Theo Ellin Ballew (b. 1993, deepest known matronym Srebrna or Silver) writes fictional poetry and/or code. Theo's first book of poems, An Inch Thick (Ornithopter Press, 2024), is a cyberpunk life story. Other static writing (poetry) appears in Ugly Duckling Presse's Second Factory, Everybody Press Journal; 1080 Press's 240P; Abobo Zine; Beautiful Days Press's Works & Days; Action, Spectacle; 3AM; Juked; Litro; Bone Bouquet; and elsewhere. Theo's mobile writing (e-lit, net.art, etc.) has been shown online with The Wrong Biennale; External Pages; Tagvverk; screen_; Crawlspace.cool; HTML Review; and Ghost Proposal—and in-person with Electronic Literature Organization; Compás 88; El Quinto Piso; Bandini Espacio Cultural; IK-Projects; and Yeah Maybe.

Theo also founded and directs Red Calendar, an arts and action calendar that helps NYC gather without big tech middlemen—and ORAL.pub, a literary journal of web-native poetry/art. They have taught electric poetry/art and cyberfeminism in departments like NYU’s ITP/IMA (most often and most recently), RISD’s Digital + Media, Brown’s Literary Arts, Brooklyn College's Art Department, and The New School's Communication Design. Theo holds an MFA in Literary Arts (Digital Language Arts) from Brown and a BA in Literature from Yale. Theo is from the U.S. desert and the greater southwest, especially Phoenix.