Volume Nine Runestone Editors

Catelyn Czywczynski is a senior at Hamline University studying Creative Writing. She holds an associates degree in communications and a certificate in creative writing from Century College. When she isn’t writing, she can be found lurking around the local bookstore, or involuntarily sharing her coffee with her cats, Phil and Sherlock.

Rebecca Flood is a current student at Hamline University working towards her BFA in creative writing.

A.E. Goodman is an undergraduate student at Hamline University working for Runestone. A double major in creative writing and anthropology, A.E. enjoys traveling, video games, and storytelling of all kinds. You can find A.E. on Twitter at @AEStargazer or shoot an email to aegoodman01@gmail.com

Skylir Hauser was a Hamline University student enrolled in the Runestone Literary Journal internship course during their senior year at Hamline. They’ve spent the past three years taking intensive reading and writing courses, as well as writing multiple short stories in different PoV’s.

Michael Horton (they/them/it/its) is a creative writing student at Hamline University. They have a passion for writing and helping others write. They one day hope to have a career in editing or writing podcasts.

Amelia Johnson is currently a senior at Hamline University in St.Paul, MN. After obtaining her Bachelor’s Degree in creative writing spring 2023, Amelia hopes to continue her work in poetry alongside her passion for gastronomy. In her free time, she tends to wade out to the depths of what nature has to offer and eventually returns through the rabbit hole back to society.

Shelby Lengyel is a senior at Hamline University pursuing a BFA in creative writing. She writes poetry and creative nonfiction. You can read two of her poems in volume seven of Runestone.

Austin Malberg is a current senior at Hamline University, studying creative writing and psychology. Her poems have previously been published in the Fulcrum Journal. Outside of school, she loves to read, play fetch with her cat, and mail letters to her friends and family.

Hanna McDaniels is an undergraduate at Hamline University. She majors in English with a concentration in creative writing and a minor in professional writing.  She is a massive lover of words and storytelling. In her free time, you’ll find her writing about another world or heavily annotating horror and science fiction novels.

Sarah Olson is a senior creative writing major with a poetry concentration. She is figuring out her purpose in life while learning to grow around grief. “Just keep swimming” and nostalgic childhood media play in her head when she’s not writing.

Gisela Perez is a multi-genre writer and poet. At the heart of her works, there is an earnest desire to give comfort and foster curiosity. When she is not writing, she can be found admiring the moon from her home in Minnesota.

Kivi Weeks is an emerging author based in Minnesota, splitting her time between Saint Paul, where she goes to college, and Duluth, where her parents live. She has three cats and three tattoos, and wants more of each.