The Virginia G. Piper
Center for Creative Writing

Chris Clements is a journalist, author, and a rising senior at Arizona State University, where he's majoring in English with a concentration in creative writing. He has work published or forthcoming in Lux Undergraduate Creative Review, The State Press, The Chautauquan Daily, and ASU News. He's passionate about all things related to literature, music, and film, especially author David Foster Wallace, jazz singer Cecile McLorin Salvant, and the films of Paul Thomas Anderson.

Dakota Lovins is a senior at ASU studying English Literature. He has been writing poetry, stand up comedy, and short stories since high school and now participates in the Tempe Late Night Comedy Troupe. His poetry often deals with relationships and memories. After graduation, he will be moving to San Jose to work for Cisco on their Global Sponsorship Team but will continue to keep writing as long as he is alive.

Kelsey Kerley is a Junior majoring in English with a concentration in Creative Writing, Secondary Education with a focus on History, and a minor in Art History. She currently interns as the Student Editor-in-Chief for Superstition Review, ASU's undergraduate-run literary magazine. She is a freelance academic editor and photographer and enjoys music and art in her free time. Her poetry explores the complexity of ordinary experiences with the goal of sharing meaning and encouraging greater understanding among her audience.