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Managing Editor

Lily Schneider is a junior dual major in Creative Writing and Publishing and Editing from York, PA. She is particularly passionate about curating compelling content and has professional experience blogging as a writing intern. She is also the President of Zeta Tau Alpha-Iota Nu and a Career Ambassador for the Career Development Center. She enjoys reading anything and everything, from Emily Henry rom-coms to classics such as Animal Farm. She can’t wait to comb through and boast about her peers’ work and be a part of something larger within Susquehanna’s rich literary community.

ASSISTANT Managing Editor

Katie Murray is a sophomore Creative Writing and Publishing & Editing double major. She is also the Head Visual Arts Editor for Susquehanna’s Sanctuary Magazine. When not surrounded in all things English, she’s playing in SU’s Symphony Orchestra, drawing, or frolicking in some flowers.

Fiction Editor

Grace Stowe Evans is a junior Creative Writing major from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Her work has been featured in MudRoom, Creation, About Place, and elsewhere. She is the 2024 recipient of the Janet Weiss Prize for Literary Excellence. She hates adverbs and loves trees. 

ASSISTANT Fiction Editor

Ayla Kerwan is a sophomore double majoring in English Literature and Creative Writing. When her head isn’t down in a good book, she is either outside running with her team, scrapbooking, or missing her two dogs terribly. For Ayla, fiction gives the opportunity to speak oneself in the most unique, yet universal ways. She is excited to be working on RiverCraft as fostering the storytelling and self expression is something she says is both vital and beautiful.

POETRY EDITOR

Sydnie A. Howard is a junior creative writing major minoring in English and women and gender studies from Emmaus, Pennsylvania. She is the co-vice president of SU’s Slam Poetry Club, Vice President of Membership Experience for Zeta Tau Alpha-Iota Nu, and a Student Ambassador at the Admissions Office. She is passionate about Margaret Atwood novels, slam poetry, classic literature, and raving over her favorite films with her two cats. Two of her poetry chapbooks were published under SU’s small press classes, and her poem, “On Shattering,” won the 2024 Candlewick Prize in The Sanctuary Magazine. She is beyond thrilled to be publishing her fellow poets’ work.

Assistant Poetry Editor

Jules Marzluff is a sophomore triple major in creative writing, publishing & editing, and spanish studies. She grew up doing theatre in Dayton, Ohio, where she fell in love with storytelling and the incredible power it has to bring people together. She enjoys reading all genres, but she is particularly inspired by autofiction, magical realism, and any work by Daniel Handler. Her work has been published in the Mock Turtle Zine and on the SU Press blog.

Art and brand Director

Brett Hernandez-Marin is a senior at Susquehanna University majoring in journalism with minors in Spanish studies and publishing & editing. Brett is from New Jersey and loves hanging out with friends. Brett's hobbies include drawing, photoshop, video games, and walking to the sound of music. Brett is excited to join RiverCraft to make something beautiful.

DESIGNER

Kyra Keenan is a junior graphic design major at Susquehanna University. While she’s the designer for RiverCraft, she’s also the communications chair of SU’s student government organization and president of the graphic design club. She’s overjoyed to be apart of a community that showcases the school’s talent!

ASSISTANT DESIGNER

T. Skindzier transferred to Susquehanna this fall as a junior Graphic Design major and is so excited to be the Assistant Designer this year. She grew up in Pittsburgh, PA, and previously attended school in Boone, NC. At SU, she is also a member of the Crew Team and is the Design and Media Intern for the Selinsgrove Chamber of Commerce. She has had her artwork and photography juried into shows, including the 2023 Art & Design Expo at the Smith Gallery, the Leading Legacy Exhibition at the Looking Glass Gallery, and the Student Art Contest Exhibit at Belk Library, which includes a photo on permanent display; all in Boone, NC.

Faculty Advisor

The students above would like to express their gratitude to Dr. Silas Zobal Dent, not only for offering opportunities, but for always providing support and encouragement.