Jessie is a writer who’s passionate about creative nonfiction, lyrical essays, and queer romance. She’s a professional nap taker and always enjoys a niche research interest.

Sophie is a writer of primarily fantasy stories and lyrical essays, and an avid reader of just about every genre (literally). She loves freediving, hiking, camping, and general outdoor activities. She is also probably eating Cheez Its right now.

Ell Huang (she/they)

Associate Editor

Emma McCoy (she/her)

Associate Editor

Emma McCoy (B.A. Literature) reads for Whale Road Review and Minison Project, and is a former EIC of Driftwood. She’s the author of “In Case I Live Forever” (Alien Buddha Press 2022), and her poem “An American Ode to Macy’s” (Museum of Americana) has been nominated for the Best of the Net 2024. She has work published in places and loves to make banana bread. Catch her on Twitter: @poetrybyemma Instagram: @emmawritesnreads

Meghan Coley (she/her)

Fiction Editor

Abigail holds a Bachelor’s degree in English and Philosophy from a small liberal arts college in Middle America and has previously been on staff at Relief Journal. She loves art that changes the way she sees the world and is passionate about supporting local literature. When she’s not collecting degrees, she can be found listening to Taylor Swift in the Taco Bell drive-through or monologuing about Nicholas Wolterstorff’s theory of rights.

Abigail Finch (she/her)

Nonfiction Editor

Denise has a Bachelor’s degree in Media Communication and a minor in Writing. She is a writer of fiction and a lover of silly stories that make her smile. She was born and grew up in France, and she loves to sing. You can often find her having a dance party in the bathroom, or wishing she could eat a baguette.

Jaden Goldfain (she/her)

Poetry Editor

Tony Le Calvez (he/him)

Open Genre Editor

Jaden is a poet fascinated by words that pull the inarticulable from both the writer and the reader. Her work has been published in Blue Marble Review, clandestine lit, Mag 20/20, among others. She loves Jesus, her friends, and people who either don't exist or don't know that she exists. Twitter (X?): @j_goldfain

Denise Magloire (she/her)

Social Media Manager

Josiah (Chip) is a writer who fancies braided essays, oversized tees, and any work that makes him weep incessantly. He grew up in a family of musicians and strong opinions in Colorado Springs, CO. He now lives in Ocean Beach where he can be found running along Sunset Cliffs, weeping incessantly, reading Rilke, or listening to underwhelming midwest emo. He hopes you like the website; he spent a long time making it. Instagram: @fallengrainofwheat

Josiah Roberts (he/him)

Art & Web Designer

Ell is an ace writer of fairytales published in 100+ different venues like Lucent Dreaming, Gingerbread House, and South Broadway Ghost Society. Their poem “Aromantic Jesus” (miniskirt magazine) was nominated for Best of the Net in 2021. They have been Managing Editor for Whale Road Review, Fiction Judge for Driftwood, and resource on Invisible Cake Society. She embraces tasteful horror and the whimsical gothic, and much of her work celebrates platonic love. And monsters.

Meghan has a Bachelor’s degree in Writing and a minor in Literature. She was born and raised in Southern California and is currently working on completing a Greek-mythology-inspired fantasy novel in her M.A. in Writing program. She can usually be found surfing, reading (duh), watching Studio Ghibli movies, eating dark chocolate, and listening to Laufey and Tchaikovsky.

Tony Le Calvez is an avid reader and music enthusiast. He has published articles on music in The San Diego Union-Tribune, SD Troubadour, and The Coronado News. You can contact him at alecalvez.405@pointloma.edu or find him wandering Ocean Beach looking for snacks.

Sophie Cornwell (she/her)

Managing Editor

Jessie Taylor (she/her)

Editor-in-Chief

Incoming Masthead

Ella loves words above all else. Previously studying English and Spanish as an undergraduate, she is currently pursuing an M.A. in Writing in San Diego, California. She previously served as a head editor for The Aerie. She writes nonfiction of all types, but primarily focuses on family history, spiritual wrestlings, her favorite female writers, and product guides (an abrupt shift she knows).

