Billy Thomas
Billy Thomas is co-owner, publisher and executive editor of OLY ARTS. He is an Olympia native and has been an advocate for local arts and businesses for many years. He...
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OLY ARTS | Published by OlyWorks LLC, Olympia, Washington | Publisher & Executive Editor: Billy Thomas | President & Founder: Ned Hayes | Editor Emeritus: Christian Carvajal | Distribution: Oly Arts Street Team | Address: 120 State Ave NE PMB #304, Olympia, WA 98501-8212
Current freelance staff listed below. To see our past staff writers, visit this page.
Melissa Avril Harris
Melissa is a graduate of The Evergreen State College who splits her time between whipping up a mean latte, writing in her mobile office, and stage managing local theater...
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Rebekah Finn
Rebekah is a freelance writer and editor under Finn Communications LLC, with a background in English literature and a Certificate in Editing. Her experience includes...
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Alec Clayton
Alec Clayton is an artist and writer. He writes for OLY ARTS, as well as for the Weekly Volcano, The News Tribune and Thurston Talk (Olympia). Clayton’s published...
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Lucia Volker
Lucia is a writer and visual artist new to the Olympia region. She discovered her love of writing post-college through writing proposals and grants for her own creative...
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Molly Gilmore
Molly Gilmore has written for many years on arts, culture and entertainment. She writes for OLY ARTS, The Olympian, The News Tribune and a variety of other South Sound...
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Melinda Minton
Melinda Minton is new to Olympia and feels right at home in this incredible community. She has authored five books and countless articles.She is a spa and wellness...
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Bryan Willis
Bryan serves as Contributing Editor for OLY ARTS. Bryan is co-founder of the Northwest Playwrights Alliance at Seattle Repertory Theatre. His writing and plays have...
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Yvonne Joyce
Yvonne Joyce is a quilter, artist and writer recently retired to the Olympia area after many years in southern California, where she covered arts and culture for SB,...
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Karen Lunde
Karen Lunde has been writing professionally since she was fifteen years old and covered high school basketball for her small-town newspaper, even though she was clueless...
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Tom Simpson
Tom Simpson is a long-time writer for The West-Seattle Herald and a recent transplant to the Olympia region. He hails originally from Bellingham, Washington, where he...
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Jonah Barrett
Jonah Barrett is a recent graduate of The Evergreen State College. He was senior coordinator and editor of TESC literary journal Vanishing Point. Jonah lives in...
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Adam McKinney
Adam McKinney has been writing professionally for over seven years. Before and during his time as a writer, he’s been involved in the South Sound arts scene,...
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Noah Shachar
Noah Shachar is working on his B.S. in Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, currently taking a leave of absence and working as a local barista. He...
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Christian Carvajal
Christian Carvajal is an author, director, actor, writer and columnist based in northwestern Washington state. He was OLY ARTS‘ founding, managing editor for two...
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