MastHead
Founder and Editor-in-Chief
Ashley Hong
Ashley Hong (they/she) is an undergraduate student hoping to major in cognitive science and minor in data science/creative writing. They've been nationally recognized by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers and placed finalist in the Young Authors Competition. They are an alumni of Iowa Young Writer's Studio and is published or forthcoming in iō Literary Journal, Persimmon Lit, Catheartic Magazine, The B'K, CERASUS Magazine, and Fleeting Daze Magazine, among others. Outside of school, they can be found exploring new cafes and drinks, always on a quest to expand their palate. In their free time, they like snacking on popcorn and getting lost in the abyss of Youtube.
Managing Editor
Jennise Vu
Jennise Vu (she/they) is a senior in the Creative Writing Conservatory at Orange County School of the Arts. She enjoys reading and writing short stories and articles in her free time. Currently a volunteer at El Sol Science and Arts Academy for Community Art Outreach, she is excited to help others further themselves as artists. In the past, they were a semi-finalist in speech and debate and was selected to perform a speech she wrote at her promotion ceremony.
General Editor
Yimeng Iris Wang
Yimeng Iris Wang lives in Orange, California. Iris is a writer and student in the Creative Writing Conservatory at Orange County School of the Arts. Iris is a proud precipient of a Scholastic Silver Key award. In her free time, Iris enjoys being a couch potato and petting her cats, Kai-yang and Kymi.
General Editor
Hennah Kim
Hannah Kim is an avid consumer of croutons and a senior of OCSA's Creative Writing Conservatory. She has a Honorable Mention from the Scholastic Arts & Writing Award and her essay was published in The New York Times Annual Student Editorial Contest. She hates sand for reasons unrelated to Star Wars.
Prose Reader
Joy Jin
Joy Jin (they/them), otherwise known as Cookie, is a sophomore in high school. They’re a prose editor for the literary magazine Beneath the Mask and the social media manager for Persimmon Review, and run the writing account @that_onecookiehead on Instagram. Apart from writing, they like playing video games, watching (and possibly crying over) anime, and eating grapefruit.
General Editor
Yein Han
Yein Han, a senior at the Orange County School of the Arts in the Creative Writing Conservatory, is a writer whose talent and passion for storytelling have been honed under the guidance of accomplished mentors. Recently becoming immersed into the world of journalism, Yein has found that podcasts can serve as a canvas where her writing can speak directly to the listener's soul.