Maddy Byrnes
Sub Rosa Lead Editor, Writer
She plans to leave her home state to pursue graduate school but spends her free time writing. Publishing a book is on her to do list and she hopes to help other writers and artists pursue their own goals by providing a learning and publishing opportunity through Sub Rosa.
Harmony Renn
Writer
A graduating senior at Ohio University, she is majoring in Creative Writing and Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies. Her studies and writing are inspired by the conflict between her small-town origins and her unbridled queerness. When she isn’t consumed with academic burnout, she can be found hiking and exploring the Appalachian forest to get back in touch with her country roots.
Alice Demith
Writer
Alice is currently a junior at Ohio University studying Health Communications. She's been an avid reader and writer forever, and she believes wholeheartedly in the transformative nature storytelling has on people. After graduating in 2022, she plans to pursue a massage therapy certification. Her goal is to help people navigate the healthcare system and take control of their narrative.
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Megan Myers
Writer
Megan is a digital content creator representing a local state park. In her free time she writes stories and reads as much as possible. Her goal is to put together a collection of stories and poems from all stages of her life.
Tahira Voss
Writer
Tahira Voss is a dark & high fantasy writer who enjoys both writing and graphic designing. She aims to self-publish as an author with her trilogy, the Dark Fate trilogy, and succeed as a cover designer with her side business, Vixurious Designs. When not designing or writing, she spends most of her time reading, enjoying new languages and cultures, world-building, among other personal hobbies.
Aanya Datta
Writer
Aanya is an International Student from Calcutta, India currently double majoring in Sociology and Psychology. The first person in her family to pursue education abroad, she hopes to dive into law, justice, and culture in her future career. With a keen interest in politics and debate, she has a love for speech and articulating my thoughts, both verbally and through her writings. She loves to interact with, and make new friends, which is why virtual class wasn't as terrible as she thought it would be!
Brooke Dickson
Sub Rosa Artist
Brooke is from Middletown, Ohio and is currently studying Sociology Pre-Law. In her free time she likes to read and create art. She tries to incorporate new styles in each piece and usually her pieces have a focus on something she needs to improve on. Artists such as Heikala and Koyamori really inspire her work.
Patience Jeffrey
Writer
Patience is an Ohio University graduate who finds joy in her partner Amelia and her dog Seeley. When she isn't pursuing her lifelong dream of working in marketing and communications for Disney, you can find her enjoying new adult fantasy in bed. Her writing is inspired by her own world and the people within it, with an added touch of the unordinary.
Tyler Noletti
Writer
Tyler is a husband and father of one. He is a metalhead with a passion for extreme music, sci-fi novels, and emotional writing. He plans on creating several underground music projects while continuing his day job as a construction worker. And he'll never stop writing.
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Noah Duncan
Writer
A junior at Ohio University studying Integrated Media Production who likes writing short stories in his free time. When not producing short films or writing short stories, is usually watching 80s horror movies or playing VR games. He loves little more than mixing history with sci-fi, and usually writes non-traditional short stories inspired by authors like Ray Bradbury.
L. Lee
Writer
L. Lee is a 50-something higher education administrator who wonders what it would be like to start over as a college student today. Satisfied with the general outcomes thus far, she wonders what "fine-tuning" will take her to the next level of contentment in middle-age. She lives in Athens with her spouse, a collection of young adult college students, and two adorable but somewhat needy dogs.
Emily Cyprus
Writer
Emily is a first-year student at Ohio State University and intends to pursue a career that will allow her to advocate for others. She aims to write as a way of helping herself through hard moments in her life that others can relate to or learn from.
Quentin Beck
Writer
They study at Ohio University with too much time and baggage for one literary journal. They must fight the urge to tell everyone their favorite Pokémon and Superhero—Heracross and Daredevil, respectively. When it comes to reading, they love Kurt Vonnegut, Toni Morrison, Tenesse Williams, T.S. Elliot, and Octavia Butler. If you find them on the street, give them a hello or a good afternoon, their greatest joy is making new friends and seeing old ones.