Sara Wekselblatt: BWWG co-organizor/Wild Garlic Editor

 Sara has been writing since she was a child. Her first piece of published writing was in a literary journal that showcased the work of LGBTQ+ youth living in New York City. She went on to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing from CUNY Hunter College. Along the way, she performed her work at readings and facilitated creative writing workshops for fellow writers. As an adult, she writes creative nonfiction, personal essays and poetry as side projects. Sara is a native New Yorker and lives in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn with her cat Fluff. 

Yuliya Vayner: BWWG co-organizor/Wild Garlic Editor

Yuliya graduated from Hunter College with a BA in Creative Writing and currently works at Simon & Schuster’s Little Simon imprint. Her writing practice is primarily focused on poetry; she’s published work in two CUNY publications and the Common Ground Review, and has poems forthcoming in The Central Dissent and Scapegoat Review. She lives in Brooklyn with her cat. They are both curiously watching to see what takes over the apartment first—the plant collection, or the stack of to-be-reads by the bed.  

Cassandra Gutterman-Johns: Wild Garlic Editors

Cassandra graduated from Oberlin College with a BA in Creative Writing and Theater and currently works as a Freelance Stage Manager. She cares deeply about good storytelling, whether it’s taking place in published work, movies and TV, video games, podcasts, or just around her kitchen table. In her free time enjoys cooking and baking, hiking, and reading as many books as she can.

Katie Stromme: Wild Garlic Editor

Katie has lived in New York since 2017. She has previously served as an editor at Hunger Mountain and Mud Season Review. She holds an MFA in Writing & Publishing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She enjoys journaling, painting, exploring green spaces, running, and riding her bike.

Irene Lyla Lee: BWWG co-organizor/Wild Garlic Editor/Writer’s Roundup Editor

Irene is a writer, educator, and book artist dedicated to storytelling and the places where land and imagination meet. Irene’s writing has appeared in  The Brooklyn Rail, Hyperallergic, YES Magazine! and more. She is founder of the small press, ilylali, and co-founder of Oreades Press. She teaches through her education platform, Bending Tree Education, and she organizes with the Brooklyn Women’s Writing Group. Irene holds an MFA in Writing from Pratt Institute. She is teaching herself the Martha Graham technique on unceded Lenapehoking, Brooklyn, NY. She writes the weekly newsletter on plants called What’s That Plant?!.

Renae Reints: BWWG co-organizor / Wild Garlic Editor / The Writers’ Roundup Editor

Renae is a writer and former political journalist with bylines in Fortune and Boston Magazine. Today she works at the crossroads of media, marketing and newsletters (and will happily nerd-out over the wonder of email anytime). She joined BWWG in 2025 to foster her lifelong love of creative fiction. When she’s not typing away in a coffee shop or watching cozy cartoons, she can be found reading in the park, petting strangers’ dogs, or volunteering at the Prospect Park Zoo. Renae lives in BedStuy, Brooklyn with her cat, Nina.

Melissa Walters: Social Media

Melissa is a writer, songwriter, and artist. For her day job, she works in organizational development, helping nonprofits become better places to work. In her spare time, she enjoys walking through gardens, volunteering at cat cafes, and tapping into her feminine rage. You can find her latest exploration into burnout recovery @burnedoutcookies.

Annabelle Roses: Writer’s Roundup Editor and Wild Garlic Editor

Annabelle Roses is a poet from Maplewood, New Jersey. Her work explores the beauty of grief, the deliciousness of decay, and the inevitability of growth. She holds a BA in Creative Writing and Drama from The University of Salford in Manchester, England and has been a Brooklyn Women’s Writing Group member and Wild Garliceditor since 2025. Annabelle writes a Substack entitled “On That Note…”. Her writing has been featured or is forthcoming in By The WAYE, The Poetry Society of New York, and elsewhere. She posts her drafts and writing updates on Instagram @writing.on.roses.