Lola Elvy writes music, poetry and other forms of creative fiction and nonfiction, and is the founding editor of the online journal fingers comma toes, which hosts the youth competition for National Flash Fiction Day. Currently pursuing a degree in music and mathematics, Lola is passionate about language and the environment. She has taught workshops for literary festivals in Aotearoa New Zealand and tutors online youth courses in poetry, creative writing and essay writing. Her work has been featured in online and print anthologies, including Fast Fibres, Olentangy Review, The Larger Geometry: poems for peace (2018) and He Moana o Reo | Ocean of Languages (forthcoming 2024).