Contributors

Payten Collins is a sophomore English Literature student with a minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies. She enjoys reading, crafting, traveling, and listening to music. She hopes to one day work in the editing or publishing field after she graduates.

Ryan Everleth is a junior creative writing major and President of The Writer's Bloc. While publishing a novel is his ultimate goal, he's developed a habit of short story writing, crafting tales that are either deadly serious or utterly bizarre--there's no in-between.

Emily Fisher is a Senior Photography Major at Arcadia University. With an expected graduation in May 2025. Fisher has been doing photography since 2017. Currently, Fisher has an internship with TermiteTV at Cherry Street Pier, and a job at Bryn Mawr Racing Company. In Fisher’s senior year at Arcadia she started her thesis project, focusing on Wildlife Conservation. Broadening her photography experience. Throughout her time at Arcadia she has gained experience photographing 5k Races, Graduations, Wine Tastings, and more. Fisher also does freelance work, ranging in pets, portraits of all ages from newborn to adults, and events. Based in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, their work has been showcased in previous student-led exhibitions such as In The Shadows, Reflections, Season of Light, and the current one on display Love & Hate. Fisher has been the student leader for each of the listed student exhibitions. She has also student led a ceramics show Forming Food And Culture. After graduation, Fisher is going to Alaska to work in a photography studio.

Olive Hannigan is a junior Arts and Global Change major at Arcadia University. She enjoys writing speculative fiction and has recently delved into poetry, and hopes to bring her long-abandoned Tumblr blog back to life. When she's not writing, she's drawing fanart of her favorite games/shows, playing dress-up, or wrangling her niece and many nephews. 

Allison Hendershot is a Creative Writing major who procrastinates poetry to write essays, make beaded bracelets to hand out at her next concert, and fall into another two-week Minecraft phase. 

Joanna Hunsinger is a second-year creative writing student and a transfer from UArts. She loves writing poetry and about love in all forms.

Melany Lucas is a Creative Writing Major in their senior year. Their work often reflects on their childhood in a family of 13 children along with themes of grief and growth.

Dylan Manson is a freshman English major with a passion for storytelling. While currently exploring the world of short stories, Dylan's true aspiration is to become a novelist. With a keen interest in exploring complex characters and multi-faceted narratives, he is excited to develop his voice and craft throughout his academic journey and beyond. 

Ryland McGinniss is a senior History and English major with a minor in Gender Studies. He loves to do advocacy work whenever he can, and honestly you'll probably see some of that reflected in his writing. When he's not busy with writing, he listens to music and one of his most prized possessions is his concert t-shirt collection. 

River Day Reid is a writer and photographer based in Philadelphia. He is a former UArts student and is now a third year at Arcadia. While at UArts, he won an award for a short story, and some of his work has been published with the ICA. He specializes in writing both poetry and creative non-fiction.

Julianna Reidell is a Senior English and French major at Arcadia University. Her work can be found in Moss Puppy Magazine, Roi Fainéant Press, For Page and Screen, Cathartic Youth Literary Magazine, and former issues of Quiddity, among others. 

Riley James Russo is a teenaged author split between Ohio and Pennsylvania. Their first novel, Good Dinner, is available on Amazon now.

Ali Whitlock is a first-year student studying Creative Writing here at Arcadia. She loves the freedom of writing and enjoys creating immersive stories that inspire others. She is currently working on a novel, various poems, and a few short stories. Some of her other hobbies include photography, listening to music, reading, visiting the aquarium, exploring nature, and hanging out with family and friends.