About

Adam J. Newton is the curator and organizer of the Bucks County Writers Group. He made his authorial debut in the 2019 collection of short stories Creaky Stairs, A Book of Dark Truths, contributing seventeen pieces of original fiction to the collection, including: Lilies of the Field, Chong’s Garden, the Better Left Alone series, and The Spring House. The latter was adapted into a short film of the same name by filmmaker Bruce Logan and featured in the Best of Local Haunts Film Festival in October of 2020. Adam lives in Bucks County with his family and beloved Shih Tzu, Minima.

James P. W. Martin is a storyteller of many mediums and genres. With a degree in Film Production from Emerson College, he works as a video editor, crafting stories for documentaries and TV series. His self-produced short films have been showcased in film festivals across the country. He writes screenplays, satire, and reviews for The Boundary-Bending Blog, aptly named for his provoking, genre-defying style. James lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania where you just might be lucky enough to catch him killing it at karaoke. He is excited to have his first short story published and has big plans for more short- and novel-length stories in the future.

Jessica Kaplan enjoys writing flash fiction pieces and short stories. She has a degree in English, and holds a graduate degree in the field of blind rehabilitation. Currently, she is studying to become a teacher of the visually impaired. When she’s not writing or practicing her braille skills, her time is spent befriending neighborhood cats, smelling flowers, and running on the mule path along River Road. She lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. 

Scarlet Wyvern lives in Bucks County, PA with her young son. Wyvern has had a lifelong passion for storytelling. As a small child, she would often dictate her stories to her mother until she learned to write. Today Wyvern writes mostly poetry and young adult fantasy. Her first poetry book entitled “Massacre My Heart” is being released later this year. Wyvern attends Bucks County Community College where she is pursuing a degree in web design. Her dream is to start a game design company. A self-proclaimed nerd, Wyvern can often be found gushing over Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, and Supernatural as well as lamenting the early cancelation of Firefly. An avid fan of fantasy, Wyvern can easily be persuaded to read anything featuring dragons or magic. Wyvern is fascinated by mythology, especially that which concerns the fair folk. Wyvern is obsessed with the original Grimm fairytales.

Paige Gardner is a lover of all things fiction. She enjoys writing novels, flash fiction, short stories, and plays. Paige grew up in a small, unassuming town outside Pittsburgh, graduated from Penn State University, and moved to Bucks County to pursue a career in the nonprofit field. When Paige is not writing, she enjoys performing on stage, volunteering with refugee youth in Philadelphia, or enjoying a drink with close friends. Her work has been featured in Pittsburgh’s In Community Magazine and 42 Stories Anthology. To keep up with Paige’s writing journey, and all her writing woes, you can follow her on Twitter at @JPaigeGardner. 

Andrea Fenton writes science fiction and fantasy. She’s been published in the Shoofly literary magazine and the Philadelphia Inquirer. In addition to her love of writing while drinking way too much caffeine, Andrea enjoys things like food, the great outdoors, and cats. She is a total cat lady.

Ashini J. Desai balances creative writing with family and technology management career. Her poems have been published in anthologies Cities (2014), a 3-dimensional anthology Overplay/Underdone (2013), as well as journals such as River Poets Journal (2017), Philadelphia Poets (2009) and Thema (2007) and Asian-American poetry Word Masala (2010), Yellow as Turmeric, Fragrant as Cloves (2009). In addition, her essay was included in the following collections, Nancy Drew Anthology (2016), Labor Pains and Birth Stories (2009). She has written poetry and book reviews for South Asian-centric websites. Her personal website highlighting selected poems is ashinipoetry.blogspot.com.