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GENEVIEVE SLY CRANE
Faculty Advisor
Genevieve Sly Crane is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts (B.A. English, 2010) and Stony Brook Southampton, (M.F.A. Creative Writing and Literature, 2013). Her first novel, Sorority, earned a Publisher's Weekly starred review and was featured in Kirkus Reviews, The Week, O Magazine, Elle, Marie Claire, Bustle, and Electric Literature. She is the recipient of the 2020 Whiting Award for fiction. Her 2017 story, "Endings, Bright and Ugly," was a finalist for the American Short(er) Fiction Prize. Her upcoming novel is due for publication with Simon and Schuster in 2023.
MADISON BUONAIUTO
Editor-in-Chief
Madison is an English major and a Creative Writing minor at Stony Brook University. She is also the Editor-in-Chief at Sandpiper Review. Her goal is to become a secondary English teacher. She is a dance teacher and a writing coach, and has written a book!
SIDNEY PADMANABAN
Managing Editor
Sidney Padmanaban is a junior majoring in Mathematics and Creative Writing and minoring in Film. She is thrilled to enter her third year with the magazine. When she’s not hobbling through her degree, she can be found cuddling with her beloved chihuahua Trooper, baking treats for family and friends, or getting overly competitive while playing board games. Sidney hopes to work either in film and television as a writer, or in the publishing industry.
ETHAN KIESEL
Secretary
Ethan is a senior majoring in English at Stony Brook University. When he isn’t reading, writing, or swooning over well-written creative works, he’s taking care of his two dogs, whom he loves more than anything.
HYOJIN KIM
Treasurer
Hyojin is a sophomore At Stony Brook University majoring in English. She likes listening to music and will care about your Spotify Wrapped.
Fiction
CHARIS POLYCARPOU
Fiction Editor
Charis is a 4th-year creative writing major at Stony Brook University. Her creative nonfiction has been published in Furrow Magazine, and she has a short fiction story forthcoming in 30 North. She is the president of a dance club on campus and loves to travel to new places.
CYNTHIA KARTICK
Associate Fiction Editor
Cynthia is a sophomore Creative Writing major at Stony Brook. She is an Associate Fiction Editor for Sandpiper Review. She enjoys short stories and planning characters she will never write.
EMMA CASEY
Associate Fiction Editor
Emma is a creative writing major and English minor in her junior year at Stony Brook University. She is currently writing a feminist speculative fiction novel and is an avid reader and writer of short stories. When she is not trying to up her WPM, she can be found snuggled with her two cats, Carl and Binx, researching vintage animatronics.
FICTION READERS
Claudia Coloma, Christopher Roldan, Chloe Shea, LeeLee Baden-Glicksman, Madelyn Stepski, Stephanie Cruz, Vanessa Acebo
Poetry
SAM SANSO
Poetry Editor
Sam is an English Major and Creative Writing Minor at Stony Brook University. She is the Poetry Editor for Sandpiper Review and plans to publish her work in the future. Sam loves to read and write, and often does so beside her Russian Blue cat, Sappho.
ALLEN ARIAS
Associate Poetry Editor
Allen is a Creative Writing Major at Stony Brook University, and an Associate Poetry Editor for Sandpiper Review. He has previously been published in Zaum Magazine. He is also a foodie, and loves discovering new flavors
SIENNA BERGER
Associate Poetry Editor
Sienna is a pre-nursing major and creative writing minor at Stony Brook. She is an Associate Poetry Editor for Sandpiper and enjoys making jewelry.
POETRY READERS
Arielle Davis, Elle Dinardo, Esther Jiang, Helen Johannesman, Maximus Amadeo, Zoe Zwirlein
Nonfiction
ELISHA FELIZ
Nonfiction Editor
Elisha is a senior English major at Stony Brook University. She is the Nonfiction Editor for Sandpiper Review, the vice president of the Alpha Nu Zeta English Honor Society, and a student in the English Honors program. She loves reading, drawing, and watching films. Her goal is to pursue a career in the publishing industry.
LILYANA TARQUINIO
Associate Nonfiction Editor
Lilyana is pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in English with a Journalism minor at Stony Brook University. She is an Associate Nonfiction Editor for Sandpiper Review, and has been published three times in The LIST Magazine. She loves horticulture, reading and writing - aspiring to pursue a career in Publishing.
SARAH WICKES
Associate Nonfiction Editor
Sarah is an English major and Writing & Rhetoric minor at Stony Brook University. She is an Associate Nonfiction Editor for Sandpiper Review. She also edits for Stony Brook Young Investigator's Review, Kaleidoscope Honors College Magazine, and is the event coordinator for Alpha Nu Zeta English Honor Society.
NONFICTION READERS
Abigail LaRosa, Confidence Chigbo, Katalina Pimienta, Keyonna Hamilton, Meher Niger
Art
YAGMUR ERDAL
Art Director
Yagmur is a freshman majoring in Psychology. This is her first time working with Sandpiper, and she’s very excited to be part of something great! She loves reading, photography, board games (or any type of games, really), dyeing her hair, buying lots of blind boxes and her two amazing dogs. She hates it when people say only AI uses em dashes — em dashes are great.
MIA LAQUIDARA
Art Evaluator
Mia is a biology major at Stony Brook University. She is on the Art Team at Sandpiper Review. She enjoys writing and drawing in her free time and has two pet lizards.
HUMAYRA NOOR
Art Evaluator
Humayra is junior in the English Honors program at Stony Brook. She is an Art Evaluator for Sandpiper Review. She is passionate about writing and art, and interested in the perseverance of publication of them through magazines like Sandpiper.
Marketing and Operations
EMMA HIGGINS
Operations Manager
Emma is a senior undergrad at Stony Brook, double-majoring in political science and sociology and minoring in English. She is vice president of Peace Action, a member of the English Student Advisory Council and Phi Alpha Delta, and works front desk at USG. Outside of classes, she enjoys reading, collecting records, cooking and baking for her friends, thrifting, and spending time with her cat Hazel!
JASMINE ST. GRACE
Website Manager
Jasmine Grace writes novels, short stories that are too long to be properly considered ‘short’ stories, academic papers about the state of French language education, and occasionally blogs about education or writing or language. She almost never writes poetry and is physically incapable of writing flash. She just has so much to say, and so many worlds to explore, and there are never enough words to express at all, and...
ISIS MULLENNAX
Social Media Manager
SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM
Khadija Abdeen, Loukia Haleem
Creative
Anthony O’Brien
Creative Consultant
Anthony is a Journalism major and Creative Writing minor at Stony Brook University. They are a Creative Consultant at Sandpiper Review. They like running and writing about life.
Jada Primo
Creative Consultant
Jada is a psychology major at Stony Brook University. She is a Creative Consultant for Sandpiper Review. She has been writing since she was 11 years old and has been a TEDx speaker.
Sania Haq
Creative Consultant
Sania is a student majoring in Political Science and minoring in Creative Writing. She is a 2024 National Silver Medalist in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, published in the Teens Ink magazine, and competed in We The People: National Finals. Her goal is to become an attorney and publish her poetry. In her free time, she enjoys working out at the gym, writing poetry, practicing martial arts, and spending time with her family.