Contributors and Collaborators
Contributors and collaborators are an important part of keeping Underground Bookshelf relevant, engaging, and creative! You can become a contributor by reaching out through our Submissions page and submitting your writing or artwork to be included in our collection. If you are a content creator or a business that supports the values of Underground Bookshelf, you can support the page as well by featuring Underground Bookshelf in your content, sponsoring the project, and more. Reach out to us at contact.undergroundbookshelf@gmail.com to discuss opportunities.
Our Contributors
Laura M. Browne-Lambert
(Underground Bookshelf Founder)
Laura is queer and neurodivergent, and has several chronic illnesses caused by long-COVID. She lives in Boston, MA with her wife, son, and cat. She enjoys gardening, painting, and finding new science fiction or fantasy books to enjoy. Find her first book, The Wood, on Amazon. She uses she/her pronouns.
John Grim, Guest Writer
In my writing, regardless of genre, I explore the emotive. Engaging readers with an interesting, well-written story is important, but my purpose goes beyond that. When I write, I seek to captivate readers so they become immersed in the story and invest themselves emotionally in the characters and their circumstances. Evoking human emotion through storytelling is what separates great writers from good writers, in my opinion. That is where the magic resides.
-- John Grim
Discover more of John Grim's work on Booksie.
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Stardust Official, Guest Writer
Stardust Official aims to create inspiring and amazing pieces for people to read and enjoy.
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W.M. Gee, Guest Writer
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AOhTay14
Hello! My name is AOhTay14. I love being creative (writing music, playing instruments, acting, reading, and writing)! My hope is to bring laughter, joy, and wholesome, Christian writing into the world, because I think everyone needs some more of that! One day, I would like to sell my books, but for now, I am challenging myself to explore as many different genres as I can! Thank you for reading mmy work and supporting me! Keep being creative, friends! You can find more of AOhTay14's work on Booksie.
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Bryce Raffle
Bryce Raffle (he/him) is a queer Canadian author with a diverse background spanning film, video games, writing, book cover design, and publishing. As a writer, he has worked across multiple genres and mediums. His work as lead writer for Sins of a Dark Age and contributions to Sins of a Solar Empire II and Mech Armada have solidified his reputation in the video game industry.
He is the co-writer of The Littlest Dinosaur book series, has written comic books (Maggie X), and authored numerous short stories featured in anthologies such as Southern Steam: Tales of Port Reprieve, Hideous Progeny: Classic Horror Goes Punk, Den of Antiquity, Taught by Time: Myth Goes Punk, DeadSteam, DeadSteam II, and Selene Quarterly Magazine. He was the founder of Grimmer & Grimmer Books and the editor for DeadSteam and DeadSteam II, showcasing his keen eye for gothic horror and steampunk fiction.
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Joey Paul
Joey has always had an over-active imagination and first put pen to paper to write a book when she was thirteen. At the age of nineteen she was diagnosed with M.E and Fibromyalgia and retired from her job on medical grounds. Combined with her severe brittle asthma, Joey became disabled and a full-time wheelchair user. She was told that she would probably never work a normal job again and took to rewriting that first book as a creative outlet.
Joey enjoys reading herself and is a fan of the crime genre. She also enjoys TV shows such as DOCTOR WHO, and various Harlan Coben crime dramas on Netflix. In her spare time, she also cross-stitches, as well as spending time in the great outdoors wheelchair walking along with her best friend and carer, B, occasionally doing a challenge to raise money for charity.
Joey welcomes questions from her readers and any comments. Feel free to email her at bugbooks@virginmedia.com.
To stay up to date with book news, release dates and everything else Joey does, follow this blog or like her on her Facebook page. You can also find Joey on Threads, BlueSky, Tumblr, Goodreads, Instagram, and YouTube.
Her website is Bug Books: Joey Paul Online and her hype is Joey Paul | Hype.
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Guillermo Bowie
Guillermo Bowie is a Portland, Oregon based writer. In 2025 he is published in Maryland Literary Review, Maryland’s Academy Of The Heart And Mind, Grey Sparrow Journal, Literary Yard, The Gorko Gazette, Pulsebeat Poetry Journal, Children, Churches, And Daddies, Book Of Matches, Fowl Feathered Review, The Argyle Literary Magazine…
John Mohler
John Mohler (he/him) is a writer with multiple sclerosis, who publishes at Wheelie Out There: WheelieOutThere.blogspot.com.
