Carla Schick
Carla Schick is a queer nonbinary activist who grew up poor with a love of language that fed their imagination. Along with language and poetry, they discovered jazz as a way to bring rhythm and spirit into language. Their works can be found in the anthologies Colossus: Body, Moonstone Press: Which Side Are You On, and Pure Slush’s lifespan series. They are most recently published by Sinister Wisdom, Fourteen Hills, and Forum. Carla was a 2023 recipient of a Literary Award in Poetry from Nomadic Press/SF Foundation.