Curators & Editors
Madeline McConico
Curator & Editor
Madeline McConico (she/her) is a Chicago-based poet, editor, and artist.
She holds a BA in English from Iowa State University and completed her MFA at Columbia College Chicago. Her work has appeared in Allium: A Journal of Prose & Poetry, Opal Literacy, POTLUCK, and more. She currently works as a part-time adjunct at Lewis University, while serving as the Co-Founder, Editor, and Creative Director of the upcoming project and publication Unwoven Literary Magazine. Madeline is a Co-Curator for Off the Page: Poetry Reimagined.
In her free time, Madeline is an impassioned intermediate yogi and an avocado toast eater. She lives with her roommate Annalise, who she hopes to buy a clown fish with soon.
Sarah Peecher
Curator & Editor
Sarah Peecher (she/her) is a poet living and working in Chicago.
She was a Nathan Breitling Poetry Fellow and the recipient of an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia College Chicago. Her recent work appears in Allium: A Journal of Poetry & Prose, Bluestem, and Anti-Heroin Chic. She recently edited a food-themed zine dubbed Potluck. Along with collaborating with Madeline to bring Off the Page to life, she co-hosts Juxtapose, a podcast that emphasizes connections between the various forms of art.
She lives with her husband, Eli, and their two cats, Rumpus and Ruckus, and she's currently obsessing over her container garden.
Advisors and collaborators
A huge shout-out to those who continue to offer a helping hand in our project's process!
Fabrizzio Subia
Performance Artist & Poet, Consultant on Off the Page
Robert Blandford
Associate Professor at Columbia College Chicago, Consultant on Off the Page