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Board of Directors

Photo of a white woman with freckles and brown hair in front of a floor to ceiling bookshelf.

Erin Elizabeth Smith

Rita Mookerjee

Darren C. Demaree

Mirror selfie of a tattooed, bespectacled blonde woman in a teal dress with white polka dots.

Evelyn stands on a bridge in a public park. She is wearing a green headband and large cloth earrings shaped like strawberries. She is looking off to the left of the camera.

A black and white photo of a non-binary person with dark hair and dark eyes, looking up, framed by a brick wall in the background and the night sky.

Editorial Team

Photo of a white woman with freckles and brown hair in front of a floor to ceiling bookshelf.

Erin Elizabeth Smith

Mirror selfie of a tattooed, bespectacled blonde woman in a teal dress with white polka dots.

Danielle Hanson

Danielle Hanson

Ashley Elizabeth

an author photo for Samantha Edmonds, which shows her leaning against a brick wall and smiling in a green dress.

Samantha Edmonds

Sarah Harshbarger

Sarah Harshbarger

Sherrel McLafferty

Rita Mookerjee

A photo-portrait of Ada Wofford with a star and moon patterned backdrop.

Photo of a south asian woman, Maya, in her room smiling . She is wearing a light pink turtleneck with purple flowers and gold hoop earrings.

Maya Chandrakasan

white-skinned, dark-haired person smiling. They are wearing a black tank top and silver chain necklace. In the background is a bookshelf.

Isabeau J. Belisle Dempsey

Digital illustration of the artist in black on a white background. They are in a sleeveless turtleneck, and their right arm has indications of multiple tattoos. The artist is giving a toothy smile directly to the viewer with half-closed eyes, thick eyebrows, a full moustache, and a curly mullet.

jillIan A. Fantin

A picture of a light-skinned person with shoulder-length brown hair and large glasses sitting in a park wearing a patterned turquoise outfit and seashell necklace.

Livia is a white woman with dark brown hair. She is wearing comfortable walking clothes and is standing in front of fishing boats, a small rock wall, and Mount Vesuvius.

Dr. Kelsey L. Smoot (Kelz) is a Black transmasculine person with locs, wearing a maroon hat, a white button-down shirt with a dark orange tie. He is smiling, with his hands tucked into his pockets, standing in front of a multicolored art installation with dangling fixtures above his head.

Kelsey L. Smoot

Editorial Board

Brendon Blair

A black and white photo of a non-binary person with dark hair and dark eyes, looking up, framed by a brick wall in the background and the night sky.

Darren C. Demaree

Tattooed middle-aged white woman with strawberry blonde hair and fair skin smiling while wearing a navy blue sleeveless dress, holding a tubby grey pitbull, and sitting on a couch.

A black person sitting in front of a field of tulips, smiling widely. They have an afro and wear mint-colored glasses with a navy sweater and gray jeans.

Kathleen Gullion

Ashley Hajimirsadeghi

Ashley Hajimirsadeghi

Photo of Angel Leyba, a non-binary person wearing a lavender scarf tied over their head into a bow under their chin and a dark brown puffer coat.

Saba Syed Razvi

Reader Board

An image of Jess trying out a new lip gloss/liner combo while looking demurely to the side, while her cat, Turkey, is half in frame.

Photo of a south asian woman, Maya, in her room smiling . She is wearing a light pink turtleneck with purple flowers and gold hoop earrings.

Maya Chandrakasan

Close-up of femme-ish presenting middle-aged woman with asymmetrical, short dark hair, nose piercings, and intense eyebrows in front of hanging plant. She is smiling slightly.

Girl stands in the sun under a eucalyptus tree with her eyes closed.

A woman with shoulder-length brown hair and tortoiseshell-patterned glasses against a neutral background

Adriana Rambay Fernández

Black and White photo of Em Fullenwider taken by photographer Elysia Perkins

In black-and-white, a light-skinned person with dark eyes, a dark pixie cut, facial piercings, and tattoos is wearing a light-colored vest and shorts, as well as an assortment of jewelry. They are sitting angled sideways on a black folding chair with their legs crossed, right arm resting on the back of the chair, and left hand in their lap. They are looking at the camera with a straight face and are shown against an empty, bright background.

Kyla-Yến Huỳnh Giffin

Smiling young woman with long blonde hair in a green sweater standing outdoors among trees.

Olivia Jacobson

In a black and white image, a mixed race Korean person with short hair, round glasses, and a nose piercing is looking at the camera and smiling slightly. They are wearing a light t-shirt under a dark sweater and standing in front of a river, which is reflecting the trees.

Close up photo of a blonde haired woman with tattoos in a black dress.

black and white photo of Sara, a white genderqueer person, with a tree in the background

Ariadne Alexis Macquarie reads from a selection of her poems at an open mic event.

