The Broken Clock Magazine
Editorial
Editor-In-Chief
Name: Solenn Vincent
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Third Year, English and Creative Writing on the Publishing Track with Minors in French and Media Management
Bio: Solenn Vincent is a third-year studying English and Creative Writing. She is an avid consumer of YA, and dabbles in writing poetry and nonfiction. You can find her writing in many an Iowa City coffee shop while sipping on a vanilla matcha.
Creative Director
Name: Lauren Wallis
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Third Year, English and Creative Writing with a Minor in Communication Studies
Bio: Hi! I am Lauren Wallis, the Creative Director for Broken Clock Magazine! I love cheffing it up in the kitchen and have recently grown an appreciation for the Bible thanks to Lori Branch. I am now a Junior at the University of Iowa, so I am excited to start applying my work to the real world!
Fiction Editor / Managing Editor
Name: Ellie Godsoe
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Second Year, English and Creative Writing & Screenwriting with a Minor in International Studies
Bio: Ellie Godsoe believes writing is the closest thing to magic. She has been an avid reader for as long as she can remember - she used to skim her parents’ books and make up stories for them. She is following her dreams of becoming a full-time author. In her free time, Ellie enjoys reading Cassandra Clare’s The Shadowhunter Chronicles, writing magical realism fiction, skiing, hiking, playing guitar, and listening to her (very eclectic) record collection.
Fiction Editor
Name: Anupama Choudhury
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Second year, English and Creative Writing and Translation
Bio: Hello, I'm Anupama, a sophomore and an aspiring writer. When I'm not reading or working on creative projects I like to cook or read for fun!
Poetry Editor & Art and Photography Editor
Name: Nia Garcea
Pronouns: They/Them
Class: Third Year, English and Creative Writing Major
Bio: Nia Garcea is a creative writing student at the University of Iowa from the suburbs of Chicago. They have a love for all things snake-related and are an avid collector of stuffed animals. Nia can often be found playing video games, goofing off with their friends, or listening to the same song over and over.
Social Media Manager & Poetry Reader
Name: Madelynn Paulsen
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Second year, English and Creative Writing on the Publishing Track & Screenwriting
Bio: Madelynn Paulsen is a second-year student at the University of Iowa, pursuing her passions in creative writing and screenwriting. In her free time, Madelynn can be found updating her Letterboxd and discovering new music to replay.
Non Fiction & Drama Editor
Name: Aby Rosana
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Second year, English and Creative Writing Major
Bio: Aby Rosano is the Nonfiction and Drama editor. She is a second-year English and Creative Writing major; she loves writing and reading, and in her spare time she loves to crochet and play D&D.
Readers
Poetry Reader
Name: Isóbel Perez
Pronouns: She/They
Class: Second Year, English and Creative Writing and Screenwriting Arts Major
Bio: Isóbel Perez is second-year student at The University of Iowa studying English and creative writing and screenwriting arts. Their favorite writers are Natalie Diaz, Jericho Brown, and Anne Carson. She's a huge Hello Kitty girl and is currently working on collecting enough Hello Kitty things to create her own Hello Kitty museum. In their free time, they read tarot for friends, watch horror game play-throughs, and write silly little poems.
Poetry Reader
Name: Virginia Simone
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Second Year, English and Creative Writing on the Publishing Track
Bio: My ultimate goal is to be a full time fiction writer of short stories someday. Mostly, though, I want to expand my craft and deepen my love for writing in any environment that allows me to do that.
Fiction Reader
Name: Kennedy Ebberts
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Second Year, English and Creative Writing on the Publishing Track
Bio: Kennedy Ebberts wants to be a published author or an editor for one of the big five publishing houses.
Drama Reader
Name: Ashley Davids
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Second Year, English and Creative Writing on the Publishing Track with a Minor in Communication Studies
Bio: Ashley Davids is a passionate reader with a deep love for literature and creative expression. She enjoys reading new pieces of literature in order to gain more perspectives from authors. She hopes to help publish new pieces in the future at a publishing house.
The Broken Clock Alumni
Senior Editor-in-Chief
Name: Virginia Scherer
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Fourth year, English and Creative Writing on the Publishing Track and History
Bio: Virginia is a founding member of The Broken Clock. When she's not reading something for class, she's probably reading something for fun, crocheting, or ranting about Dungeons and Dragons
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Fiction Editor
Name: Kat Reagan
Pronouns: They/Them
Class: Fourth Year, English and Creative Writing on the Publishing Track with a Medieval Studies Certificate
Bio: Kat Reagan is a fourth year student studying English and Creative Writing at the University of Iowa. Besides reading submissions for the Broken Clock, their favorite things to do include hanging out with friends, obsessing over Dungeons and Dragons, and curating their fun fact collection.
