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co-Managing Editor
Katie Murray is a sophomore Creative Writing and Publishing & Editing double major. She is also the Head Visual Arts Editor for Susquehanna’s Sanctuary Magazine. When not surrounded in all things English, she’s playing in SU’s Symphony Orchestra, drawing, or frolicking in some flowers.
co-Managing Editor
Sydnie A. Howard is a senior studying creative writing with minors in English and gender studies from Emmaus, Pennsylvania. On campus, she is the president of SU’s Slam Poetry Club, VP of Member Experience for Zeta Tau Alpha, and a Student Ambassador at the Admissions Office. She is passionate about Margaret Atwood novels, women poets, and raving over her favorite films with her two cats. Her work can be found in Sanctuary, Essay, Flagship, Prometheus Dreaming, and elsewhere.
Assistant Managing Editor
Trinity Trimmer is a junior creative writing, publishing and editing, and music composition triple major at Susquehanna University with a minor in Honors. She is the Head Academic Works Editor for Ginkgo Magazine and is currently serving as Vice President of the Susquehanna University Honors Council. When she’s not studying with friends or stuck in a practice room, she enjoys running and going for walks along the Susquehanna River. Her favorite genres include: memoir, women’s fiction, and mystery.
Head Fiction Editor
Ayla Kerwan is a junior double majoring in English Literature and Creative Writing. When her head isn’t down in a good book, she is either outside running with her team, scrapbooking, or missing her two dogs terribly. For Ayla, fiction gives the opportunity to speak oneself in the most unique, yet universal ways. On campus she is a part of the Black Student Union as well as the Writers Institute, working as a Literary Arts Intern. She is excited to be working on RiverCraft as fostering the storytelling and self-expression is something she says is both vital and beautiful.
Assistant Fiction Editor
Rori Kennedy is a sophomore Creative Writing and Publishing & Editing Student. She is also the Junior Managing Editor for Sanctuary Magazine and a writer for the Squirrel. When she isn’t reading or writing, she’s going on adventures with her friends, doodling in her notebooks, or cooking anything from banana bread to lemongrass curry in her tiny suite kitchen. She is excited to be working on RiverCraft and to read all the amazing stories!
Head Poetry Editor
Jules Marzluff is a sophomore triple major in creative writing, publishing & editing, and spanish studies. She grew up doing theatre in Dayton, Ohio, where she fell in love with storytelling and the incredible power it has to bring people together. She enjoys reading all genres, but she is particularly inspired by autofiction, magical realism, and any work by Daniel Handler. Her work has been published in the Mock Turtle Zine and on the SU Press blog.
Assistant Poetry Editor
Ashton Hall is a sophomore Creative Writing and Publishing & Editing double major, and a French Studies minor, from Lancaster, PA. She is involved in executive positions in The Squirrel and Flagship Magazine, as well as RiverCraft. She is most passionate about writing fiction and poetry in her free time, and as well as doting on her cat, Cheesecake.
Visual Arts Editor
Lindsay Hirschman is a senior at Susquehanna University, double-majoring in Creative Writing and Publishing & Editing. At Susquehanna, she is also the Head Multi-Modal Editor for The Sanctuary Magazine. Born and raised in Princeton, New Jersey, Lindsay loves writing autofiction, drawing and painting, reading children’s books, and thrifting. She is excited to help curate the visuals for RiverCraft’s 2026 issue.
Head DESIGNER
T. Skindzier transferred to Susquehanna this fall as a junior Graphic Design major and is so excited to be the Assistant Designer this year. She grew up in Pittsburgh, PA, and previously attended school in Boone, NC. At SU, she is also a member of the Crew Team and is the Design and Media Intern for the Selinsgrove Chamber of Commerce. She has had her artwork and photography juried into shows, including the 2023 Art & Design Expo at the Smith Gallery, the Leading Legacy Exhibition at the Looking Glass Gallery, and the Student Art Contest Exhibit at Belk Library, which includes a photo on permanent display; all in Boone, NC.
pr team
Gracie White (2026) is a Marketing major and Spanish minor. Her on campus involvements include VP of Shakespeare Club and Model UN. She aspires to work in the Marketing Communications field.
pr team
Kaitlyn Wagner is a publishing & editing and creative writing double major with a minor in professional & civic writing. Outside of RiverCraft, she is also a student-writer for Susquehanna's marketing & communications department, captain of the cheer team and vice president of recruitment for Sigma Kappa.
Faculty advisor
Dr. Apoorva Bradshaw-Mittal (they/them) holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Southern Mississippi, a B.Tech. in Software Engineering from Delhi Technological University, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. They are a gender/queer author from northern India whose work centers themes of lesbian survival in homophobic societies, interstitial magic, and diaspora and immigration. Before joining the faculty at Susquehanna University, they were a Visiting Assistant Professor of fiction at Ohio University. Their short stories and essays have appeared in The Rumpus, Catapult, New Ohio Review, Electric Literature and elsewhere. Their recent short story “The Dollmaker” was nominated for a Pushcart— and an O. Henry Prize. Throughout their writing career, they have served on the editorial staff of magazines like New Ohio Review, Mississippi Review, Electric Literature, and LUMINA among others. Currently, they serve as the Community Manager at Foglifter Press.