Editors-in-chief
Claire Zhong
Claire Zhong
Claire Zhong
Claire is a young writer in North Carolina. She has published three fiction books - two for young readers and one for middle-grade readers. She has also received several Gold Keys from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and been recognized as a national finalist in the Next Generation Short Story Awards for two consecutive years.
In he
Claire is a young writer in North Carolina. She has published three fiction books - two for young readers and one for middle-grade readers. She has also received several Gold Keys from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and been recognized as a national finalist in the Next Generation Short Story Awards for two consecutive years.
In her free time, Claire enjoys rock climbing, making new drink recipes, and playing with her cat.
Jihoo Bae
Claire Zhong
Claire Zhong
Jihoo is a writer from South Korea. As a recipient of two gold keys from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, and a portfolio group member of a creative writing club, several original works of his were selected and published in literary magazines like Not One of Us, The Galway Review, Hey! Young Writer and others. He is an avid enjoyer of Neal Shusterman’s writing.
Poetry Editors
Morgan Matchuny
Sriharini Seshachalam
Sriharini Seshachalam
Morgan Matchuny is a poet and visual artist based in Lexington, Kentucky. She received her BA from the University of Kentucky in 2025. She is a participant in the 2026 Lexington Poetry Gauntlet. Her work can be found in The Shore, HAD, Door = Jar and elsewhere.
Sriharini Seshachalam
Sriharini Seshachalam
Sriharini Seshachalam
Sriharini Seshachalam is a Northern California based poet and artist. She enjoys watching period dramas and horror in her free time, along with a cup of chamomile. Seshachalam's poetry reflects questions and challenges with ancestry and femininity, exploring gender, lost ancestry, and efforts to reconnect with culture. Seshachalam has had
Sriharini Seshachalam is a Northern California based poet and artist. She enjoys watching period dramas and horror in her free time, along with a cup of chamomile. Seshachalam's poetry reflects questions and challenges with ancestry and femininity, exploring gender, lost ancestry, and efforts to reconnect with culture. Seshachalam has had two poems published by The Muleskinner, a short story in fiction accepted by The Southland Alibi, and three poems accepted for publication by Eunoia Review this January.
Maya Weiss
Sriharini Seshachalam
Maya Weiss
Maya Weiss is a student at the University of Colorado Boulder, where she studies Psychology and English. Her work explores emotion, memory, and the quiet complexities of being human. She has been published in Seven Jumbled Words by Poets’ Choice.
Fiction Editors
Ellen Lei
Ellen is a young writer from Massachusetts who strives to write creative, cathartic fiction. An alumna of the Interlochen and Kenyon Review summer programs, she loves learning from her peers. She’s also trying to improve her skiing and Italian because she stumbles a lot in both. She aspires to the Daft Punk credo, “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.”
Graphic Designer
Rachel Li
Rachel Li is a young writer from Georgia. A Georgia Youth Laureate Finalist and alumnus of Kenyon Young Writers Workshop, she uses writing to explore topics she finds fascinating. Beyond writing, she enjoys many hobbies, such as art, games, and hanging out with friends, especially if it involves sampling new foods, rolling down hills, or just yapping.
Editors EMERITUS
Claire Wang
Mira Sridharan
Mira Sridharan
Claire is a young writer in California. When she’s not writing, she’s probably binging webtoons or finding other ways to waste her time. Her works have been nationally recognized by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers.
Mira Sridharan
Mira Sridharan
Mira Sridharan
Mira is a young writer in California. She has attended both Interlochen Arts Intensive and California State Summer School for the Arts for creative writing. She is the Youth Poet Laureate for her county. Her hobbies include cooking for her family and walking her dog.
Kenna Zhang
Mira Sridharan
Kenna Zhang
Kenna Zhang is a young writer from North Carolina. She has been both nationally and regionally recognized by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers and is a North Carolina Youth Poet Laureate Runner-Up. She is an alumnus of the Interlochen Arts Intensives and Kenyon Review Young Writers Workshop.