Contributors

Parker J. Allen has been overflowing with creative energy his whole life, and writing is one of his outlets. After graduating from UNCW in May, he will continue to apply the skills he learned in the Creative Writing Department to shove his art down the throat of the world.

Tara Candelaria will graduate from UNCW in May with a creative writing major, English minor, and Certificate in Publishing. Raised in Arizona and grown in North Carolina, Tara dreams of moving to New York to publish life-changing young adult fiction and to spend every moment with her very own husky.

Aspiring comedian and Saturday Night Live hopeful, Rachel Cash is a fiction writer with a passion for humor. She is graduating with a BFA in creative writing, a Certificate in Publishing, and an English minor. Post-UNCW, she hopes to write things that make people forget their troubles for a moment.

Sophia Ficarrotta is a bag of snakes. She will receive her BFA in creative writing and a minor in anthropology, as well as a Certificate in Assistance Dog Training. Her cat, Princess Poppy, currently dictates her life. Her other work can be found in Slaughterhouse Magazine.

Victoria Foster loves history and incorporates it into her writing whenever she can. After graduating in May with a BFA in creative writing and a minor in English, she hopes to travel the world in order to learn more about the ancient civilizations she loves so much.

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Wanted dead or alive: Sarah Grim is a graduate of the UNCW in 2020 with a degree in creative writing. She is often seen traveling and petting every dog that crosses her path. She writes too specifically about crimes to not have committed them, herself. (See The Fucking Cat for further details.)

Ireland Headrick is a writer from Knoxville, Tennessee. Her creative work—a combination of writing, fashion styling, and modeling—has appeared in Focus on the Coast Weddings, WILMA, and Cape Fear Living. After graduation, she plans to travel to all fifty states and write a book about the journey.

Jasmine Hughes grew up in Wilmington, NC. She will graduate with a BFA in creative writing and a Certificate in Publishing. After graduation, she hopes to settle in a new place and finish writing all of the books stored on her flash drive. Her work was published in Atlantis Magazine.

Born and raised in New Jersey, Douglas Long grew up with a strange fascination with storytelling. Though he says he prefers writing fantasy, science fiction, and horror stories, he ultimately writes to help himself understand others as well as to let others understand him.

Ricki Nelson fell in love with the art of storytelling at an early age. She is graduating with a BA in film studies and a BFA in creative writing with a Certificate in Publishing. After graduation, Ricki plans to pursue her passion for screenwriting at Florida State University.

Francheska Pugh-Cuadra is a Virgo who loves the color yellow, DC Comics, and Superman. She was raised in Jacksonville, North Carolina, but thinks home is anywhere she feels loved. She will graduate with a BFA in Creative Writing, and was accepted to a graduate school in the U.K.

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Josh Stadelman, an avid lover of the fantastical and mysterious, has spawned countless works of fiction since the age of twelve. He hopes to captivate his way across the world with his writing after graduating with a BFA in creative writing and a minor in psychology.

Alissa Tarzia randomly plopped in the town of Wilmington on a random relocation. She has been creating fictional scenarios in her mind since she was a young child. Heavily inspired by the authors of horror and mystery. She will graduate in May with her BFA in creative writing.

Originally from Green Bay, Wisconsin, Loganne Van Veen has enjoyed writing since she was in elementary school. Her dream is to write, travel, design book covers, and own lots of dogs. She can usually be found with her pup, Obi-Wan, whether at the beach, home, or venturing somewhere new.

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The text for this book is set in Athelas and Krungthep. The cover is set in Athelas and Krungthep.

Cover designed by Mari Stuart; interior designed by Jasmine Hughes and Mari Stuart. Original cover photo “Fish-Hook - 1st-2nd Century - Roman Theatre Museum - Cartagena - Spain” courtesy of Adam Jones via Flickr Creative Commons.

Contributors

Parker Allen Tara Candelaria Rachel Cash Sophia Ficarrotta Victoria Foster Sarah Grim Ireland Headrick Jasmine Hughes Douglas Long Ricki Nelson Francheska Pugh-Cuadra Josh Stadelman Alissa Tarzia Loganne Van Veen