Emily Blanford is an undergraduate student at Miami University studying English Literature. She just got back from a life-changing study abroad opportunity in London where she bought way too many books, spent some lovely time reading in parks, climbed to the top of Saint Paul’s Cathedral, and even saw some of her favorite art history pieces in museums. She had an amazing time studying with her best friends and will be insufferable about this trip for the majority of the summer.
Alexis Cupp is a sophomore at Miami University studying English Literature and Philosophy with a minor in Classical Studies. She plans to pursue law school after graduation. Alexis loves traveling, reading every sign at museums, and cozying up with a cup of tea and a book.
Alessa Kovalyak is an undergraduate student at Miami University of Ohio studying creative writing and film. Currently she is taking everything that inspired her from her recent trip to London and channeling it into her creative work.
Shannon Mahoney is a sophomore studying creative writing and strategic communication at Miami University. Her work has been published in Dulcet Literary Magazine, Sheepshead Review, and Inklings Arts and Letters. Additionally, she has a piece forthcoming with The Offing.
Paige Mackenzie is a rising senior at Miami University majoring in creative writing. When she’s not writing she can be found seeking out beautiful sights and new experiences.
Ruth Schmeichel is a Miami University undergraduate student majoring in Creative and Professional Writing. Her flash fiction piece “Returning” was published in a 2021 Spine-Chillers anthology. She also received the Edward J. Montaine Award for her short story “Tiger Girl” in 2025. When not writing, she can be found geeking out over The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, reading voraciously, and loving all things British.
Sydney Taylor is a second year English Literature student at Miami University in Ohio, where she lives with her sister and their four cats: Charlie, Moby, Puddle, and Nifty.
Elizabeth Tankersley is a rising senior creative writing student at Miami University with a minor in history. While studying abroad in London, she focused on absorbing as much of the past and literature as possible and taking note of the plethora of ways they intertwined.
Caleb Thomas is an indie author hailing from Hamilton, Ohio. He published his debut novel, Catastra, in 2020, and his first collection, Patterns, in 2025, a work that includes many short stories, including “Some Sunny Day,” “The Nineteenth Voyager,” and “The Boxcar Dialogue” for which he has won literary awards. He is also a full-time student at Miami University studying English Education.
Abby Baumann is a rising junior at Miami University of Oxford, Ohio, studying English Language Arts Education. She is currently studying abroad in London and rediscovering the magic in books.
Julia Beaumont is an undergraduate student at Miami University pursuing degrees in both English Literature and Secondary Education with hopes of becoming a high school English teacher. She is often found studying the tube map to prepare for her next exploration.
Anna Cales is a student and writer originally from Tennessee, and now in school at Miami University in Ohio. Her love for music made it difficult for her to not buy every vinyl in sight.
Mya Clark-Beadle is a Chinese Adoptee and American-raised writer from Pittsboro, North Carolina. She is an undergraduate at Miami University majoring in Creative Writing and minoring
in Digital Marketing. When she's not with friends and family, she can be found curled up with a good book and her cat.
Nathan Corns is a student at Miami University majoring in English Literature and Zoology. He is an avid reader and lover of history. He is going into his second year and hopes to continue to find the jokes in old literature that people take too seriously.
Sydney Davidson is a rising junior Anthropology student with minors in Linguistics and Literature at Miami University, currently studying abroad in London for the summer. She misses her family and dog but knows that she will be insufferable about Shakespeare, London, and British accents when she gets back to Ohio.
Claire DeHart is a Miami University student from Middletown, Ohio. She has spent the past six weeks in London, and she has also spent most of her money on Harry Potter merchandise in London.
Laine Dickson is a senior at Miami University. She is a Psychology major with a Criminology minor. This is her first article to be published, and as a self-proclaimed “true crime buff,” she wants to continue to write about crime in the media as well as other crime-related topics.
Kiersten Hornberg is a rising junior studying English Education at Miami University (Ohio). She just completed a literary program in London, which she humbly believes now makes her the coolest English teacher ever.
Allison Huffman is a fourth-year English Literature and Professional Writing student from Cincinnati, Ohio. She just returned from studying and interning in the publishing industry in London. She loves to visit coffee shops and bookstores abroad.
Jessica Miller is a third-year English Education major and Creative Writing minor at Miami University of Ohio. She is working toward being a high school English teacher and potentially publishing a book in verse in the future.
Piper Nicely is an undergraduate student at Miami University majoring in Media and Communications and double minoring in Creative Writing and History. She is from Toledo, Ohio, and is currently studying in London and loving every minute of it. When not in class, she can be found exploring London with her friends and dragging them into every Pret a Manger she sees.
Jillian Schwab is a rising third-year Anthropology major with minors in Archaeology, Fashion, and Museum Studies at Miami University. Her favorite Shakespeare play used to be Macbeth but has now become A Midsummer Night’s Dream. After graduation, she plans to attend graduate school to pursue a museological career in fashion and textile studies. She has a bearded dragon named Festus whom she dotes upon.
Brian Vogt is an undergraduate honors student at Miami University with majors in Creative Writing and Individualized Studies: Found Object Art. He received a Scholastic Silver Key for a collection of poems in 2019 and had a short story published in Brainchild magazine in 2021. He has also worked with world-renowned artist Ron Fondaw to create a sustainable sculpture out of adobe clay at Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park. Two of his found object sculptures were recently selected for an exhibit that opens this August at the Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum, located on Miami University’s campus in Oxford, Ohio.
Grace Williams is an English Literature major at Miami University. Her hobbies include reading and buying books (yes, those are two separate activities) and traveling the world. She is currently studying abroad in London, England.
Kennedy Withers is an author and student at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. A cosmopolitan at her finest, Kennedy still enjoys her relaxation time with good friends with a cup of boba in hand.