Meet the Crew
Executive Team
Noelle Franzone
Hannah Cargo
Josephine Geiger-Lee
Abigail Adams
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Executive Editor
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Artistic Director
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Head of Outreach
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PR Manager
Grade: Senior
Hometown: Madison, WI
Majors/Minors: English and creative writing and linguistics, certificate in non-profit leadership and philanthropy
Favorite Children's Book: Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney!
Fun fact: Once when I was in first grade, my school broke the Guinness record for largest snow-angel circle.
Grade: Senior
Hometown: Flower Mound, TX
Majors/Minors: Environmental policy and planning, English creative writing
Favorite Children's Book: Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
Fun Fact: I like a lot of spooky things — bats, ghosts, nighttime — but not scary movies!
Grade: Senior
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Majors/Minors: English and creative writing and journalism and mass communications (on the strategic communications track)
Favorite Children's Book: Warrior Cats!
Fun Fact: I was SO CUTE as a child that once, in Disneyland, Mulan stopped the parade to go take my hand and have me walk alongside her at the parade.
Grade: Junior
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Majors/Minors: English and creative writing major, business administration & news and media literacy minors (Pre-Law track)
Favorite Children's Book: The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Fun Fact: I once competed in a Dorothy dress-up contest (but I lost)
Olivia Bishop
Kyleigh Call
Katie Henry
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Executive Editor in training
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Artistic Editor in training
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Head of Outreach in training
Grade: Sophomore
Hometown: Missouri City, TX
Majors/Minors: English and creative writing major, ASL minor
Favorite Children's Book: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Fun Fact: I competed in horseback riding for five years!
Grade: Junior
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Majors/Minors: English and creative writing & art major
Favorite Children's Book: Le Petit Prince
Fun Fact: I love to people watch
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Grade: Junior
Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD
Majors/Minors: English and creative writing major on the publishing track with GWSS and news & media literacy minors
Favorite Children's Book: Twenty Six Princesses by Dave Horowitz
Fun Fact: I'm absolutely obsessed with Pitch Perfect
Delaney Bastian
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Writing Editor
Grade: Sophomore
Hometown: North Aurora, IL
Majors/Minors: Journalism and Mass Communication + Event Management
Favorite Children's Book: Ruby in Her Own Time
Fun Fact: I’m also in the Iowa Youth Writers Project!
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Mabel Stombaugh
Jill Nied
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Writing Editor
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Writing Editor
Mabel Stombaugh
Grade: Junior
Hometown: Colorado Springs
Majors/Minors: English and creative writing major on the publishing track with a minor in gender, women's, and sexuality studies
Favorite Children's Book: Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
Fun Fact: I lived in Germany for five years!
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Grade: Freshman
Hometown: Danville, PA
Majors/Minors: English and creative writing
Favorite Children's Book: Walter the Baker by Eric Carle
Fun Fact: I can play the bassoon!
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Macie Stineman
Ashlynne Nash
Beth Sloan
Morgan Lally
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Artistic Editor
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Artistic Editor
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Artistic Editor
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Artistic Editor
Grade: Junior
Hometown: Davenport, IA
Majors/Minors: English (publishing track), art history minor
Favorite Children's Book: Harry Potter
Fun Fact: My all time favorite movie is Lalaland
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Grade: Freshman
Hometown: West Branch, IA
Majors/Minors: English and Secondary Education major, minor in Spanish and certificate in Nonprofit Leadership and Philanthropy
Favorite Children's Book: Are You My Mother by P.D. Eastman
Fun Fact: I am an only child!
Grade: Senior
Hometown: Nevada, IA
Majors/Minors: English and creative writing (publishing track), art
Favorite Children's Book: A Visit to Fairyland
Fun Fact: I adore spiders!
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Grade: Sophomore
Hometown: IL
Majors/Minors: English and Creative Writing (English Education)
Favorite Children's Book: The Land of Stories
Fun Fact: I've never broken a bone before!
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Lee Nienhaus
Amritha Selvarajaguru
Caroline Börk
Elene Kodanashvili
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Illustrator
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Illustrator
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Illustrator
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Illustrator
Grade: Freshman
Hometown: Muscatine, IA
Majors/Minors: Biomedical Engineering
Favorite Children's Book: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Fun Fact: I'm a huge Horror game nerd
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Grade: Senior
Hometown: Wilmington, DE
Majors/Minors: English & Creative Writing, Secondary English Education
Favorite Children's Book: How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
Fun Fact: I always eat M&Ms in rainbow order from red to brown
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Grade: Sophomore
Hometown: Lawrence, KS
Majors/Minors: Intermedia Art, Double Certificate in Creative Writing Publishing, and Museum Studies
Favorite Children's Book: Madeline
Fun Fact: I have secret a double life where I sing opera
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Grade: Freshman
Hometown: Cedar Falls, IA
Majors/Minors: Art, Screenwriting, English and Creative Writing
Favorite Children's Book: The Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman
Fun Fact: I once performed an original rap called “Myrtle the Turtle” for Pete Buttigieg with a youth acting group.
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