The –ISM Youth Files – Meet The Writers
Meet some of our new youth writers for The –Ism Youth Files
We had many incredible pieces from our rounds of submissions for The -Ism Youth Files. While we continue contracting and meeting with our winners, we are excited to announce three of these exciting writers!
- Freya Sticka
Freya is a 15 year old high schooler who lives in Portland Oregon. Freya loves to write, paint, and be creative. She is also very… - Jenell Theobald
Creator of the essay “The Many Who Don’t Fit In” Jenell Theobald is an incoming sophomore at the International School of Beaverton. Like many Americans, she… - Keona Burch (Rose Zhang)
Creator of the poems “A Wish for Rain” and “Fault” Keona Burch (Rose Zhang) is from Portland, Oregon, but currently studying at Northfield Mount Hermon, a… - Danica Leung
Creator of the graphic novel “Wild Geese” A recent graduate from Lincoln High School, Danica Leung (she/her) intends to study political science at Emory University as a… - Kylynn Lucio
KyLynn Hattie Lucio (she/hers) is a Native American junior at Springfield Public Schools (Minnesota) in the hopes of becoming a therapist or a writer. This will be… - Trini Feng
Trini Feng (she/her) is a high school senior from suburban Illinois. She enjoys writing in a variety of genres and forms, always finding a new way… - Kaitlyn O’Neill
As a current high school student at Oregon Episcopal School, Kaitlyn O’Neill(she/her) discovered her love for poetry in her tenth-grade English class. Kaitlyn has always had… - Isabella Santana
A recent graduate from West High School, Isabella Santana (she/her) hopes that her words can change the world. Isabella has received recognition for her writing on a… - Katherine Elliott
Katherine Elliott is currently studying at Summit Olympus in the hopes of getting into college and becoming a Pharmacist. Previous work has included Creating a Story… - Genevieve Bascos-Arce
Genevieve Bascos-Arce is a Filipino-American freshman (14) studying at Dulles High School who hopes to showcase creativity in traditional careers such as medical science. She is… - Roodley Merilo
Roodley is a Haitian-American senior at New London high school that hopes to become an accomplished writer in the near future. Previous works have included writing… - Ella Celko
Ella is in the sixth grade at Childpeace Montessori School. She lives in Portland with her parents, brother, and two cats. She enjoys drawing and playing… - Journeya
I’m Journeya, and at this moment, I am 17 years old. I live in Mystic Connecticut with my soul companions Callie the talkative cat, Jasper the energetic… - Nico
Niko Boskovic is a 20-year-old man living in Portland, Oregon where he attended high school and graduated in June of 2019. Before high school, he… - Deandre Avant
I’m Deandre Avant (he/him). I was born and raised here in Boston, Massachusetts. I have three brothers, four sisters, two nieces and two nephews. I went to… - Cara Chen
Cara Chen (she/her) is a student at Lakeridge High School. She has previously published work under the pen name Coco in the February 2022 and May… - Veronica Salrin
Veronica Salrin (any pronouns) is a sophomore at Center Grove High School in Greenwood, Indiana. This is their first time publishing, and they are beyond grateful… - Erik Nielsen
Erik Nielsen, an eleventh grader at Churchill High School, is currently live in Livonia, Michigan with his parents and younger sister. While most of his… - Mila Kashiwabara
Mila Kashiwabara is so excited to be featured in this writing project. She is 10 years old and she lives in Portland Oregon. Mila is an… - Adrija Jana
Adrija Jana is a passionately creative writer based in India. She mostly creates poetry pieces based on her personal experiences as well as social issues she…