Rebecca is pursuing an M.A. in Writing with an emphasis on theological fiction. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English as well as a music minor. She previously served as managing editor for her college publication, The Horizon. She delights in Jesus, good words strung together, and the flower section of Trader Joe’s.

Lexi Bullock (she/her)

Incoming
Associate Editor

Allis Nash (she/her)

Incoming
Fiction Editor

Allis is a first year M.A. in Writing student with a passion for the natural world and environmental activism. She enjoys reading and watching fantasy, science fiction, and anything with a strong female main character. Her hobbies include foraging for fruit and free furniture in her neighborhood, thrifting, and writing in pretty notebooks.

Sarah Southern (she/her)

Incoming
Nonfiction Editor

Emma Grace is a first year M.A. in Writing student at P.L.N.U who has a deep love for justice, mercy, and social change. Since earning her undergraduate degree in English and Business Communication, Emma Grace spends much of her time curating Spotify playlists, enjoying the beach, and continuing the process of learning about the world around herself in order to leave spaces better than she finds them.

Emma Grace Weber
(she/her)

Incoming
Poetry Editor

Alan has a B.S in Environmental Science with a minor in Writing. Now pursuing a M.A in Writing, Alan loves to live and write at the intersection of biology and the humanities. Perhaps predictably, they can be found most often reading sci-fi or non-fiction and poetry that engages with science.

Nadeen Maida (she/her)

Incoming
Open Genre Editor

Anna Wang (she/her)

Incoming
Social Media Manager

Nadeen Maida obtained a Bachelor’s in English and a love for boba at UCLA in the lost year of 2020. She has since completed a Residency program at Real Life Church where she was infected with a passion for Jesus (and must warn you that it is contagious). Nadeen is both a first generation student and Syrian. She is currently obtaining her Master’s in Writing with a focus on fiction.

Alan Parmeter (he/they)

Incoming
Art & Web Designer

Lexi is intent on writing her own fantasy young adult series in the next couple years. She writes poetry but has a focus on the fiction genre and has previously been published in Colorado Christian University’s creative fiction magazine Paragon. She enjoys flowers, laughing, cool words, learning languages and collecting seashells on the beach.

Sarah is a nonfiction writer exploring themes of wonder, place, and pilgrimage. She is a first year graduate student pursuing an MA in Writing, and also publishes a monthly Substack newsletter called Wild & Waste. Sarah enjoys traveling, baking sourdough focaccia, hiking, and exploring where she lives (currently San Diego).

Anna Wang has been writing in her first language, Chinese, for 30 years. Her ambition to write in English brought her to Point Loma Nazarene University’s MA in Writing program. Prose is her home; poetry is her adventure; social media are her canvas for spontaneous expression.

Rebecca Li (she/her)

Incoming
Managing Editor

Ella Hachee (she/her)

Incoming
Editor-in-Chief

Jane “Jay” Naranjo (she/they)

Incoming
Poetry Editor

Jay is a M.A. writing student at Point Loma Nazarene University with a B.S. in psychology and a minor in physics. In her spare time she writes poetry, listens to experimental music, and works part time at JOANN’s Fabric. She enjoys topics on inclusion, LGBTQ+ issues, and feminism.

Editorial Advisory Board

Breeann Kyte Kirby

Robbie Maakestad

Holland Prior

Margarita Pintado Burgos

Katie Manning is a poet, professor of writing, and founding editor of Whale Road Review. She's the author of eight poetry collections, including Tasty Other, which won the Main Street Rag Poetry Book Award, and The Gospel of the Bleeding Woman, which she's enjoyed promoting in her Jesus costume. She also enjoys books, beaches, baked goods, board games, and alliteration. Find her online at katiemanningpoet.com.

Katie Manning (she/her)

Publisher