Editors
Open Arts Forum is edited by writers and artists who volunteer their time to read submissions, select work for publication, and help sustain the community around it.
Publisher and EditorJay Dougherty
Jay has worked on arts-related ventures for more than three decades as a publisher, editor, writer, teacher, photographer, and musician. His publishing projects have included Clock Radio, PhotoCamel, PoetryCircle, and Open Arts Forum.
EditorRaymond Huffman
Ray is a retired entomologist and educator who has written poetry for many years. His work looks for new perspectives and the layers of meaning just beneath the surface of the obvious.
EditorJenn Zed
Jenn is an artist, writer, and musician in Bath, England. She studied art, art history, and design at Bath and Cambridge universities and frequently collaborates with other artists and writers.
EditorGrady VanWright
G. Edwin VanWright is a Houston-based playwright, novelist, and poet whose work has appeared in Washington Square Review, The McNeese Review, South Florida Poetry Journal, and other literary publications.
EditorJordan Trethewey
Jordan Trethewey is a writer in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. His work has appeared internationally in print and online and has been translated into Vietnamese and Farsi.
EditorMaria Mazzenga
Maria Mazzenga writes poetry and fiction from Arlington, Virginia. She has collaborated on books of art, poetry, and fiction and has published work in The Amethyst Review, The Bitchin' Kitsch, Eyedrum Periodically, and Chronos.
Editors Emeriti
Thanks to the following members for acting as editors in the past:
Mark Preier · Amanda Villafranco · Sara Clancy · Kaci Stiles Laws · Lawrence George · Nolcha Fox