Editorial
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Senior Editor
Name: Quinlan Stafford
Pronouns: she/they
Class: Senior, English and Creative Writing
Bio: Quinlan Stafford is a fourth year English and creative writing major at UIowa. Alongside being TBC's senior editor, she is an intern at The Iowa Review and a fiction editor for Earthwords. In her free time, Quinlan can be found carrying for her copious amounts of houseplants, curating her earring collection, or aggressively crocheting. She is overjoyed to lead the production of Issue 3 and loves collaborating with the best literary mag staff ever!
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Senior Editor
Name: Alana Scherer
Pronouns: she/her
Class: Junior, English and Creative Writing, History, French minor
Bio: Alana Scherer is a third year student studying English and Creative Writing and history at the University of Iowa. In her free time she plays Dungeons and Dragons and crochets obnoxiously large blankets. She's very excited that The Broken Clock is a thing that still exists and is honored to have helped bring it to life.
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Fiction Editor
Name: Alyvia Weigel
Pronouns: she/her
Class: Third Year, English and creative writing on the Publishing track
Bio: Alyvia Weigel is a third-year student studying English and creative writing at the University of Iowa. Her favorite authors are R.F. Kuang, V.E. Schwab, and Leigh Bardugo. In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing, and playing Legend of Zelda games. She is grateful for the experience of working with the team of The Broken Clock and looks forward to the next volume.
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Fiction Editor
Name: Kiara Lingenfelter
Pronouns: she/her
Class: third year English and Creative Writing major
Bio: Kiara Lingenfelter is a third year English and Creative Writing major. She likes reading and also The Broken Clock (too obvious?). Her hobbies include playing D&D, procrastinating so hard it disrupts the space-time continuum, and watching cartoons.
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Poetry Editor
Name: Cameron Barnett
Pronouns: he/him
Class: Third year English and creative writing major
Bio: Cameron Barnett is a third-year English and creative writing major. He enjoys reading, writing, obliterating his enemies, and hugs.
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Poetry Editor
Name: Maia Dickinson
Pronouns: she/her
Class: Junior sociology major
Bio: Maia is a third year sociology major from Boise, Idaho. In her free time she enjoys listening to albums, reading and writing. She enjoys working on the broken clock and is passionate about poetry.
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Nonfiction Editor
Name: Alex Kautzman
Pronouns: she/her
Class: fourth year, English and Creative Writing, Journalism Mass Communication
Bio: Alex Kautzman is a fourth year student studying English and Creative Writing and Journalism Mass Communication. She works as an Honors Writing Fellow and writes for her hometown newspaper. In her free time, she likes to play video games, admire her plant collection, and pester her roommates.
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Drama Editor
Name: Jess Matasek
Pronouns: she/they
Class: Fourth year, English/Creative Writing
Bio: Jess is a fourth year student at the University of Iowa, majoring in English/Creative Writing with minors in Theatre and Psychology. Some of her favorite authors include Casey McQuiston, Angie Thomas, and Neil Gaiman. They also enjoy crocheting, video games, and watching all the "slime tutorials" they can find on YouTube.
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Art Editor
Name: Elizabeth Sloan
Pronouns: she/her
Class: Sophomore, English and Creative Writing, Art
Bio: Elizabeth Sloan is a sophomore at the University of Iowa, majoring in Creative Writing and Art. Her favorite authors are Mary Shelley and Tamora Pierce. In her free time, she loves to look for four-leaf clovers, watercolor little mice, and watch cartoons.
Copy Editor
Name: Shelby Darnell
Pronouns: she/her
Class: first year, English and Creative Writing
Bio: Shelby is a first year student studying English and Creative Writing. In her free time she enjoys playing video games and reading.
Design/Marketing
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Creative Director
Name: Ellie Chouinard
Pronouns: she/her
Class: Senior, English and Creative Writing
Bio: Ellie Chouinard, Taurus, and Creative Director for the Broken Clock. She was born in Massachusetts and grew up there until moving to Iowa for college. She is currently a third-year English and creative writing major on the publishing track with an art minor at the University of Iowa. When she isn’t working you can probably find her working on a mediocre knitting project or baking.
Marketing Director
Name: Jane Holish
Pronouns: she/her
Class: Fourth year, Political Science Major, Social Justice Minor, Writing Certificate
Bio: Jane Holish is a fourth year student studying Political Science, Social Justice, and Writing at the University of Iowa. She is working as Marketing Director with the Socials Team this year. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, making Spotify playlists, volunteering at the Food Pantry, and writing notes app poetry. She is beyond thrilled to work with The Broken Clock team again and is so excited to make Issue #3 come to life!!
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Copy Editor/Web Designer
Name: Kimberly D. Herbstritt
Pronouns: she/they
Class: senior, English and creative writing major with the publishing track, minoring in News and Media Literacy
Bio: Kimberly D. Herbstritt is a transfer student at the University of Iowa studying English and creative writing. In her free time, she enjoys writing in cafes, hanging out with friends, photography, and exploring new places. They are excited to edit and read your submissions!
