Contributors

Ellie is in her second and final year at HACC in General Studies. She looks forward to learning more about art history and working towards a job in art restoration. This is her first publication. 

Benjamin Dalde is a student at HACC. He is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and poet in his free time. 

Jordan Heagy is an editor Emeritus for The Copper Quill. She enjoys reading fantasy novels, birdwatching, playing Dungeons and Dragons, and living in her own head. She is currently working on her first novel.

Mi’Angel McRae is a part-time English major at HACC. Her poetry and creative nonfiction piece was published in The Copper Quill. Alongside writing she enjoys mystery books, the Sims, crochet, knitting, and photo editing. 

Samantha Newbury is an English major at HACC. She would like to work for the State when she graduates and hopes to do some writing on the side. She has never been published before but would like to be soon! 

Megan Schofield is an English major who is attending HACC virtually. In addition to short stories and poems, she has written two novels that are currently unpublished. She received a Gold Key in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for her first novel, Becoming Carol Bergson, when she was a freshman in high school. When she’s not writing, she can usually be found reading or chilling with her cats. 

Jonah Shewbridge is an English major at the lancaster campus looking to become an English teacher and hasn't been published in any other publications.  

Tanya Smith is currently a student attending Hacc's Lancaster campus, and she plans to pursue a continuing education in the medical field with an associates degree in applied science. This is her first publication. 

Naylani Soto is from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She currently attends Harrisburg Area Community College as an English major. During her senior year of high school, she won a Silver Medal in the 2022 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for a short story titled “The Letter.” This is her first poetry publication. 

Nate Stains is a student (one of those English majors, yes, the type that will never stop talking your ear off about anything and everything) who takes great joy in writing and drawing. He has long had an interest in being a storyteller, and has enjoyed writing poetry in recent years. He is aiming to finish a first draft of his novel this December, just for the sake of it!