Jessica Gao is an American screenwriter of Chinese descent who first chiselled her way into the industry when she won Nickelodeon’s screenwriting fellowship.

Jonny Negron is a Puerto Rican born artist whose illustrations are an intriguing and fresh stylized take on sexuality, featuring nude curvy women.  

It was a primary school story writing competition that sparked Theresa Lola’s love of writing. The British based Nigerian poet is now, amongst numerous other titles, the current champion of the Hammer and Tongue National Slam.

South Korean based illustrator Yu Dori has made her name creating sensual, exotic and erotic art.

Bisi Alimi probably carries more courage in his pinkie fingernail than most of us do in our entire bodies. In 2004, Alimi made headlines both locally and abroad when he became the first Nigerian to openly come out on national television.

Born and raised in Brazil, Ingrid Silva began dancing at Dançando Para Não Dançar, a favela based programme that offered training to children who could not afford dance classes. Ingrid was 8 years old when she began training in ballet and although she had always dreamed of becoming a doctor, by age 13 she had decided to dedicate herself to dance.

Meera Sethi is a Toronto based visual artist. Sethi’s artwork explores relationships between, migration, diaspora, fashion and identity.

Gods Taking Selfies is a personal tumblr project started by Indian visual artist Adrita Das. Adrita reimagines where South East Asian Gods and Goddesses to make them appear as though taking selfies.