FOUNDER

Zoë (also known as Z or Z.Elliott) is a writer, editor, and publisher passionate about emotional honesty and storytelling. She published her debut poetry collection, Sweet Sting, in 2023, followed by Prompted by Emotion in 2025. In 2024, she founded cozy ink press, a small independent press dedicated to emerging voices and collaborative, community-driven projects. At the heart of her work is a love for building creative spaces that feel supportive and accessible. Whether through poetry, publishing, or community projects, she aims to encourage others to share their stories with confidence and care. Explore the works by Z.Elliott and anthologies from cozy ink press below: 

♡︎ Poetry Collections
♡︎ IG - zelliottwrites, cozyinkpress

BOOK REVIEWER

Leisly Ann (she/her/ella) is an award-winning Dominican-American writer and mental health advocate. She was born and raised in New York City, and is the eldest daughter of Dominican immigrant parents. Using her own lived-experience, she strives to raise awareness, and acceptance, of mental health conditions such as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Depression, and Eating Disorders through her vulnerable and introspective poetry and prose. Her award-winning debut bilingual poetry collection, “Living In Phases” highlights and sheds light on the phases of a mental health journey, giving space to both its highs and lows. Read more of Leisly Ann’s poetry and connect with her via Instagram.

♡︎ Poetry Collection
♡︎ IG - _literaryhope

ILLUSTRATOR

Pragya Sinha is an illustrator whose work centers on softness, emotion, and intentional detail. Her illustrations balance delicacy and depth, often exploring themes of introspection, warmth, and quiet storytelling through gentle palettes and thoughtful composition. With a strong eye for mood and texture, her work feels intimate—inviting viewers to pause, feel, and linger.

Her illustrations complement poetry and prose, adding visual resonance to book covers, interior artwork, and creative campaigns. Her style pairs beautifully with written work, enhancing stories without overpowering them and allowing emotion to unfold naturally on the page. Learn more about Pragya’s work below: 

♡︎ Portfolio
♡︎ IG - thesquaresamosa

ILLUSTRATOR

Thalia Clem makes worlds from line and color. Quiet, wild, tender, sometimes sharp—her illustrations live in the spaces between memory and imagination. Feral, poetic, and alive, they carry a gentle wildness and a quiet intensity, letting emotion and story breathe.

She works with indie authors, dreamers, and anyone who wants their stories to live visually. Whether a book cover or a single image, each stroke carries care, letting the work speak softly but insistently. Commissions are not transactions, they are collaborations. Together, she and her clients find the heartbeat of a story and let it bloom on the page. You can view her art, poetry, and visual world on Instagram. 

♡︎ Poetry Collections / Book Review
♡︎ IG - authorthaliaclem