Steven Caumo is a third-year fiction writer in the NEOMFA program. He has a B.A. in Creative Writing from Waynesburg University. He was the 2019 recipient of the Lit Youngstown Lou Yuhasz Memorial Scholarship. Originally from Meadowlands, PA, he currently lives in Kent, OH, with his partner and their very spoiled dog.
Kyla Nino is working towards her M.A. in Professional Writing at Youngstown State University. While studying literature at the University of Toledo, she worked behind the scenes on small publications like The Mill and The Aureole Press. When she’s not reading, she enjoys dabbling in bookbinding and papermaking and spending as much time as possible with her husband and their dog.
Kirsten Moore is a student in Youngstown State University’s English undergraduate program. Since high school she has had a passion for editing all things, including magazines, newspapers and fiction works. In her free time Kirsten can be found fine-tuning her skills at a bowling alley—she’s a member of YSU’s Women’s Bowling team—or, more likely, with her nose in a book. Her career aspirations are to edit for the same book publishing companies that inspired her to start reading in the first place.
Katelyn Urs is earning her Master’s in English on the Professional and Technical Writing track at Youngstown State University. In 2021, she received her Bachelor’s in English with a minor in Creative Writing at YSU. Her favorite genre to read is horror fiction and in her free time, you can find her hiking at Mill Creek or watching new Criterion releases.