Jeff William Acosta is a professing member of the United Methodist Church. He is a co winner of the Sahaya: Timpalak Pampanitikan (STP 2021) ng UP Sentro ng Wikang Filipino-Diliman, 2021 Jack Grapes Poetry semifinalist and Boston Review Annual Poetry Contest semifinalist. His works have been published or are forthcoming in Boston Review, The Margins, 聲韻詩刊 Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine, The Dark Horse, Matter Press, CAROUSEL and elsewhere. Currently, he serves as Editor-in-Chief of Hiraya.

​Richard Mel Caplis is a cradle United Methodist who serve with the youth. An economist by training and by profession from the University of the Philippines. His researches are part of some international conferences and journals such as Case Study on Transport Policy at ScienceDirect.com. He serves as Devotionals & Reflections Editor of Hiraya.

​Di Ann Sanidad.

Gwyneth Nicole Bermejo is a part-time writer and a full-time fangirl.  She is a student at the University of the Philippines. Gwyneth also has won multiple national and international writing competitions such as the Borres Young Leaders Institute International Social Science Camp Essay Writing, DSPC Feature and Editorial Writing, and UP Namnama Sirib ken Saririt. She spends her free time immersing herself in music or watching Chinese variety shows and serves as Essay and Scripts & Plays Editor of Hiraya.

Resident Readers:
          Marnellie Rose Cabaya
          Chrizel Joy de Vera
          Leira Alexis Della

Resident Contributors:
          Rysharyl Mary Doloiras
          Nathalie Faye Buenio
          Cris Anne Javien
          Fransis Sherwin II Tomas