Author Archives: Edward Howarth

Joel Worford is a twenty-year old writer from Midlothian Virginia. He is currently studying English with a concentration in creative writing at Longwood University. Worford’s focus is on poetry and short story writing and his favorite writers are Jack Kerouac and Stephen Chbosky. … Continue reading →

Alice King is currently a junior at Longwood University. She is majoring in English, with a concentration in Creative Writing. Alice began writing in middle school, and has won two short story contests. Two of her poems, “shiver” and “Daughter,” are to … Continue reading →

Jessica Gunther is a senior fiction writer at Longwood University. She has completed an 110,000-word novel, Dark Guardian, which is under review for publication. She currently resides in Virginia. Today she reads an excerpt from her essay, “Book Hater To … Continue reading →

Ashleigh Meyer is a 24 year-old writer from Bedford, Virginia. In fiction, CNF and poetry, her work features topics like nativity, childhood and life in a rural community. Authors like Annie Dillard, Jonathan Safran-Foer, and Ransom Riggs influence her writing, as well … Continue reading →

Amy Chafee has written nonfiction essays about her homeschooling days, facing gender expectations within a religious community, and her gap year working at Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, where she met a lot of fascinating people. A native of Louisa County, Amy is … Continue reading →

Christopher Crider is currently a sophomore English major at Longwood University, with a concentration in creative writing. Chris focuses on non-fiction writing, and was first published in the Op/Ed section of the Richmond Times Dispatch in 2008. He currently lives … Continue reading →

Chad MacDonald is a creative writer at Longwood University, a radio DJ for WMLU, and philanthropy chairman for Phi Mu Delta. He has previously been published in multiple magazines and currently has a screen play circulating through some festivals. He … Continue reading →

Suzanne Stetson is writer of women’s fiction with a touch of romance and/or mystical elements. She currently lives in Virginia in a hundred year old farmhouse and is a staff member at Longwood University where she attends creative writing courses … Continue reading →

Garrett Johnston is a twenty-year-old aspiring children’s book author from Round Hill, Virginia. By day he is a simple student working to complete his undergraduate  degree in English and Creative Writing, but by night he writers middle-grade fiction and picture books, … Continue reading →