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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.

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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.

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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!

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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

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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. :)

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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.

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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.

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Fiction Reader

Name: David Gaunt

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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.

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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!

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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.

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