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.

Austin Davis is a poet and student activist currently studying Creative Writing at ASU. His writing has been widely published in dozens of literary journals and magazines including Pif Magazine, After the Pause, Philosophical Idiot, Soft Cartel, and Collective Unrest. Austin has also been featured in KJZZ‚ "Word‚" podcast, The East Valley Tribune, Voyage Phoenix Magazine, and the Arizona Commission on the Arts. Austin's first two books, Cloudy Days, Still Nights and Second Civil War were both published by Moran Press in 2018.

Francisca Ribar is a student at ASU working on her Bachelor's degree in English. Her writing process is deceptively simple. It involves her prized Beats headphones and an endless supply of Goldfish. Ribar moved to Arizona from Florida five years ago and hasn't looked back. She loves the mountains, deserts, and even the haboobs. Ribar is currently working on a book, but often finds the time to give her collection of poems the love and care they deserve.