Kirsten is a junior and an English major at UH Mānoa. This is her second year as a creative non-fiction editor for Ānuenue Review. In and out of classes, she enjoys writing analytical essays, short stories, and poetry. She may not read as much as an English major “should,” but when she does, she prefers coming-of-age stories, romances, and anything with an excellent suspense-filled, nail-biting, tension-breaking third act argument. In her free time, Kirsten likes to pick apart movies and play god (The Sims 4).

Lindsey is a third year English major with a passion for contemporary literature, antiquity literature, and all things Greek mythology. Lindsey is currently an honors student studying Greek mythology adaptations. After graduating she plans on obtaining a masters, then entering the publishing field. Outside of school, she enjoys shopping, painting, puzzles, and being outdoors. 

Jay is a fourth-year undergraduate English major from ʻEwa with an interest in creative writing.  This is his third year as a poetry editor for Ānuenue Review.  His favorite English major-related hobbies include reading nostalgic YA books, writing short stories, and working on a sci-fi novella for his Honors creative thesis.  His favorite non-English-major-related hobbies include rewatching sitcoms and cooking shows, drawing, playing Minecraft, and beating his friends in board games.  After graduating, he plans on getting a masters and continuing to write as much as possible.

Lala is a fourth year undergraduate English major also minoring in Public Health. Born and raised in Kahalu'u, Lala is deeply moved by the beauty of the natural world. They are always on the hunt for poetry, contemporary literature, speculative fiction, and memoir (to name a few) that sparks inspiration, awe, and introspection. Uplifting Indigenous, Asian American, and queer voices are especially important to them. Eventually they would like to go to law school to try to help fix some of the structural issues they are constantly reading about. When not at work or at school, you might find them at the gym or the beach, on a hike, or in a public library. But mostly they'll be at home reading, sewing, quilting, beading, taking film photos, or laboring to write their own poetry--all with their senior dog Sriracha at their side.