Lisa A. poet, artist, speaker, teacher, actor, director, and filmmaker. Formerly homeless. Addiction/incest survivor

Fre F. Textiles, collage, acrylic paints, clay, and watercolor “Art to me is the opportunity to put into tangible forms what words cannot express.”

Paul C. is a teacher and artist in Nashville. Paul founded Stagger Press in 2024 as a platform to champion the power of individual voice through storytelling. He has many endeavors, one of which is the Unbannable Library. He is a mentor to many.

Buc. boy hustle. Buc is going to build the Buchanan business empire.

Melinda P. sells and writes for The Contributor street paper, writes poetry, and makes zines. She was born in Nassau, Bahamas. She became a U.S. citizen last year and her grandmother was born the States.

Dennis T. draws and creates comics. He writes regularly for The Contributor street paper.

Norma B. is a poet and writes regularly for The Contributor street paper.

Will C. is the director of The Contributor. “My vocation is to stand with those whose backs are against the wall.”

Melissa W. is a lot of things to a lot of people. artist, writer, mom, mortician, anti-artist, recovery advocate. She will try to learn anything that remotely interests her and will climb anything except the corporate ladder, mwahaha!

Maurice B. is a mover, shaker, contributor to the paper and zines, seller of essential oils, and a bright spot in the community

Katie and Matt H. create zines together, sell the paper together, and even got hitched at The Contributor office!

Jeffrey W. wears so many hats, he doesn’t have room for them all. He creates zines, shows up to events, cycles across the U.S., and keeps us on our toes.

Daniel H. is an advocate for the arts, a morning coffee artist, a supporter of Daybreak Arts, a vendor, and zine enthusiast.