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Ghost, Guest Writer
I am a genderqueer and poly writer who loves to explore metaphors and use poetic language. I am new to submitting work but excited to do so! During the work day, I am an Electrical Engineer. I graduated from Olin College in December 2022. I use all pronouns.
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Vedikha_Writes, Guest Writer
Vedikha_Writes (Libra, INTJ) is an avid reader, a lecturer by day and a writer and poet by night. She is currently working on three original stories: The White Lab (sci-fi), The Timeless Ones (mythology), and Code: Delta (murder mystery). Read more by Vedikha_Writes on her Wattpad and Neobook profiles. She writes on Wattpad under @Vedikha_Writes and Neobook under @snow_sparkles_7.
Read Vedikha_Writes on Underground Bookshelf:
- "Fantasy Forest"
- "Love in its Purest Form"
- "Costume"
- "Time: Part Two"
- "A Love Like No Other"
- "Bookshelves"
- "The Uncharted Waters"
- "New Me"
- "Horlosie"
Nixie626, Guest Writer
Greetings! I'm a new poet and I breathe life into verses. I love writing stories and poetry. I have a lot of upcoming books and series. I love my son.
-- Nixie626
Read more of Nixie626's work on Booksie.
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Maggot, Guest Writer
Maggot (he/him): Maggot is a young writer that loves creating horror or fantasy stories. He is currently trying to improve on his action and romance writing skills. You can read more of his work on Neobook.
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Sartorius, Guest Writer
An ostensibly MBA corporate type with an artist’s soul, Sartorius makes time to write both short stories and music lyrics. His The Missing Case of the Missing Case and Boo Hag have been published in anthologies. Several tales have been published in recent horror zines. His songs can be found on conventional venues such as Amazon, Apple Music, and Spotify, including his new comedic satire, "Ha-Ha in the Ca-Ca." Another tune, "Feeling Left Out," was judged a finalist in the 2023 USA Songwriting Competition.
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Raven Branhard
As an introvert, Raven Branhard (he/him) finds his voice through writing about his interactions with the world. Raven is a British citizen of Persian descent, and his upbringing was shaped by travel across Europe and Asia due to his father's work as well as political circumstances. Raven's poetry explores a range of social interactions and emotions, encompassing themes of love, longing, joy, and contentment. Read more of Raven's work on Threads under the name @ravenbranhard. Raven plans to release a poetry anthology in 2025.
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Nanika Sissoko
Nanika Sissoko has a developmental delay and learning disability. She works to support the mental health of people with disabilities through Nicki's Positivity Project. She also has experience in art and graphic design.
To learn more about Nanika Sissoko and Nicki's Positivity Project, visit the links below:
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Arushi Kashyap
Arushi Kashyap is a fiction writer from India who loves exploring different genres—from haunting thrillers to tender tales of love and loss. She finds inspiration in the blurred lines between dream and reality, often weaving emotion and imagination into every story she writes.
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Yvonne Aore
Yvonne Aore (she/her) is a Kenyan writer whose work explores emotional trauma, mythic symbolism, and speculative realism rooted in African experience. Her stories blend realism with the surreal, often confronting taboo, silence, and spiritual reckoning. She is currently based in Nairobi, Kenya, and her work has appeared in Brittle Paper.
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Luke Liu
Luke Liu is a high school junior in Shanghai, originally from Wenzhou. He began journaling in fifth grade, and what started as a quiet ritual of remembering grew into a deep engagement with memoir and nonfiction. After moving to Shanghai alone for high school, his writing turned inward, shaped by distance and memory.
His essay, In the Space Where a Name Was Erased, asks what it means to belong to a ritual that was not made for you. The questions led him to co-found the Taigong Ji Youth Initiative, a national project linking 28 ancestral halls to update rituals, preserve stories, and invite new ways of belonging. More than a heritage NGO, it is a response to the disorientation many young people feel between globalized modernity and local memory.
Luke also serves as Deputy Secretary-General of the Liu Ji Cultural Institute, where he works on burial reform and sustainable land use in southeastern China. In his free time, he plays the Guqin, an ancient Chinese instrument, and tries, with limited success, to convince his dog Gutou that shoelaces are not prey.
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- "In the Space Where a Name Was Erased"
Phoenix Illing, Guest Writer
Phoenix is a newly graduated high school student, and their interests include writing, reading, baking, spending time outside, and playing with their dog. They have been writing since they were eight years old, but only in the past year have they really seriously written pieces. They try their best to represent minorities that they don’t often see represented, and they want to draw awareness to mental health issues. They use they/them pronouns.
