STAFF
Editors-in-Chief
Stephen Makin (left)
Steve is an undergraduate student pursuing majors in both Creative Writing and Film/Visual Media. He is also an intern at the Carnegie Mellon University Press, and a staff writer at CMU’s student newspaper, The Tartan.
Favorite Book: Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
Letterboxd Top Four: The Great Gatsby (2013), The Green Knight, Mary Poppins, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. IV
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Dylan Courtney (right)
Dylan is a senior at Carnegie Mellon, where she studies Creative Writing. She also produces CMU Booked, the student-run literature podcast on campus, and is always eagerly awaiting her next Spotify Discover Weekly update.
Favorite Book: Four Quartets by T.S. Eliot
Letterboxd Top Four: Across the Universe, The Silence of the Lambs, Waves, and The Social Network
Managing Editor
Asia Thompson
Asia is a masters student in Literary and Cultural Studies program at Carnegie Mellon. She is also the Associate Editor of Interviews at the Pittsburgh Review of Books and loves to check out films, literature, and other media that seem out of place.
Favorite Book: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Letterbox Top Four: Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Knives Out, and REDLINE
In-House Designer
Arunima Das
Arunima is an undergraduate student studying Communications Design with a minor in Human-Computer Interaction. She is the co Editor-in-Chief of Lemon Publication, and design chair at Mayur South Asian Student Association—where she helps plan events for the South Asian community at CMU. You'll often find her designing her next creative project, writing unfinished poetry in her journal, or getting a sweet treat with her friend!
Favorite Book: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Letterboxd Top Four: Past Lives, Kiki's Delivery Service, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, and Ladybird