I began my artistic journey as a young child writing short stories and poems. Since then, I won a poetry slam as a teen and performed at open mics as an adult. I am currently a model, jewlery designer, and poet.

Nilaja Brown-Roberts, also known as “Fairy Odd Blogging” is an emergent poet and writer. Through writing Nilaja explores the complexity of identity and how it is shaped by the endless transitions one experiences in their lifetime. As a self described “fairy” it is Nilaja’s hope to develop a writing style that attracts the Black misfits and inspires us all to lead a liberatory life.

I am passionate about liberation from oppressive systems, and this translated into my writing and major in college. As a writer, I often explore the effects of living in the strife of this colonized world. I do so to raise awareness and critical analysis. My writing aims to encourage skepticism of systems that are often taken for granted.

I was apart of Blackspace poetry from 2016-2018 and Aggie Live Poetry Society in 2019. I also published a radio story as a Youth Radio Reporter for WUNC in 2020. Since then, I've written a poetry book and am in the process of adding illustrations to it before publication.

I graduated from North Carolina A&T with a bachelor's of Chemistry in May 0f 2022. I worked as a Green Chemist both during college and after. In college, I worked on sustainable energy storage. I also wrote about sustainability for West Central Initiative, resulting in a published article. After graduation, I worked for Google on a sustainability project. After being laid off a couple months ago, I decided to come back to my community and focus on my writing career.

To greet who views this politely, hello there! My name is Trinity Buckner, as I have addressed, I am a young, queer, black creative. Since my adolescent years, drawing traditionally and writing short stories were innovative concepts I’d wallow in frequently in order to express all of the thoughts and imaginative ideas I had; I see the world in so many different colors and shades; that is an aspect of myself that has not change as I’ve matured.

Presently, I am known for my my digital illustrative work, but my primary art mediums consist of 2D illustration, graphic design, writing, poetry, painting, journaling, modeling, jewelry designing, and mixed media. While these are the most current, I also intend on expanding my palette to other mediums such as 3D illustration, photography, videography, and UI/UX design. I have been doing work for quite some time. The first I may recall was a contest that took place during my 5th Grade year; we would win the opportunity to have a themed art piece we created featured on a specific companies calendar for the year. I was rewarded with 1st place, invited to an event hosted by the company, and had my art featured as the cover.

The second example would be that of my work with The Beautiful Project. During the second semester of the 2021-2022 apprenticeship cohort we were to build and found a campaign from the ground up. I served as the official Art Director, and it was responsibility to form visuals under all inclusive aspects that fit the narrative we were aiming for. The project is called, “Our Need To Dream,” and can be located on the official website. I also withhold the Pinterest board I cultivated in full including the official Spotify playlist I put together. Currently, I openly do commission work for my art, and am working on writing a short story, and working on a script for a personal short film I’m putting together!

Princess J. (she/her) is a multidisciplinary storyteller based in North Carolina. Her work is a quiet mediation on the worlds around and within her.

In 2022, she received her BA in English Composition at the illustrious North Carolina Central University. Throughout her time at NCCU, Princess has served as a writing consultant for the Writing Studio and as the social media coordinator for the Campus Community Garden. She has also held roles outside of campus that allowed her to support local efforts to alleviate food insecurity and the effects of mass incarceration.

Outside of work, you can find Princess gardening, hiking, cooking, or singing songs to her dog.