ABOUT

This project intends to highlight the creativity of the state of Maryland. Through creative writing (poetry and prose in all of its forms), visual art, and anything experimental that can be shown on a page, we want to see how Maryland influences you as a creative. From photographs of your life to poetry about the Inner Harbor, if it stems from your life in Maryland in some way, we'd love to see it! If you are an artist that also resides in Maryland, we are hoping to see some work from you!

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Contact us at: artistsfrommaryland [at] gmail [dot] com.

MASTHEAD

Aldrin Badiola (he/him) is the author of the forthcoming collections PATRILINEAL (ink & ivy lit, 2025) and BURIED LOVE IN ARCHIVED WEBSITES (Ghost City Press, 2025). His works are published in The Hopkins Review and elsewhere. He is the editor-in-chief of Artists from Maryland. He can be found at aldrinbadiola.carrd.co.

FRIENDS AND PREVIOUS HELPERS OF ARTISTS FROM MARYLAND

FOR ISSUE ONE:

Jenna Nesky (she/they) is an autistic poet and a senior at Carver Center for Arts and Technology. From Maryland, she is a graduate of the Adroit Mentorship Program, the Iowa Young Writers Workshop, and Kenyon Young Writers. She is a co-founder and co-president of Young Poets Workshop, and is currently working on a manuscript titled “The New Life,” which deals with her autistic identity.

FOR ISSUE TWO:

nat raum (they/them, b. 1996) is a queer disabled artist and writer based on unceded Piscataway and Susquehannock land in Baltimore. They hold an MFA from the University of Baltimore and a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. nat is also the editor-in-chief of fifth wheel press and the author of fruits of the valley, random access memory, this book will not save you, and several chapbooks and photography publications. Their writing is published or forthcoming with Gone Lawn, beestung, Split Lip Magazine, BRUISER, and others. Find them online at natraum.com.

Diamond Abrams is a poet, actress, photographer, stop-motion animator, and web-weaving enthusiast. Her work can be found in the "Baltimore Beat", the Hopkins Review (as runner-up to the fMRI writing prize), the WAYM web page and media account, and on her social media platforms.