Contributor Bios

Samantha Denny is a first year Creative Writing MFA student trying to harness her imagination for her short stories. She coaches young swimmers and loves baking delicious treats!

Rebecca Lee is the President of the Poets and Writers Coalition writing poetry, stories, and silliness. She really likes osmanthus tea.

Mel Urciuoli is a fourth year English Major aiming to teach middle school and write queer romance. She has way too many hobbies, including baking, sewing, and playing D&D with her friends.

Yeebing Tse is a first year Advertising major with a passion for fictional writing. A large chunk of her free time is spent on her Switch playing Miitopia or Hollow Knight.

Kelsey Ward is a fourth year animation major, which might be why most of her hobbies are art related. She’s recently been on an early 2000’s alt rock music binge, and spending too much money on vinyl art toy collectables.

Catherine Ngo is a second-year Animation/Illustration student interested in the visual development pathway. She loves learning new recipes, graphic design, and wants to learn to play the guitar.

Bianca Rader is a second year animation/illustration major, with an interest in character design and storyboarding. She enjoys playing Stardew Valley as well as learning piano and guitar.

John Paul Amaral is an SJSU Graduate with BA in History and Minor in Native American Studies, and a love for storytelling, poetry, and jewelry making. He enjoys working with volunteers to provide tours about local history. Poets and Writers Coalition Winter 2022 5

Jackie Friedland is a grad student in the Library Science program that loves to write stories with those good comfy angsty vibes. They enjoy reading books and webnovels of dubious origin when they are not drinking a cup of hot cocoa.

Louie McDonough is an SJSU Student who is working towards a masters in Psychology. He enjoys art as a hobby and formally took animation classes at SJSU. He has a love for music, internet culture, politics, and media analysis.

Sky Ly is a second year studio practice art major. They like to listen to music, especially music from the Undertale game.

Cynthia Lee is an artist inspired by nature and the world around her. She enjoys hiking with her dogs and playing the ukulele.

Kat Ayson is a fourth year Animation student at SJSU with an interest in character and environment design. She likes to play a variety of video games from Valorant to Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley when she’s not drawing or painting.

Ryan Steel is a first year graduate student in the MFA in Creative Writing program with ambitions of publishing and teaching at the university level. Outside of writing and teaching he enjoys running, badminton, water sports, folk music, and playing Resident Evil 4.

Kat Taddei is a fourth-year Animation/Illustration major. She enjoys drawing, crocheting, and cuddling cats.

Alex Lee is a second year CIS major interested in software development and AI. He enjoys playing badminton, Valorant and League of Legends. He likes drawing and using photoshop as a hobby.