Poetry
Hazel Beuker – Jolly Ranchers
Hazel is a sophomore at the University of New Hampshire and has been writing poetry as a hobby for nearly 10 years. They are an English Teaching major and have always been fascinated with writing and poetry. They take inspiration from authors such as Mary Oliver and Rachel Field, and like to write about their childhood memories, as well as nature and the human experience.
Madeline Chandler – Aubade Featuring a Worm
Madeline Chandler is queer, nonbinary poet from Spokane, Washington. She currently attends Linfield University and is in the third year of her creative writing and theatre arts double major, with plans to continue on to get their MFA post undergrad. She largely draws inspiration from nature, the queer experience, and the complexity of memory, and hopes their poems encourage others to consider the world, or even just a moment in time, from a new perspective.
B.M. Hronich – She is Unfulfilled
B.M. Hronich is an undergraduate student at Rutgers University pursuing a major in biology and a minor in creative writing, in hopes of pursuing a career both as an author and a physician assistant. In addition to her studies, she is also an emergency medical technician. Her work has previously been seen in Footprints on Jupiter, Rock Salt Journal, Flash Phantoms, and The Rutgers University Writers House Review.
Logan Edwards – The Abbeys
Logan Edwards is an English Literature student and a senior at The University of Mary Washington. She is the co-president of her campus’s poetry club, Fine Print (@umwfineprint). This is her first poetry publication.
Danielle Slater – Pelagic
Danielle Slater (Class of ’27) is a student at the University of New Hampshire, pursuing a degree in marine biology with a minor in environmental conservation. In her free time, she enjoys writing poetry, playing guitar, and collecting vinyl records. Much of her creative inspiration originates from the ocean.
Asher Frost – Scenes from a Goblin-town
Asher Frost is a queer, chronically disabled, neurodivergent writer who wanders the frozen wastes of Alaska. They love all things horror, sci-fi, and fantasy. Their short fantasy story Fluff and Fortunes is forthcoming from Pressfuls magazine. They are currently an undergraduate student at the University of Alaska Anchorage studying computer science (because of their love of speculative fiction).
Olivia Macneil – Untitled Poems for Lambs
Olivia Macneil is a writer and student in rural New Hampshire. She is pursuing a double degree in English and Women and Gender studies from the University of New Hampshire, where she is also a content editor for the student-run publication Main Street Magazine. While she likes to write about whatever idea comes to mind, most of her writing focuses on intertwining nature, growing up, and life’s little gifts. When she isn’t found scribbling ideas and words in her notebook, she enjoys crafting, gaming, and cooking.
Non-Fiction
Hannah Kim – I Hate Spotify
Hannah Kim is a senior at the University of Pennsylvania majoring in English with a Creative Writing concentration and Cognitive Science. As someone with an interest in creative writing since high school, she has participated in the Iowa Young Writers’ Studio and currently works for the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing at Penn. Her hometown is Glastonbury, Connecticut.
Fiction
Viach – Running
Viach is a Communication and Creative Writing student at Rutgers University. She is inspired by youth, expression, ecstatic movement, and dance music. She spends springs and summers in New York City, selling her paintings on the street and making stuff up.
Sabrina Burns – Hesitation
Sabrina is a last semester senior at Rutgers University—New Brunswick and is majoring in English with double minors in Digital Communication, Information, and Media and Creative Writing. She has studied for multiple semesters under the legendary authors Joyce Carol Oates and Roxane Gay. Sabrina plans to work as an editorial assistant after college. When she is not acquiring manuscripts for Rutgers University Press or researching AI ethics for the Critical AI journal, she dances the night away at the Rutgers Ballroom Dance club and pens poetry with her friends.
Kevin Sandefur – Already There
Kevin Sandefur is a recently retired school construction accountant currently pursuing a Bachelor of Applied Studies in Creative Writing at the University of Iowa. His fiction has appeared in The Saturday Evening Post, The Gateway Review, and Pulp Literature. He lives with his wife and two cats in Champaign County, Illinois, which is a magical place where miracles happen almost every day, and hardly anyone seems to find that remarkable.
Harper Lower – Elephant Rock
Harper Lower is a student residing in Philadelphia, PA pursuing a degree in English and Writing. She enjoys both writing and reading short stories and draws inspiration from some of her favorite short story authors.
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