Issue No. 8, 2014-15. Contributors’ Notes 

Danielle Bergere is a senior at NYU studying English, psychology, and creative writing. She is currently an editorial assistant at PUNCH magazine and Lalitamba. Aside from poetry, she enjoys traveling, kickboxing, and pizza.

Joey Bui is a Vietnamese Australian writer. After disillusionments with pre-quantum chemistry and the rational actor model, she turned to fiction because it makes the most sense. She is currently studying at NYU Abu Dhabi.

Sara M. Evangelista is an actor, a writer, and a devoted nerdfighter. She aspires to inspire before she expires.

Andrés González is a performer, mover, writer, singer, and general strange Miami transplant living in NYC. The roots of his training lie in physical/ experimental theater with an emphasis on creating his own work. His work often seeks to explore the intersections between obsession, promises, violence, and the questioning of duties, both in English and Spanish.

Harry Hantel is a writer of fiction who was born in Houston, Texas and resides in New York City. He graduated from NYU with a degree in English and creative writing in January 2015.

Thomas Hartwell was born and raised in Wailupe Valley on the island of Oahu. He always wishes he is in the waves at Makapu’u Beach.

Henry Hsiao has more than one favorite word: Alex, Louise, Adrian, Steph, Nikki, Chris, Ashley, Andy, Matt, Bo, Giselle, Fran, Ben, Will, Elyssa, Sara, Dan, Paul, Mama, and Baba. He considers them as verbs. 

Anna Kim was born in Detroit and grew up in Florida. She is 5'1" in two-inch heels and enjoys curling her hair and using her rock polisher. Her favorite writers are Carson McCullers, J. D. Salinger, and Ring Lardner.

Abby Kosisko is a sophomore in the NYU Liberal Studies program. Originally from Houston, Texas, she has aspired to be a writer for as long as she can remember, and hopes to pursue a career in the field after she graduates.

Sonya Kozlova is a twenty-two-year-old illustrator and designer. She was born in Moscow, brought up in Milwaukee, and is currently based in Manhattan. She is a senior at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study with a concentration in visual perception in art and design. She is a curatorial assistant at the Gallatin Galleries and this year’s graphic designer of the Gallatin Review. Kozlova’s illustration work primarily explores ambiguity in romantic relationships.

Amy Moore is a junior in CAS studying English and creative writing. She’s also an intern at Bodega Magazine, where she reads a lot of fiction, and a tutor at the NYU Writing Center, where she learns folks how to write good.

Susannah Perkins is a third-year drama student and former member of NYU’s spoken-word poetry team. She’s from Alaska and eats mostly potatoes.

Camille Renaud is a junior at NYU studying politics. She grew up in Weston, Connecticut.

Mimo Reynolds graduated from Gallatin this winter. His concentration was memory. He is not a photographer, but sometimes takes pictures.

Margaret Saunders is a journalism and Spanish major in CAS. She hails from an exotic land of bodegas and hair salons (aka Jamaica, Queens) and is currently finishing up her last semester at NYU.

Caleb Savage (Tisch ’15) is a photographer specializing in traditional darkroom techniques.

Jordana Weiner is a Gallatin junior from southern California studying creative writing, psychology, and the science of happiness. She likes tea and flowers and astrophysics, and hopes to one day live in the woods and teach high school English.

Haley Weiss is a senior in Tisch’s Department of Photography & Imaging. You can find more of her work at haleyweiss.com.

Lawrence Wu is a writer and photographer who loves print magazine designs and innovative storytelling forms. He hopes to publish a book, be a marketing chief, start a magazine with his best friend, and achieve many other pursuits. His only problem is where to even start.