UCLA's Journal of the Arts
UCLA's Journal of the Arts
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Sabrina B. R. Ellis (any pronouns)
Managing Editor
Sabrina Ellis is a fourth-year English and Spanish & Portuguese double major from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. When they are not busy trying to reach their yearly goal of 150 books, they can be found editing for FEM Newsmagazine, organizing with Jewish Voice for Peace at UCLA, and attempting to learn every craft known to man.
Sydney Gaw (she/her)
Managing Editor
Sydney Gaw is a second-year English major and Creative Writing minor. Her writing has appeared in Girls' Life Magazine, USA Lacrosse Magazine, and UCLA's Daily Bruin. When she's not brainstorming outlandish character names or re-watching Dead Poets Society, she loves to draw, crochet, and go on walks with her cat, Hermione.
Brent Tuverson (he/him)
Executive Poetry Editor
Brent Tuverson is a poet and 4th-year English major at UCLA. Brent has been writing and editing poetry since his return to college in 2019. His work invokes an observational style using the scenes from his life, the IRL, and digital landscapes in all its brilliant and degrading elements to express and guide his writing. Lately, he has taken a liking to conceptual poetry like Anthony Cody's Borderland Apocrypha. Outside of writing, he enjoys scouring the Internet Archive for lost media and playing niche video games.
Samantha Lee (she/her)
Executive Poetry Editor
Samantha Lee is a third-year American Literature and Cultures major also completing a minor in Geography and Environmental Studies. Her favorite things to do in LA are reading on the beach and exploring new art exhibits. At home, she enjoys walking her dogs around the Oakland Hills while listening to Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey.
Roman Bieliaieva (he/she/they)
Executive Fiction Editor
Roman Bieliaieva is a second-year English and Psychology double major from the Bay. When they’re not busy researching bizarre historical details for their novels, they can be found reading, crocheting to modern rock, and binging vaguely queer crime procedurals.
Logan Shobe (he/him)
Executive Fiction Editor
Logan Shobe is a second-year English major from the Central Valley. While writing is his first and foremost passion, his many other interests include: wine-tasting, clothes that smell like tobacco, and old, thrifted books.
Issy McKellar (she/her)
Creative Nonfiction and Blog Editor
Issy McKellar is a second year English major hoping to minor in creative writing and disability studies. She spent most of her childhood swimming in the Pacific Ocean and lakes of Oklahoma, and now enjoys reading, writing, and crocheting silly animals.
Jacob Lawson (he/him)
Art Editor
Jacob Lawson is a second year Public Affairs Major from Los Angeles, CA. He is passionate about architecture, urban planning, and graphic design. In his free time, Jacob enjoys running, adventuring, and going to museums.
Mia Dowdell (she/her)
Design Editor
Mia Dowdell is a second-year English and Psychology double major from Redondo Beach. In her free time, she likes collecting funky keychains and taking personality quizzes.
Gwendolyn Lopez (she/her)
Social Chair/Outreach Director
Gwendolyn Lopez is a second-year English and communication major who loves reading and writing all things genre fiction. Besides thinking about words, she enjoys listening to classical music, playing tragic video games with whimsical facades, and saving funky artwork on Pinterest.