Meet the Team
Here at Sink Hollow, it isn't just the contents of the magazine that defines us— it's the people who make this journal a reality.
Editorial Staff
Editor in Chief
Zack Baker
Zack studies Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, and English as part of USU's Interdisciplinary Program. He revels in the stories and poems that rest just atop the primeval current of telling. He has found himself behind the wheel of a large automobile, in a beautiful house, and with a beautiful wife.
Managing Editor
Woodrow Walters
Woodrow is a creative writing major. He has returned to USU for his second bachelor’s as a way to pursue his dream of becoming a writer for a AAA gaming studio. He loves all things related to character development and hopes to publish a novel someday.
Fiction Team
Fiction Co-Editor
Chloe Scheve
Chloe is studying English Literature, and Anthropology at USU. She enjoys reading memoirs, short stories, and all things spooky. In her free time, you’ll find her listening to her dad’s favorite music and potentially catch her crying over sappy book dedications too.
Fiction Co-Editor
Brianna Pickering
Brianna is Majoring in Wildlife Ecology with a Minor in Sociology at USU. She can usually be located somewhere in the mountains spying on the birds through her camera lens. She hopes to one day use her writing professionally to aid conservation efforts.
Fiction Reader
Jess Lindhardt
Jess is a Creative Writing major here at Utah State. She is writing a novel and hopes to one day become a published author and developmental editor.
Fiction reader
Brooklyn Hibshman
Brooklyn is studying creative writing and technical communication & rhetoric, and is a reader on the fiction team. She hopes to work with fiction books in the publishing industry after graduation, and maybe even be published herself.
Fiction Reader
Jonathan Walker
Jonathan Walker is a senior at Utah State studying Creative Writing and Journalism. He has ambitions of becoming a novelist. You can often find him listening through a new album or going back to strange favorites.
Fiction Reader
Dylan Jensen
Dylan Jensen is a dual major in music composition and creative writing. He aspires to one day become a video game composer and fantasy author. Dylan also has an odd obsession with banana bread.
Fiction Reader
Jake Casper
Jake is an English major with a Creative Writing emphasis and is a reader on the fiction team. He hopes to one day write and publish his own novel.
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Fiction Reader
Ellie Carlson
Ellie Carlson is a Creative Writing/Philosophy double major interested in the history and influence of morality tales as the intersection of her work. Between writing novels, playing DnD, and backpacking, she competes on USU's Ethics Bowl Team.
Fiction Reader
Baden Chipping
Baden is an aspiring professional author who criticizes the plot and characterization of any story he confronts. He also drums, inline skates, and reads books related to self-improvement, the existence of God, and C. S. Lewis.
Fiction Reader
Abby Huber
Abby is studying Technical Communications & Rhetoric at USU. She enjoys reading long fiction novels and occasionally writes her own short stories. Outside of class, she can often be found walking, playing her flute, or cloud watching in the early morning.
Nonfiction Team
Nonfiction Co-Editor
Eli Moss
Eli Moss (he/him) is studying biology and creative writing, and he's an editor for the nonfiction team at Sink Hollow. After graduating in December of 2025, he plans on pursuing a career in trade book publishing.
Nonfiction Co-Editor
Ella Unguren
Ella is studying English with an emphasis in Creative Writing and is a co-editor on the nonfiction team at Sink Hollow. When Ella isn’t writing or rereading her favorite novels, she can be found listening to Simon & Garfunkel and walking through graveyards.
Nonfiction Reader
Sadie Olsen
Sadie Olsen is a senior in English Literature and is a reader on the Nonfiction team. Her plan after she graduates is to continue on to graduate school in British Victorian Literature. In her free time, she loves to bake bread and collect enamel pins.
Nonfiction reader
Dhanai Anthimidou-Friel
Dhanai Anthimidou-Friel is a junior in USU's English Creative Writing program and a reader on the non-fiction team. She enjoys spending too much time revising emails only to remember that not everyone cares about grammar like that.
Poetry Team
Poetry Co-Editor
Brook Haight
Brook is a Creative Writing English major at USU and an editor on the poetry team. She hopes to publish a book one day, but will settle for becoming rich and famous some other way. In her free time, she enjoys writing poetry, rock climbing, and nonograms.
Poetry Reader
Ellie Fallows
Ellie Fallows is finishing up her final year as an English literature student and is a reader on the poetry team. She is currently applying to master's programs in library science and hopes to one day spread the joy that comes from literature as a public librarian.
Poetry Reader
Addie Hemsley
Addie Hemsley is a senior studying creative writing. She hopes to attend grad school to study creative writing with an emphasis in poetry. In her free time, she loves reading, writing, playing guitar, and hanging out with friends.
Poetry reader
Emmalynn Erard
Emmalynn is pursuing an English degree with a minor in Communication at USU. Outside of work, she loves to read sci-fi and historical fiction, and one day hopes to sew an accurate replica of Padmé Amidalas red throne room gown.
Design Team
Design Editor
Cade
Cade Taylor is a Creative Writing Major set to graduate December of 2025 and is the Design Managing Editor for Sink Hollow. He aspires to be a full time creative, whether that be as an author or graphic designer.
Administration
Nonfiction Advisor
Russ Beck
Russ co-authored the book On Fly-Fishing the Northern Rockies: Essays and Dubious Advice. He received the Frederick Manfred Award for creative writing from the Western Literature Association. His essays have appeared in Eat Sleep Fish, Fly Culture, and The Huffington Post. His radio stories have aired on Utah Public Radio. He teaches writing at USU.
Fiction Advisor
Charles Waugh
Charles is the co-editor and co-translator of Ta Duy Anh’s The Termite Queen, forthcoming from Penguin Random House Southeast Asia, and two collections of Vietnamese short fiction, Wild Mustard and Family of Fallen Leaves. He teaches fiction writing at USU. Among other venues, his work has appeared in The Literary Review, Words Without Borders, Foreign Policy, ISLE, Flyway, and saltfront.
Design and Production Advisor
Robb Kunz
Robb Kunz hails from Teton Valley, Idaho. He received his MFA in creative writing from the University of Idaho. He currently teaches writing at Utah State University. His art has been published Peatsmoke Journal, Wild Roof, Hole in the Head Review, and Fatal Flaw Literary Magazine. His work is forthcoming in Beyond Words Literary Magazine, Third Street Review, and Glassworks Magazine.
Poetry Advisor and CWAC Director
Ashley Wells
Ashley Wells earned her MFA in Creative Nonfiction from California State University and currently teaches creative nonfiction and composition at USU. Her book The Cowgirl and the Racehorse: A Recovery was published with Lantern Publishing and Media. Essays have appeared with Connotation Press, Jezebel.com, and Women in Higher Education, and her 16-post guest blog series examining representations of women and horses in pop culture appeared with Bitch magazine.
Interested in Joining?
Sink Hollow is always looking for students to join our team. To learn more about our hiring process, email us at the address below.