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.

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.

Non-Fiction Team

Non-Fiction 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.

Non-Fiction 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.

Non-Fiction 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.

Non-Fiction 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

Non-Fiction 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.

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.

sinkhollow@gmail.com