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Managing Editor: Aiden Brown 

Aiden is a senior, double majoring in Creative Writing and Music. When not writing or practicing viola, he works in Snowden Library and is involved with Tau Kappa Epsilon. He enjoys reading any books written by Jane Austen, reading poetry, and watching Top Gun (1986) over and over. After college, he wants to play viola in an orchestra as well as publish his poetry, fiction, and music compositions. This is his third year on the Tributary team!

Fiction Editor: Gray Kishbaugh

Gray Kishbaugh is one of the Tributary fiction editors and a part of Lycoming College’s class of 2026. They’re additionally a creative writing major, anthropology minor, and a part of the Queer Safe Affinity. In their own work, they focus on speculative fiction, particularly writings revolving around dragons, interpersonal bonds, and most recently, undead catfish. While not writing or engaging in academics, Gray likes to spend their time with their family, friends, cats, fish, plants, and PlayStation.

Fiction Editor: Caylin Dimisa

Caylin is a senior, double-majored in creative writing and photography. This is her third year editing for The Tributary and second year as a writing tutor. She also involves herself with the Photography, Rock Climbing, and Shotokan Karate clubs, and plays in the college concert band. To unwind, she often listens to music, plays video games, and draws. She has committed herself to reading the Harry Bosch series by Michael Connelly, pending possession of The Concrete Blonde. After graduation, she aims to pursue publication for her personal fiction works, and to develop her own distinct style of photography.

Non-Fiction Editor: Chase Bower

Chase is a junior at Lycoming College with majors in Creative Writing and Corporate Communications and a German minor. He’s very happy to join the team this year as the creative nonfiction editor, and when he isn’t reading submissions, you’ll likely find him serving as the school’s choir secretary or outside, given typical Pennsylvania weather. After graduation, Chase sees himself editing and drafting, whether that be his own fiction, work published in a magazine, or something more corporate.

Non-Fiction Editor: Jordan Ohmann

Jordan is a current senior at Lycoming college with a major in English: Creative Writing and a minor in psychology. This is Jordan’s first year working with the tributary and editing creative non-fiction. She enjoys baking and her favorite authors are Jennifer Niven and Celeste Ng. After graduating Jordan plans to pursue secondary English education and continue her writing career!

Poetry Editor: Sarah Lanphear

Sarah is a senior at Lycoming College pursuing degrees in biology and creative writing. She enjoys playing on the women’s tennis and basketball teams at Lycoming, participating in LEAF and the Lycourier and working in the writing center. She loves poems by Edgar Allan Poe and William Wordsworth and books such as Children of Blood and Bone and Braiding Sweetgrass.  After college, she hopes to pursue environmental journalism while working on projects for ecological sustainability. 

Faculty Advisor: Phoebe Wagner