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Socials/Fiction Reader
Name: Kat Reagan
Pronouns: they/them
Class: Third Year; English and Creative Writing: Publishing major with a certificate in Medieval Studies
Bio: Kat Reagan (they/them) is a third-year student studying English and Creative Writing on the Publishing track and pursuing a certificate in Medieval Studies. Their favorite authors are Tamsyn Muir and V.E. Schwab. They enjoy researching inconsequential subjects, playing Dungeons and Dragons, and pestering their friends about both of those things.
Design Assistant
Name: Sarah Andreasen
Pronouns: she/her
Class: 3rd Year Graphic Design Major
Bio: Sarah Andreasen is a third year graphic design major at the University of Iowa. She spends her free time embroidering, drawing, playing video games, and playing piccolo in the Hawkeye Marching band.
Readers
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Nonfiction Reader
Name: Emma Hussin
Pronouns: she/her
Class: First-year, double major in English and Creative Writing and Journalism and Mass Communications
Bio: Emma is a first-year student studying English and Creative Writing and Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Iowa. Her favorite authors are Stephen King and Pierce Brown. In her free time, she can be found petting dogs, watching Star Wars, playing the clarinet, or napping.
Nonfiction Reader
Name: Haley Hamilton
Pronouns: she/her
Class: third year, Cinema and English/Creative Writing
Bio: Haley is a third 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 Reader
Name: Danae Bassett
Pronouns: she/her
Class: third year, English major
Bio: Danae Bassett is a third year English major at the University of Iowa. One of her favorite authors is George R.R. Martin. She enjoys reading/watching anything science fiction or fantasy.
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Drama Reader
Name: Michael Litman
Pronouns: they/them
Class: Second year, English and Creative Writing
Bio: Michael Litman is a second year student studying English and Creative Writing at the University of Iowa. Their favorite pieces of fiction are the novel 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the anime Revolutionary Girl Utena, and the band Kero Kero Bonito. They enjoy playing video games on their Switch, walking all over Iowa City, and trying new kinds of coffee and tea. They love writing, and is excited to read a lot of fun pieces while working with The Broken Clock. :)
Drama Reader
Name: Tamiyoo Desir
Pronouns: she/her
Class: Fourth year, English and Creative Writing on Pre-Law Track
Bio: Tamiyoo Desir is a fourth-year student studying English and Creative Writing on a pre-law track at the University of Iowa. On her free time she enjoys reading, writing, and watching anime. Being the hopeless romantic she is, her favorite authors are Sarah Dessen, Nicola Yoon, Holly Black, Victoria Aveyard, and the newest: Ali Hazelwood. She is really excited to be working with Broken Clock.
Fiction Reader
Name: Larisa Greway
Pronouns: she/they
Class: First year, English major
Bio: Larisa is a first year student studying English at the University of Iowa. She has a soft spot for Gothic and Victorian fiction, and she loves reading about Greek mythology, Irish folklore, and Tudor England. In her free time, she can often be found rewatching old TV shows instead of starting her backlog of new ones, or walking around campus listening to Taylor Swift and Hozier. She is very excited to work on the next issue of The Broken Clock with the rest of the team.
Fiction Reader
Name: David Gaunt
Pronouns: he/him
Class: Third year, English and Creative Writing major
Bio: David Gaunt is a third year student studying Creative Writing at the University of Iowa. If he had free time, it'd most likely be spent on video games like League or Monster Hunter, or reading some fantasy book or another, probably with dragons and/or wizards. Writing happens too, in that other free time he doesn't have. And finally, D&D fills in all the leftover nooks and crannies in his schedule.
Poetry Reader
Name: Jinx Buehring
Pronouns: they/them
Class: First year, English and Creative Writing
Bio: Jinx is a first year student studying English and Creative Writing. They enjoy playing guitar and Dungeons and Dragons in their free time, as well as struggling to learn German and Japanese.
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Poetry Reader
Name: Raegan Pallas
Pronouns: she/her
Class: First year, double majoring in English and Creative Writing and Linguistics
Bio: Raegan is a first year student studying Creative Writing and Linguistics. Her favorite authors are Melanie Dickerson, Shannon Messenger, and Marissa Meyer. Her passions include (shockingly) reading, writing, cross stitching, learning Dutch, and singing in Iowa Agni, one of Iowa's a cappella choirs!
Poetry Reader
Name: Katherine Bonny
Pronouns: she/her
Class: Third year, English and Creative Writing
Bio: Katherine is a third year student at the University of Iowa. She is majoring in English and Creative Writing and is pursuing a minor in Anthropology. She loves reading and writing but also dabbles in other art forms like painting, embroidery, theatre, and playing various musical instruments.