FOUNDER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Mia Innocenti holds an MFA in Writing from Sarah Lawrence College and teaches writing at Montclair State University. She loves encouraging new writers to explore their passions, find their niche, and grow confident in their own voices— which was her main reason for creating Ditch Life Publishing. You can find her work in Roxane Gay’s The Audacity and Honeyguide Literary Magazine.

ART DIRECTOR

Dominique Boccanfuso is the founder of Real Piece of Junk, a jewelry brand built from repurposed secondhand finds. When she’s not making jewelry, she’s working as a freelance creative, taking photographs, playing dress-up, or scavenging for junk.

POETRY EDITOR

Maddy Smith has an MA in English from Belmont University, where she teaches writing. In both her poetry and her teaching, Maddy seeks to make writing accessible and foster creativity in students and readers of all ages. Her current research focuses on trauma studies and Mary Oliver. Maddy was the 2026 recipient of Belmont’s Yvonne Bland Distinguished Adjunct Professor Award.