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ALICIA WILSONAssistant Managing Editor - Assistant Poetry Editor
Alicia Wilson is a 22-year-old California native double-majoring in English and Sociology. Aspiring to work for the ACLU as a human rights/mental health advocate she says: "I started out at an art school in Oakland, CA and quickly found my way back to Southern California, where I've basically lived my entire life. I am double majoring in the hope that I can eventually combine my love of writing with my passion for activism. I have a lot of freckles, have recently started working with ceramics, and I love my cats more than most people."
Alicia Wilson is a former recipient of the prestigious Pasadena City College 2018 Handley Creative Writing Scholarship. Read her winning poem here. |
CocoCoco - Blog Editor, Social Media Editor, Special Projects Managing EditorAuthor of Unicorn Psychosis, Spectrum Publishing Historian, Mental Health Advocate, Poet, Writer, Speaker and Performance Artist resides in Pasadena. Recent publications include: Lummox 8, Altadena Poetry Review 2019, Animal Heart Press, and debuts most work with Spectrum Publishing. Born into a life of medical impossibilities, numerous traumas, and abuse writing provided strength and endurance to carry on. Writing has always been a secret passion since childhood. Mother of two boys, which was deemed medically impossible due to the nature of the vast medical conditions sustained throughout life. Given a life expectancy of 18 armed with determination now over 40 and fiercely fighting the day to day traumas of life through verse.
As Managing Editor my main role is to bring out everyone else's inner awesome. Which this staff makes my job easy since they are already super amazing and talented. Supporting the staff with decisions, making suggestions, assisting in all aspects when necessary and the best part reading every submission!!! I LOVE TO READ and that is an understatement!!! Social Media outreach means keeping on top of all post, keeping the post relevant and relatable. At the same time creating a larger scope of an audience that increases our digital visibility. Capturing events and delivering updates to the public about all the amazing Creative Works that are found within INSCAPE. Favorite Quote: "And maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be." - Miguel de Cervantes Coco's book Unicorn Psychosis is available through Amazon in both print and e-book. Follow the link below: www.amazon.com/gp/product/1081797851 |
KARINA DIAZBlog Editor
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KRISTEN SIMENTALFiction Editor
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Sean Ban - Poetry Editor, Assistant Web EditorSean is a aspiring poet in his mid-20s. He feels he gained his creative insight through the music he listens to as well as the games he has played. He has a small sense of adventure when it comes to his writing. In late 2018, he graduated from Cal State Long Beach with a Bachelor's in Marketing. Despite earning that degree, he's unsure of what his role in life is, but he's aiming to find that out through writing. He hopes to learn all sorts of forms in order to find his voice and style, whether it's sticking to poetry or writing short stories. Aside from aspiring to be a poet, he also aspires to be proofreader and a document editor.
AMANDA LYSpecial Projects Issue Editor - Light & Dark Zine
Amanda is a 3X Staffer for Inscape Magazine. She was Issue producer and Issue Editor for the Special, Limited Edition Mental Health issue, has worked on the Publicity team, blogged, conducted interviews, and now oversees the Special Projects Issue themed on Light&Dark coming out in Summer 2020. Professor Ogden wants to say that Amanda is indispensable to Inscape Magazine and that her work on the magazine has been a model of excellence and professionalism. Amanda is also a wonderful photographer and a handy cook!
Kirsten Ogden - Faculty AdvisorDr. Ogden is chair of the Creative Writing Committee and oversees the Visiting Writers Series at Pasadena City College in the English Department. She loves working with the creative, serious-minded, dedicated students of PCC Inscape Magazine. It's her favorite thing in the world. Visit Dr. Ogden's website at kirstenogden.com
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Perla Vogel - Special Projects Editor, Non-Fiction Editor I am currently studying Italian language and graphic design at Pasadena City College. I am 30 years old and enjoy many literature, art, and the cultural diversity in Los Angeles. I have had the privilege to work for the Altadena Library through P.C.C. Shatford library technology program. During my studies
I learned to navigate the library shelves, help people find their books, and participated in the magic of youth services by giving the joy of reading. Literature is very important starting at an early age for a child. I remember being able to read my first book, Winnie the Pooh Bear. It was magical.I kept on reading this beloved book over and over and took joy in being able to memorize the words by heart. I couldn't wait to read Winnie the Pooh to my friends who were also learning how to read. It is like they say each book is a friend waiting to be picked up and discovered. I learned to read and write in English, even though my native language is Spanish I only spoke it. When I attended elementary is when I was able to read my own language while studying English. I felt like I was part of two worlds. Language helps open up the world with new and exciting opportunities. I am grateful to California for giving me a life long gift of education that I would probably not have access if I had been in Mexico. There is a great divide by poverty, violence, and sex discrimination for poor Mexican women and their children. One is lucky to even go to school and get an elementary education. I truly appreciate the opportunity to be in California to study the humanities art and language. I am very lucky to have the opportunities that so many undocumented children are currently being detained at immigration centers; dream about having one day. I believe connecting everyone to their own inner writers and readers is important to understanding ourselves. Encouraging each of our community is key to becoming more stronger and united. Now more than ever, is the time to pick up a pen or a laptop whatever mode of writing it takes and make your story get printed. There is the pure essence of being through writing, each one of us is a unique voice that is waiting to be heard by audiences we would not expect. Being an undocumented student has been a life journey and am still learning my position in society. It may be a life long sentence; but there are many more undocumented immigrants that live their whole lives in the United States. Our existence of "staying in the shadows" in hiding and in silence is coming to an end. There are many of us, "illegal immigrants" who are warriors and heroes going to the front lines to help run the country by farming hands, cooking services,gardeners, maids, and other essential jobs that have a long historical tradition. The United States has been my country as long as I have had any consciousness, however being born in Mexico has made me an outsider in both countries. I would like to reach out to all those who are in the same position and offer encouragement on their own journeys of finding identity, home, love, liberty and happiness. Long live our beautiful country, AMERICA! |