Kylie Ayala is a sophomore at SUNY Plattsburgh, double majoring in Creative Writing and Spanish. During her freshman year, she worked as a staff member for the student-run literary and arts magazine, North Star and had her poem, “The Willow’s Fulfillment,” published within it. In her free time, she enjoys reading fantasy books and listening to music.

Sydney Blake is a Writing Arts and Journalism major. She has an appreciation for reading different genres of literature. In her free time, she enjoys writing, yoga, listening to music, and being with friends.

Jenna Charland is a junior Creative Writing major at SUNY Plattsburgh. She has worked for and been published in North Star, a literary and arts magazine run by students on Plattsburgh's campus. Jenna loves writing, reading, ice skating, archery, and any other hobby she can get her hands on.

Adam is a sophomore Creative Writing major at SUNY Plattsburgh and plans on adding a Cultural Anthropology minor. Much of his leisure is spent taking in different worlds of fantasy—both via a page and a screen—and he often finds himself infatuated with the mystical and mythical. His writing attempts to capture the surreal and thrums with a sense of confusion. He enjoys writing, 80’s rock, gaming, and the occasional hike.

Basil Cormier is a sophomore Creative Writing major at SUNY Plattsburgh. Alongside writing, Basil is both an artist and a musician in his free time. He often enjoys mixing his different passions in his work. One of the ways he does this is through the tabletop role playing games that he runs. 

Grace Estus is a sophomore at SUNY Plattsburgh, majoring in Creative Writing and English Literature. She has worked as a staff member for North Star, the student-run literary magazine on SUNY Plattsburgh’s campus, and she has always loved reading and writing. In her free time she loves running, listening to music, and being outside.

Luke De Jager is a junior majoring in Creative Writing at SUNY Plattsburgh. He does not like writing about himself, especially in the third person. He feels a bit silly writing this. Silly is his calling. He wants to be professionally silly one day.

Will is a junior at SUNY Plattsburgh, majoring in Writing Arts. He mainly enjoys learning about medieval and early modern history, as well as reading and writing lots of fiction inspired by it. He also spends his time playing action role-playing video games, watching basketball, hiking, and camping.

Zachary Nasby is a junior Creative Writing major at SUNY Plattsburgh. He likes to read comics and plays.

Li is a sophomore at SUNY Plattsburgh, majoring in Creative Writing with a minor in Social Justice. Li believes that reading, particularly about social issues, is the first step in understanding a wide variety of people and the beginning of developing a true sense of empathy.   She also believes that a true sense of empathy is what makes a good writer, and more importantly a kind person.