and a passion for design in all its forms. When she's not working, you can find her playing Valorant, reading a book, or listening to Taylor Swift. You can find her at @starveildesign.
AALYA/Astro
AALYA/Astro
AALYA/Astro
Aalya, who you may know as Astro, is a fifteen year old, Nepali muse with too many hobbies painting her body, but she is mostly known as an aspiring dark fantasy author, or an artist, photographer and designer who's very unsatisfied with how empty life has been. If she's not on her bed, staring out of her window at 22:46 under her dim, wa
Aalya, who you may know as Astro, is a fifteen year old, Nepali muse with too many hobbies painting her body, but she is mostly known as an aspiring dark fantasy author, or an artist, photographer and designer who's very unsatisfied with how empty life has been. If she's not on her bed, staring out of her window at 22:46 under her dim, warm fairy lights; she's in the oddest position at her desk, hunched over her laptop like the gremlin she is. If you try to search for her, try at @somnistrata.as or @w31rd.shr0om1e on Instagram first.
Our Advice Columnists
Alex
Based in Malaysia, Alex is a university student who is interested in psychology. She has a multitude of hobbies, but the ones in her recent rotation are singing, dancing and reading. Alex lends an ear for anyone who needs it, and believes that being kind to one another is the strongest thing a person can do.
Our Press & Media Coordinators
Tish
Isabella
Aubrey
Leticia (Tish) Singson is a high school student and aspiring public relations manager based in the Philippines. She is mostly interested in activism, literary analysis, political science, and psychology.
Aubrey
Isabella
Aubrey
Aubrey Biebesheimer is an aspiring political journalist from Maryland, USA. She loves reading, writing, theatre, and crafting gifts for friends. Aubrey is extremely excited to help expand the world of youth-led literature.
Chloe
Isabella
Isabella
Chloe is a college student based in Malaysia. When she's not studying, she loves to watch movies, reading and designing!
Isabella
Isabella
Isabella
Isabella McCulloch is a junior in high school who immerses herself in politics, films, and history. She is the founder of a fashion newsletter along with a literacy magazine who helps shape young artists and their creative voice. When she is not sat at her desk with a lagging laptop, she is found at conventions, rewatching Haikyu!!, or surfing somewhere in the PNW.
Liana
Liana
Liana
Liana is from North Carolina and a recent graduate of Vassar College with a B.A. in Psychology and Chinese. She is a lifelong lover of stories in all their forms, and you can often find her reading (primarily fiction and fantasy), drawing, and learning languages, including Chinese, Japanese, and Swedish.
Mia
Liana
Liana
Our Illustrators
izzy
Betty-Jean
Angie
Izzy Singer (@izzybleep) is an illustrator, comic artist and animator based in New York City. Izzy creates illustrative and sequential art using watercolors with cozy earth tones, inky expressive line work and digital painting. You can find more of Izzy's work and make business inquires through Instagram or izzysinger.com.
Angie
Betty-Jean
Angie
Angie is a 21 year old creative currently based in Asia, having lived in both Canada and Spain before. She specializes in illustrative fine-line and digital impressionistic art, mostly of nature or feminine figures. When she's not creating, she's probably eating enough for 3 or travelling the world.
Giov
Betty-Jean
Betty-Jean
Giov is a freelance illustrator specialising in character design and fashion illustration. Based in the Uk, outside of illustrating they love theatre, flash fiction, and indulging in many collections. You can find them on Instagram @giovsjournal, or reach out to dealwithanangel.ldn@gmail.com!
Betty-Jean
Betty-Jean
Betty-Jean
Betty-Jean Fitzgerald is a German-American artist born in Amberg, Germany (c. 2003). Currently based in Baltimore, she recently graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a major in drawing, in May of 2025. Her main body of work focuses heavily on representations of the body and self through abstract painting and traditional drawing practices, as well as digital works.
Mars
Theresa
Paula
Consisting of three mice in a trench coat, Mars is a self-proclaimed artist, gamer and writer. They've got too many ideas bouncing off the walls and their daily schedule is decided by vibes, deadlines and impulses. In their natural habitat, you can observe them gaming with friends, drawing in a new art style, avoiding their writing docume
Consisting of three mice in a trench coat, Mars is a self-proclaimed artist, gamer and writer. They've got too many ideas bouncing off the walls and their daily schedule is decided by vibes, deadlines and impulses. In their natural habitat, you can observe them gaming with friends, drawing in a new art style, avoiding their writing documents and having an existential crisis. You can find them at @mars.at.seven on Instagram.
Paula
Theresa
Paula
Born and raised in Ecuador, Paula is an aspiring artist and writer. Always being attracted to all kinds of art, she has learned various crafts, including drawing, poetry, music, acting, embroidery, and more. Now residing in the US, she’s preparing to apply to college in order to study animation.
Theresa
Theresa
Theresa
Theresa is an introverted aspiring artist who loves to create feminine portraits based in Hong Kong. She is currently studying in high school and has a passion for photography, visual arts, pianism, long hair and iridesence.