Céleste Bonnier is a Montréal based tattoo artist and visual creator whose work lives where body, memory, and intuition meet. She approaches tattooing as more than image making, viewing it instead as a way of marking moments, emotions, and transitions directly onto the skin.

Michael A. Occhionero is a Montreal based author whose work spans three novels and a collection of poetry. Between holding an M.A. in English Literature and finalizing his upcoming novella, he finds his rhythm spinning old records and traveling.

Jackki Harrt writes real songs that live in the underbelly of life, blurring heartbreak and addiction into something human and holy. By dragging the things people hide into the light, they turn pain into power chords and confession into connection. Influenced by the rougher edges of the punk lineage, Harrt proves that there is truth in the noise and power in surviving the mess.

Anisia Alexe, also known as Amnesia, is a 22-year-old non-binary, mixed-media artist based in Montreal. While the name Amnesia is a staple of the local drag scene, they are also an accomplished hip-hop dancer, currently performing with the E.Y.E. dance crew under the mentorship of Professor Word.

Anthony Portulese is an emerging queer Italo-Québécois writer raised in the East End of Montreal. He first believed his future was destined for the health sciences, and studied pharmacology before taking a radical turn into art history, much to the shock of his family. Setting his ambitions for fiction aside, he pursued academia for a number of years.

Adrian (LCL GRL) is a Montreal-based musician originally from Brooklyn, NY, who launched their solo project in October 2024 with the release of their first EP. They bring serious vocal training to their work, having performed in the acclaimed Brooklyn Youth Chorus, which contributed to a Grammy-nominated album. After years of songwriting and developing their craft as a drummer, LCL GRL is now dedicated to producing new original pieces and establishing a presence in the local scene.

Everyone’s favourite Semi-Talented, Failed Actress, Prudence is like a rash that just doesn’t go away. Winner of the 2015 Cabaret Mado competition: Drag Moi, she soared to the heights of mediocrity, overlooked and underpaid. She can serve you Camp, Drama and an incredible Ham Sandwich if you ask nicely, and she won’t even charge you…much!

Formed in 2023 from the beautiful city of Montréal, Dead Stick People bring a new and deliberate edge to the city’s up and coming alternative rock scene. With a bumpin’ rhythm section, gritty/pretty guitars, and deeply honest lyrics, Dead Stick People write music that is of equal parts fun and thought provoking

Born and raised in NDG, Collin now lives in the South Shore as a full time single dad to his two teenage sons John and Patrick. Living with them are their younger half-siblings Harrison and Charlee, and their step-dad Gerry. A blended family brought together by the death of the children’s mother Sandee, who passed suddenly and unexpectedly in 2019.

Candice Ann is a book lover, serial hobbyist, and writer based in Montreal. She is the Editor-in-Chief at Forget The Box. She holds an English degree that led to a career in marketing, but she is currently pursuing a master's degree in Information Studies with the goal of becoming a librarian, so she can work surrounded by dusty pages for the rest of her days.