BREANNA CROSSMAN
Editor-in-Chief
Breanna Crossman (she/her) is a nineteen-year-old writer from Orange County, California, who currently resides in Virginia. Her favorite authors are Joan Didion, David Mitchell, and Kurt Vonnegut. She is an alumna of the Adroit Summer Mentorship under Brad Felver and has been recognized by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, NCTE, and the Adroit Prizes.
MAYA WALKER
Executive Editor
Maya Walker (she/her) is an avid reader, tea drinker, and lover of words. She is the editor in chief of Fulminare Review, an editor for Kalopsia Literary, and a staff writer for Immortal Journal. You can find her at the abyss of ink known colloquially as the Instagram page @maya_whispers_words. She tweets, @_maya_writes_
WILLOW KANG
Prose Editor
Willow Kang (she/her) is a writer from Singapore, where she is studying. Her current preoccupations include taking naps, and taking naps. While not in school, Willow reads a copious amount of fairytales and writes the same way to keep herself sane. Coffee breaks are also on her mind.
ARIANA KATA
Art Editor
Ariana Kata (she/her) is a nineteen-year-old painter, photographer, and writer from New York. She enjoys knitting, playing guitar, people watching, films, and spending time in nature. You can find her art on Instagram @wildddfflower.
CAMILA AMIEVA
Poetry Editor
Camila Amieva (she/her) is a twenty year old college sophomore majoring in theatre based in Miami, Florida. She was a former staff writer for Subtext Magazine, and is currently a blog/staff writer for Bardics Anonymous and The Elysian Chronicles. She is also an editor for Mollusk Lit. Besides studying and working, she loves to draw, do calligraphy, and read. When she's not swooning over morally grey love interests or doodling away her worries, you can find her journaling in the corner of a coffee shop.
SOPHIE JOHNSTON
Communications Director
Sophie Johnston (she/her) is a 16 year old high school sophomore located in Arizona, USA. In 2020, she was featured in Creative Communications: A Celebration of Young Poets, and serves on the Teen Advisory Board for her local library, the advisory board to GirlSpring Magazine, and is a Youth Ambassador for the World Literary Foundation. In her free time, Sophie enjoys playing the piano and exercising.
BLANKA PILLÁR
Columnist
Blanka Pillár (she/her) is a sixteen-year-old writer from Budapest, Hungary. She has a never-ending love for creating and an ever-lasting passion for learning. She has won several national competitions and has been a columnist for her high school’s prestigious newspaper, Eötvös Diák. Today, she is not throwing away her shot.
RAJESHWARI TAGORE
Poetry Editor
Rajeshwari (Raj, she/they) is a 22 year old student of Literature, residing in India. She finds great joy in long walks, the smell of freshly brewed coffee, gazing at the sky, and dreaming up scenarios where she is a powerful witch living on a stormy shore. She spends any semblance of free time reading, or attempting to write in her diary. She is a published author, and truly wants to believe that words can change the world, baby step after baby step.
ALIN SENGJAROEN
Columnist
Alin Sengjaroen (she/he) is a writer, screenwriter, and poet from Thailand. She is currently 17 years old and strongly passionate about classic literature. His works have been published/forthcoming in The Coalitionworks, The Pastel Serenity Zine, Rewrite The Stars Review and more. Alin is also an editor at Flicks and Frills Magazine. His favorite books are Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Furthermore, Alin has also been learning French and Russian for years. To contact him, you can email alinsengjaroen1408@gmail.com or follow her Instagram @cl3fleur!
HRICHITA PAUL
Columnist
Hrichita Paul, 20 (she/her) is a masters student and a literature graduate from Assam, India. She has previously published poetry, and horror fiction. She is fond of cross-genre writing, dark academia, literary fiction, and anything gothic!
MAHIN ZIA
Columnist
Maahin is an introvert who finds solace in the quiet company of books. When she's not lost in the pages of a classic novel, she can be found crafting her own stories and poetry. "Shade of Love" is her first published book. Maahin finds inspiration in the classic tales and vintage charm that fills her world.
SMRITHE RAJESH
Columnist
Smrithe Rajesh is a 16 year old writer from Richmond, Virginia. Her work in prose as been featured in organizations such as Incandescent Studio and the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. In her free time, she likes to eat ice cream and watch video essays on YouTube.
Irintsoa Rakotomamonjy
Columnist
Irintsoa Rakotomamonjy (she/her) is an aspiring 19 years old writer from Madagascar, currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Digital Media and Communication. Ever since her early childhood, she has had a great passion for art-related mediums, believing in using them for advocacy. Specializing in storytelling, some of her previous works have been published by UNICEF Madagascar and some self-published on UNICEF’s platform Voices of Youth. Also an avid reader and film enthusiast, her heart lies in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s works, her favourite author, and Greta Gerwig’s visual direction. These are only the beginning, and she is yet to learn more on her creative journey.
MARIAM BUKIA
Columnist
Mariam Bukia (she/her) is a 16-year-old student from Georgia. She is an ambitious and active individual who views the world as a playground of unlimited possibilities. Her professional journey spans multiple roles, including general editor, blog writer, general manager, project manager, PR manager, young teacher, head of the personnel department, book club leader, and speaker in educational organizations. As a writer of poems and stories, she nourishes the garden of her thoughts and ideas, letting creativity bloom like sunlight on fertile soil.
KIARA AGGARWAL
Collective Director
Kiara Aggarwal (she/her) is a 14-year-old high schooler from India, who’s always juggling books, debates, and a little too much overthinking. A passionate feminist and social justice advocate, she dreams of becoming a lawyer or judge. When she’s not buried in schoolwork, you’ll find her lost in a book, passionately debating, or binge-watching FRIENDS for the hundredth time. She thrives in chaos, loves a good argument, and believes every story—whether written, spoken, or acted—should leave an impact.
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SIMRAN SHOKER
Columnist
Simran Shoker (she/her) is a Communications student from Australia with a deep passion for storytelling. Her hobbies, including video games, reading, and sipping iced tea as she reflects on new ideas, fuel her creative process. Her work explores the transformative power of narratives and immersive worlds, inspiring her to experiment with diverse forms of expression, which are not limited to fiction, reviews, and articles. Eager to continue honing her craft, she is excited to share her voice and perspective with a wider audience as she grows in the world of writing.
STUTHI KANDULA
Social Media Director
Stuthi Kandula (she/her) is an 18 year old writer and designer, based in the United States. She is currently majoring in Business Economics and Visual Art. Whenever she's not drawing, she’s typically reading, making moodboards, or figuring out how to use Adobe Illustrator. You can usually find her at the beach where she’s likely taking hundreds of sunset pictures.
Abhi
Columnist
Abhi (she/her), 19, is an author, singer, graphic designer, and writer. She has previously published poetry and enjoys weaving thoughts into words. When she’s not lost in books, she’s journaling, painting, curating the perfect playlist, or doodling existential crises and watching films like it’s a full-time job.
Her Writergram - @eyesandkeys.