Poetry Editor
Name: Jinx Buehring
Pronouns: He/They
Class: Second Year, Creative Writing/Translation Major
Bio: Jinx is a sophomore at UIowa recently invested in translation. They love playing video games or Dungeons and Dragons, and specialize in poetry, though they read and write all genres.
Poetry Editor
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Nonfiction Editor
Name: Haley Hamilton
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Fourth Year, Cinema and English/Creative Writing
Bio: Haley is a fourth-year student studying Cinema and English/Creative Writing. In her free time, she likes to read, write, and watch early 2000s rom-coms. She is excited to read all of the non-fiction submissions!
Nonfiction Editor
Name: Emma Hussin
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Second Year, English and Creative Writing and Journalism and Mass Communication
Bio: Emma Hussin is from Bixby, Oklahoma. Her favorite authors are Pierce Brown, Stephen King, and Sarah J. Maas. In her free time, she can be found playing Minecraft, volunteering at the Iowa City animal shelter, or watching dog videos.
Drama Editor
Name: Jess Matasek
Pronouns: She/They
Class: Fourth Year, English/Creative Writing
Bio: Jess is a senior at the University of Iowa, majoring in English/Creative Writing with minors in Theatre and Psychology. In her spare time, she enjoys crocheting, gaming, and reading every speculative fiction novel she can get her hands on. They're from Villa Park, Illinois.
Art Editor
Name: Sadie Crandall
Pronouns: She/They
Class: First Year, Art History and Museum Studies Major
Bio: Sadie is from the Iowa countryside. Her favorite authors are Lemony Snicket and L.A. Meyer. She can be found doing what she loves, which is to write, play D&D with her friends, and work in Special Collections whenever she has free time. She also loves insects, fall weather, and her cat! She is so excited to be a part of the collaborative design team for The Broken Clock!
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Art Editor
Name: Sarah Reynolds
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Senior; English and Creative Writing: Journalism and Mass Communications
Bio: Sarah Reynolds is from Geneseo, IL., a small town near the Quad Cities. She loves her small town and also loves how Iowa City feels like a small town even though it's a lot bigger. She obviously loves to read and write, but that's about it. That about sums her up. If she's not reading or writing, she's waiting for the newest adaption of her favorite books to be made into movies and series, or doing homework (because that's all she ever does). Sarah's favorite authors include V. E. Schwab and Leigh Bardugo.
Copy Editor
Name: Ash Jimenez
Pronouns: He/They
Class: First Year, Linguistics Major
Bio: Ash Jimenez is a queer, disabled artist who has lived in Iowa City for his entire life. They love expressing himself with visual art, music and poetry, and is always excited to see others do the same. He also loves playing video games and crafts. Their lifelong goal is to make things easier for those that come after them.
Copy Editor/Web Editor
Name: Muskan Basnet
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Third year, Computer Science and Engineering Major
Bio: Muskan is a third-year student studing Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Iowa. She loves spending time outside and hanging out with friends, and you most likely can find her studying at a local coffee shop! Though she spends a lot of time coding, Muskan enjoys reading occassionally and editing pieces for the Broken Clock.
Design/Marketing Alumni
Design Assistant
Name: Sarah Andreasen
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Social Media Team
Name: Luke Felix
Pronouns: He/Him
Class: Second Year, English and Creative Writing Major
Bio: Luke Felix hails from the DMV area (D.C., Maryland, and Virginia... not the car registration) and is a sophomore studying Creative Writing and German. Aside from literature, Luke also enjoying playing contact sports, thrifting, and backpacking. He looks forward to working on marketing and social media with The Broken Clock.
Social Media Team
Name: Olivia Comer
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Third-Year, Communication Studies Major
Bio: Olivia Comer is ecstatic to be joining The Broken Clock magazine's team as a second-year Comms student. She can often be found seeing a movie at FilmScene, getting Wisconsin Mac & Cheese at Noodles and Co, or working the Main Library service desk. At any moment, she's prepared to talk about books and movies for hours--tread carefully!
Alumni Readers
Fiction Reader
Name: David Gaunt
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Fiction Reader
Name: Caroline Stickney
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: First Year, English and Creative Writing Major
Bio: Caroline Stickney is from Kansas City and loves writing poetry. Her favorite poets are Ocean Vuong, Franny Choi, and Paige Lewis. In her free time, she can be found enjoying a can of Coke Zero and listening to Angel Olsen.
