letter from the editors

Dear Reader, When we began this online platform, we said that this magazine would grow and evolve with its authors, readers, and creators. As seen through the literary community’s commitment to persistence through even the most trying of times, this prediction has clearly come to fruition. In just three short years, Essay has grown in ways we …

photographer bios

ayva valentine kunes is a creative writing and philosophy major at Susquehanna University. When not busy reading or writing she can often be found with her camera in hand. abigail krautheim is a sophomore student at Susquehanna University studying publishing & editing and is a double minor in marketing and professional & civic writing. She …

2020 masthead

jane seibert CO-EDITORS: hannah phillips & bri murphy PRINT DESIGNERS AND CO-EDITORS: deon robinson & abigail krautheim READING BOARD HEADS: lydia gilliam & deon robinson READING BOARDS: christopher doulis, patrick durney, jason ferris, lydia gilliam, abigail krautheim, steven christopher mcknight, cara weaver COPYEDITORS: julie bauer, emily bell, tyla parks, noelle thomas, alaina walls FACULTY ADVISORS: …

2020 virtual launch

Meet our staff, listen to some readings, and hear our guest judge’s comments on the Kirkland Prize finalists and winner! Featured readers include Amy Jarvis, Sarena Pollock and Taylor Rose Meehan.