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Pragyan Parui, Guest Writer
Pragyan Parui is a high school student and a pediatric Crohn's patient. Congratulations to Pragyan for coming in second place in the September Flash Fiction and Poetry contest! You can read more of Pragyan's work on Neobook.
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Mara AU, Guest Writer
Mara (they/them) is an autistic and queer writer. For as long as they remember, they have loved to make stories, build fantastical worlds, and spend most of their time there. They never saw themself represented in any of the books they read, and it made them wonder if something was wrong with them. They say that if we don't see ourselves in the stories we read, we somehow don't exist. Years later, with the encouragement of their partner, they started to write the stories they always wanted to read when they were younger. You can read more of Mara's work on Booksie or Wattpad or listen to their readings on YouTube .
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HamsiniTheButterfly
HamsiniTheButterfly is a writer on Wattpad with a collection of heartfelt and relatable stories. Follow HamsiniTheButterfly here.
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Valek Akechi
Greetings, I am Valek Mitsuhide Akechi (pronouns he/they). I specialize in romance with a specialty in oriental, paranormal, and period/historical romances. I work primarily on original works, I used to dabble in fanfiction for practice but I am moving away from that. I am also leaning more towards writing Danmei novels. I write poetry and plays as well. I am an official author on WebNovel.
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Sero987
I’m a romance and historical fiction writer, and my stories tend to whisper softly but strike unexpectedly. I love creating characters that feel a little too real and weaving endings that don’t always follow the rules.
If you decide to stay a while with my work, you just might find something you’re not quite ready to let go of.
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- The Return of the Abandoned (Chapter One)
Eike Exner
Eike Exner is a historian of graphic narrative. His previous book, Comics and the Origins of Manga, received the Will Eisner Comics Industry Award for Best Academic/Scholarly Work. He is based in Houston, TX.
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Seri Tamaoka
Seri Tamaoka (she/her) grew up in sunny Southern California before moving to Japan, where she now lives fueled by coffee and the pull of ancient streets. She writes science fiction and fantasy, often exploring the crossover between the two genres. When she’s not writing, she enjoys photography, cycling, and saving the world in an MMORPG, one quest at a time.
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Ink
Balancing a taste for all things caffeinated with a thorough knowledge of how to waste time, Ink (he/him) stains pages of online and print periodicals periodically and often performs at open mics of ill repute throughout the NY/NJ/PA area. He founded Stanza Cannon, an online literary quarterly dedicated to audio poetry.
Social media handles: Bluesky, Mastodon, Linktree
Where to find more of Ink's writing: Affairs of Ink
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Sanchita Sahu (Anamika)
Hi, I’m Sanchita Sahu (Cancer, INFP-T) — but you can call me Anamika, which means “nameless.” Why such a strange name? Because I’m terrible at titling my poems and stories.
I write because I believe everything sustains through stories and poems — they’re the heartbeat of the world, at least in my daydream world.
If you enjoy my work here, you can find more of my writings on Wattpad under the username 000anamika000.
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- "Requiem of Roses"
Our Collaborators
John Grim
John Grim is a writer of short fiction and poetry in the genres of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, romance, literary fiction, religion and spirituality, and the occasional editorial. He also supports the quality of Underground Bookshelf through his skills as a proofreader. You can find John Grim's large collection of work on Booksie as well as here on Underground Bookshelf. For his bio, visit the "contributors" section above.
PREEZY, Podcaster (Listen Up, Listen In)
Image Description: A black woman looks directly into the camera with a look of excitement on her face. She has dark red hair and is wearing a beanie with the initials "L.U.L.I." across the cuff. The graphic of a microphone and headset is next to her. At the bottom of the image, text reads: "Love you first. Because you can't love anyone or anything unless you love yourself."
Listen Up Listen In is a weekly podcast that discusses a wide range of topics with the goal of inspiring healing, education, motivation, and joy. Every other Friday, they upload bonus episodes that feature Black History and answer the question, "What would you do?" The podcast focuses on self-improvement, community, and empowerment. For those who enjoy reading, PREEZY also interviews an assortment of authors who write on a variety of topics.
PREEZY created her podcast in memory of her parents. She seeks to have engaging conversations that help us navigate the hard times and celebrate the good in our lives.
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