Contributors

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Sydney Chung (She/Her) is a senior Environmental Science & Policy major who adores adventure anywhere, especially in the natural environment. 

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Zoë Edeskuty (She/Her) is an artist and poet in the BFA Creative Writing program whose work explores the absurd and surreal; she serves as founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Underground Journal. 

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Natalia Esquivel (She/Her) is a freshman from Mexico City majoring in Writing for Film & TV and Theater. Before shifting her focus to writing, she worked in photography throughout high school, developing a body of work exhibited in museums and independent galleries in Mexico; more of her work can be found at @heresyourculture on Instagram. 

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Tara Frooninckx (She/Her) is a freshman Strategic Communication major from Phoenix, AZ who enjoys taking photographs of both landscapes and complex portraits. 

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Margaret Elysia Garcia (She/Her) is a second year graduate student in the Creative Writing MFA program and the author of the poetry collection the daughterland. 

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Isabel Hau (She/Her) is a freshman Creative Writing and History double major who loves writing and all things glittery and pink. 

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Ciarra Hawkins (She/Her) is a senior Creative Writing major and Studio Art minor who’s been at the art thing for years with the

primary goal of just having fun; you can find more of her work at @meekybeeki on Instagram. 

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Connor Marsh (He/Him) is a first-year law student at Chapman University who received a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Southern Maine and began writing poetry in 2018; more of his work can be found online. 

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Hexum Moffett (He/Him) is a Creative Writing major from Yorba Linda, California who enjoys reading, playing DnD, and making music; more of his work can be found in Half and One literary magazine or on his portfolio website. 

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Ava Sharon (She/Her) is a first-year Creative Writing BFA student who has been acting and writing since she was young and is drawn to the psychology of horror; she explores how storytelling can both comfort and unsettle, hoping her work resonates with those who find comfort in the dark. 

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Arwan Shrivastava (He/Him) is a freshman Directing major from Oceanside, CA who loves to write and direct short films, make zines, and visit theme parks; more of his work can be found on Instagram @intraanim. 

 

Nicholas Teitell (He/Him) is stomping their feet and crying in New York and California. His work is not available anywhere.

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Sophia Todorov (She/Her) is a senior English major who enjoys art of all kinds, with visual practices spanning painting, sculpture, craft, and film. 

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