Ariadne Alexis Macquarie

Megan sits in front of a paneled wall, tilting her head to the side and smiling at the camera.

"Saty Mukherjee, member of the Reader Board for Sundress Publications."

Jardana Peacock

Jardana Peacock

photo of a woman in a black dress sitting on a bench among flowers.

Paige Quiñones

A white woman in a black dress and glasses looking at the camera.

Robin LaMer Rahija

A black and white photo of Amanda Scott with brunette, shoulder-length hair, wearing a white blouse.

Amanda E. Scott

Heather Takenaga smiling and reading a book in the shade.

Heather Takenaga

Photo of a young Asian woman with copper hair in a white dress standing under the arch of a large tree. She is looking up at the plant roots and leaves hanging above her head.

Sundress Academy for the Arts

Photo of a white woman with freckles and brown hair in front of a floor to ceiling bookshelf.

Erin Elizabeth Smith

Rosa Castellano

Rosa Castellano

Bleah Patterson

Photograph of Caroline Webster standing in front of a brick building

Caroline Webster

Cavar, a genderless white person with short, dark-blonde hair, glasses, and several visible facial piercings, smiles at the camera. They are wearing an orange shirt beneath a green, black, and white patterned jacket, and are standing in a thicket of deep green leaves.

Joseph Minarick

Craft Chaps

Hannah Olsson

A photograph of a woman with dark hair wearing a grey jacket standing next to a brick wall.

Danielle Hanson

Danielle Hanson

Rita Mookerjee

A black-and-white photo of Binx, a brunette, looking into the camera, one arm resting over their head. Photo credit to to Mary Stathos, 2023.

Binx River Perino

Doubleback Books

Danielle Hanson

Danielle Hanson

Bayleigh Kasper

Bethany Milholland

Bethany Milholland

Poets in Pajamas

A person with long, voluminous curls takes a black-and-white selfie on a train. They wear a light-colored puffer jacket and have nose jewelry. Reflections from the train window and blurred motion of the outside world are visible in the background.

Evelyn stands on a bridge in a public park. She is wearing a green headband and large cloth earrings shaped like strawberries. She is looking off to the left of the camera.

Journals

Mirror selfie of a tattooed, bespectacled blonde woman in a teal dress with white polka dots.

Jill Khoury

Social Media Editors and Blog Contributors

A picture of a light-skinned person with shoulder-length brown hair and large glasses sitting in a park wearing a patterned turquoise outfit and seashell necklace.

A close-up selfie of Trinity with short curly black hair, wearing a green shirt, smiling softly against a blue sky and natural background.

A middle-aged white person with short and messy brown hair, hazel eyes, nose piercings, and large-framed glasses is smiling. They are wearing a brown tank top in front of an orange wall with a lightswitch, and a small mirror is hanging in the background. There is a window beside them with the blinds half-drawn.

Livia is a white woman with dark brown hair. She is wearing comfortable walking clothes and is standing in front of fishing boats, a small rock wall, and Mount Vesuvius.

Design Staff

Kristen Camille Ton

Interns

Tassneem Abdulwahab

A white woman wearing a blue denim dress smiles at the camera in a "selfie" format. She has brown hair and blue eyes, while a hazy sky and a body of water appear behind her.

Elizabeth “Lizzy” DiGrande

Emma in Lake Arrowhead, California, where she enjoys hiking and paddle boarding in the summer!

A white woman with blonde hair and clear glasses sitting on a couch outside with several trees and plants in the background. She is wearing jeans and a blue-and-white striped button down shirt.

A close-up of an Asian woman with long brown hair and front bangs smiling at the camera. She is wearing a light tan cardigan and a cream-colored collar shirt with a navy blue and red ribbon tied in the front. An empty street with two parked cars is behind her and she is standing in front of a pink curtain and green hedge.

A white person in a black button-down shirt and black Oakland A's baseball cap, wearing rings on both hands, sits at a table and leans their chin on their right hand. They smile softly at the camera.

A white woman looks over her right shoulder and into the camera while standing on an empty parking garage rooftop. Her hands are clasped together as she rests on a ledge in front of her. She has short red hair with bangs. She wears a maroon wide brim hat, large silver hoop earrings, deep red lipstick, a short sleeve black shirt, and black trousers with thin white stripes.

A portrait photo of Ana Mourant, a young woman, smiling, with light skin and blond hair, wearing a purple dress, outside with trees in the background.

A young white woman with wavy brown hair sits on the grass, smiling at the camera. She is wearing a white sleeveless top with tie straps and layered gold necklaces, including one with a pink butterfly charm. The background is softly blurred with green trees and warm sunlight.

Girl with dress sitting in a car.

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