Fiction Reader
Name: Ellie Heeren
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Third Year, English Major
Bio: Ellie Heeren's favorite genres are fiction, fantasy, romance, and thriller. She loves to read, bake, and relaxing with her friends. She is striving towards becoming a book publisher after she graduates college to pursue her love of literature.
Fiction Reader
Name: Warren Vejtasa
Pronouns: He/Him
Class: Second Year, Creative Writing Major
Bio: Warren Vejtasa hails from San Diego, California, and he came here for the writing. And the climate, sun gets boring after a while. His favorite authors are Neil Gaiman and Clive Barker, though he makes sure to keep in the contemporary horror loop. When he’s not destroying his brain with YouTube videos and spooky stories, he enjoys crocheting, doll collecting, and trying to play video games. Keyword trying. Hand eye coordination’s not his strong suit. The Broken Clock is his first editing position and he’s determined to do his best.
Fiction Reader
Name: Nia Garcea
Pronouns: They/Them
Class: Second Year, English and Creative Writing Major
Bio: Nia Garcea is a creative writing student at the from the suburbs of Chicago. They have a love for all things snake related and are an avid collector of stuffed animals. Nia can often be found playing video games, goofing off with their friends, or listening to the same song over and over.
Fiction Reader
Name: Jesse Scherr
Pronouns: He/Him
Class: Third Year, English & Creative Writing and Gender, Women's & Sexuality Studies
Bio: Jesse Scherr, also known as Joey, moved to Iowa City from DC to attend UI and immediately fell in love with the Midwest. He loves gothic fiction, and is particularly interested in the way the genre discourses on gender, family, and time. He frequents Late Shift at the Grindhouse at Filmscene and can often be found at Prairie Lights listening to Ethel Cain. He's excited to be a part of the Broken Clock team<3
Drama Reader
Name: Isóbel Perez
Pronouns: She/They
Class: Second Year, English and Creative Writing and Screenwriting Arts Major
Bio: Isóbel Perez is second-year student at The University of Iowa studying English and creative writing and screenwriting arts. Their favorite writers are Natalie Diaz, Jericho Brown, and Anne Carson. She's a huge Hello Kitty girl and is currently working on collecting enough Hello Kitty things to create her own Hello Kitty museum. In their free time, they read tarot for friends, watch horror game play-throughs, and write silly little poems.
Poetry Reader
Name: Solenn Vincent
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: First Year, English and Creative Writing Major
Bio: Solenn Vincent is from Arizona. She enjoys reading YA fiction and writing. In her free time, you can find her running and drinking chai.
Poetry Reader
Name: Raegan Pallas
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Second Year, Creative Writing and Linguistics Double Major, Arabic Studies Minor
Bio: Raegan is a second year student majoring in English Creative Writing and Linguistics, along with an Arabic Studies minor. In her free time, she enjoys reading, working on her many writing projects, singing in Iowa Agni, and learning new languages.
Nonfiction Reader
Name: David Uritu
Pronouns: He/Him
Class: Fourth Year, English and Creative Writing
Bio: David is a fourth year student studying English and Creative Writing. In his free time, he enjoys playing guitar, reading, and photography.
Nonfiction Reader
Name: Katherine Bonny
Pronouns: They/Them
Class: Fourth Year, English and Creative Writing Major
Bio: Kat enjoys long walks on the beach and picnics at sunset. They volunteer at the local queer archives where they bully queer people into signing up for library cards. Their cat speaks Portuguese and loves chicken sticks. Also they have a minor in anthropology.
Nonfiction Reader
Name: Rachel Sorensen
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: First Year, English and Creative Writing and Screenwriting
Bio: Rachel Sorensen is a literature-loving first-year who is excited for all of the opportunities Iowa City has! She loves to dive into the worlds of Soman Chainani, Marissa Meyer, and many more. She misses her two cuddly dogs and can’t wait to have a kitchen again to support her hobby of baking. She is incredibly excited to read about the different interpretations of time and work with the amazing team of The Broken Clock.
Nonfiction Reader
Name: Erin Gray
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Second Year, English and Creative Writing Major on the Publishing Track with a Criminology Minor
Bio: Erin Gray is a sophomore from Illinois. Her hobbies include reading literary fiction, rewatching La La Land, and FaceTiming her family at home to see her dog, Chaya. She is excited for her first year at The Broken Clock.
Nonfiction Reader
Name: Misha Litman
Pronouns: They/Them
Class: Third-year, English and Creative Writing Major
Bio: Misha Litman is a UIowa English & Creative Writing student who hails from Illinois. Their favorite genres of books, movies, and TV are magical realism, science fiction, and shonen anime/manga. They enjoy listening to music on walks, romanticizing the Midwest, and working on their debut novel.