Elaine Schroeder Elaine Schroeder is majoring in English at McNeese State University. She plans on getting an MFA and hopes to one day become a published author. She likes writing about the paranormal and fantastical. She also enjoys doing colorguard for The Pride of McNeese and plays flute on occasion.
Read MoreTa’Mya Davis Ta’Mya Davis is a senior at McNeese State University, set to graduate this semester. Passionate about missions, she has served in Mexico, Honduras, and Costa Rica where she got to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. Currently, Ta’Mya is the Student Ministry Assistant at Trinity Baptist Church and…
Read MoreLeah Joseph Leah Joseph is an MFA/MA poetry candidate at McNeese State University and is an assistant editor for Boudin. She grew up in Ohio and earned her BA in Creative Writing from the University of Cincinnati. Her work has been featured in What You Need to Know About Me, an…
Read MoreRobbie Hess Robbie Hess is a southern poet from Birmingham, AL. He is pursuing his MA and MFA at McNeese State University. His poetry has appeared in The Bluebird Word and The New Croton Review. He is currently serving as the assistant poetry editor for the McNeese Review.
Read MoreVallie Lynn Watson Vallie Lynn Watson is an Assistant Professor of English/fiction writing in the MFA program at McNeese State University. Her novel, A River So Long, was published by Luminis Books, and recent short stories and essays appear in literary journals such as Hobart, Bending Genres, and PANK. Watson earned her doctorate a thousand…
Read MoreMichael Robins Michael Robins is the author of five books of poetry, most recently The Bright Invisible (Saturnalia Books, 2022). His recent work has appeared or is forthcoming in Puerto del Sol, The Common, New England Review, and Poetry magazine. He lives in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where he teaches in the MFA program at McNeese State University. Visit…
Read MoreGwenyth Wheat Gwenyth Wheat is a MFA/MA candidate at McNeese State University. She is the Assistant Poetry Editor for the McNeese Review and a writing tutor for MSU. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Great…
Read MoreTaryn White is currently an MFA candidate at McNeese State University, where she earned her BA in comparative literature and her MA in literature. Her home is in Southwest Louisiana, but she loves to travel and attend concerts often. She is particularly interested in comparative literature, and her research often…
Read MoreKarris Rae Karris Rae is a fiction MFA/MA candidate at McNeese State University. She is also a fiction editor for The McNeese Review and managing editor of Boudin. Her chapbook, We Obedient Children, won the 2024 Etchings Press Chapbook Contest in prose. Her short work has recently appeared or is…
Read MoreAbbie Skinner Abbie Skinner is an MFA/MA candidate at McNeese State University. Originally from Southern California, Abbie has spent more than half her life living in New York and abroad. She is happy to have settled in Louisiana for now, at least until her next adventure takes her someplace else.…
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