Managing Editor
Yana Fershtein
Yana is a Creative Writing student at KPU. She has an intense love of language and will ramble about phonetics or etymology at any given opportunity. She expresses her fascination with words, as well as the weird and whimsical, through her poetry. She loves a good romp of a poem that leaves you breathless and befuddled, with made-up words, bizarre imagery, and a tender heart. She also enjoys alliteration. When she isn’t writing, Yana likes to watch (and talk about) movies and shows, juggle, and get lost in Wikipedia rabbit holes for hours.
Senior Graphic Designer
Angel Massot
Angel Massot (he/him) is an artist, graphic designer, and marketing professional. He holds a Diploma in Fashion Marketing from the Wilson School of Design (2022) and a BA in General Studies with a focus in fine art, marketing, and communications from Kwantlen Polytechnic University (2025). Angel is drawn to the intersection of technology, media, and creative expression, and brings a genuine enthusiasm for the arts to everything he makes. Outside of his work, he loves ecology, camping across the West Coast, and listening to his growing vinyl collection.
Senior Prose Editor
Demeris Queiros
Demeris Queiros is a student at KPU striving to achieve a Bachelor’s in Creative Writing at KPU. A lover of stories and storytelling from an early age, Demeris seeks to transcribe the stories in his head onto the page for both himself and others to enjoy. When not writing, Demeris can be found hanging out with friends and indulging in creative experiences such as books, video games, movies, music, TV, or travelling.
Senior Poetry Editor
Usha Gunatilake
Usha Gunatilake is a freelance writer, editor, and fanatic word-lover. She is currently a KPU student majoring in Creative Writing and minoring in English. Usha writes about musings, mystic creatures, endings, and disability, and aspires to be an auto memories doll. Usha is happiest when she is curled up in her Hobbit-hole reading or watching something, or when she is daydreaming elaborate stories in her head while walking in the rain.
Junior Poetry Editor
Sarah Gawthrop
Sarah Gawthrop is a poet, editor, ROOM magazine board member, and third-year Creative Writing student at KPU. She recently self-published her first poetry collection, Topophilia: A Strong Sense of Place—a love letter to nature. She looks forward to continuing to write poems and helping other poets brush up their work for publication in this mag!
Senior Visual Arts Editor
Ava Sasaki
Ava Sasaki is a Japanese-Canadian student currently studying the arts at KPU. When she’s not working on a creative project, you can find her playing Stardew Valley or watching anime at an unhealthy hour of the night. Watch Hunter x Hunter for clear skin.
Junior Visual Arts Editor
Swann Tsai
Swann Tsai is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts at KPU. She holds a deep passion for the creative arts and examines the explorative aspect of creation. Besides studying English at KPU, she spends all her spare time either in professional dance, photography, or teaching. Art in all forms exemplifies the nuances in which artists choose to express themselves; Swann wishes to show some of this passion in her day-to-day work.
Web Editor
Elena Barahona
Elena is a second-year English and Creative Writing student at KPU. She loves to write in an academic setting, but also creatively, unconfined to one literary genre or form (though she’ll always have a soft spot for fantasy and prose). When Elena needs a break from writing, she’ll be indulging in her many hobbies, whether it’s music production, digital art, painting, or reading. Her heartfelt desire is to achieve her three-year-old self’s dream and publish a full-length novel. But for now, she just wants to get her Bachelor of Arts Degree and start a career as an editor.
Social Media Coordinator
Lydia Doerschlag
Lydia Doerschlag is a Creative Writing student at KPU with a deep love for creativity and art. When she’s not studying she spends most of her time reading, playing cozy games, and posting her novels and stories online. She hopes to write for a living one day, but for now she’s content with planning her next story while listening to her favourite songs on loop.
Operations Manager
Devaki Mathivanan
office@runnermag.ca
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