Rachel Hall | Faculty Advisor
Rachel Hall is the author of Heirlooms (BkMk Press, 2016) which was selected by Marge Piercy for the G.S. Sharat Chandra Book Prize. Her stories and essays have been published in numerous journals and anthologies, including Crab Orchard Review, Gettysburg Review, New Letters, Guernica Daily, and LitHub. She teaches creative writing and literature at Geneseo where she holds two Chancellor’s Award for Excellence–one for teaching and one for creative work.
Allison Brown | Production Advisor
Allison Brown, Production Advisor to Gandy Dancer, is the Digital Publishing Services Manager at Milne Library. She was on the staff for her college literary magazine, so she loves helping out with Gandy Dancer. Now she works on all types of open access publications and free online textbooks.
Paige Loucks | Managing Editor
Paige Loucks is a third-year English Lit major from Ballston Spa, New York. She loves iced chai lattes, long train rides (as long as she has the window seat), and sharing (forcing) her knowledge of fun (irrelevant) facts about almost everything. She’s an avid poetry enjoyer and can’t wait to read all of 14.1’s submissions. She hopes to pursue publishing after graduation and is very grateful for the opportunity to be Managing Editor this year!
Sonia Horowitz | Managing Editor
Sonia Horowitz is a junior creative writing major and theatre minor. She aspires to be an editor and is thankful for the opportunities Gandy Dancer has given her. She is a co-founder and the vice president of the Globe at Geneseo, the Shakespeare club on campus, and is also a part of Musical Theatre Club, and Between the Lines acapella. In her free time she enjoys making Pinterest boards, listening to One Direction, and reading through her book collection.
Nina Avallone-Serra | Production Assistant
Nina Avallone-Serra is a senior French and Comparative Literature double major at SUNY Geneseo. She serves as copy editor for The Lamron, secretary to the French Club, and writing consultant on campus, but her primary passion is literature—a love which she hopes to nurture in the future by way of a career in publishing. Nina is an enthusiastic reader both in the classroom and at home, but when she isn’t working on bumping up her Goodreads numbers, she can often be found crocheting or rollerskating if the weather allows.
Casey Dapshi | Art Editor
Casey Dapshi is a junior English Creative Writing major from Rochester, NY. After college she hopes to get her masters in children’s literature and write picture books. On campus, Casey is vice president for VOX, has a radio show on WGSU, and plays guitar for Geneseo’s string band. In her space time, Casey loves to write poetry in her hammock, collect trinkets, and bake sweet treats for all her friends.
Madelyn Perry | CNF Editor
Madelyn Perry is a junior English Adolescent Education major. Her favorite writers are Joan Didion, James Baldwin, and Mary Oliver. When away from school, she can be found hiking in the woods, at the library, watching movies, or with her family in Elmira, NY.
Sophia Imbriaco | Fiction Editor
Sophia Imbriaco is a sophomore double majoring in English Creative Writing and French at SUNY Geneseo. She is the co-president of the Creative Writing Club at Geneseo, and is from Albany, NY. In her free time, she enjoys playing the piano, learning Spanish, listening to music, and talking about stories.
David Sweeney | Poetry Editor
David Sweeney is a senior English Creative Writing Major at SUNY Geneseo. He currently works at Milne library and hopes to continue his career in literature at a library or lit journal. In his spare time you can find him playing piano, writing short stories, watching The Batman, or reading comics.
Ella Singer | Poetry Editor
Ella Singer is a junior English Creative Writing major. She is the co-founder and President of The Globe at Geneseo, a Shakespeare club. She enjoys writing poetry, making CD mixes, overthinking, and watching La La Land.
Liberty Dodds | Social Media Manager
Liberty Dodds is a Senior at SUNY Geneseo, Majoring in English Literature with a Minor in Communications. This is her second time working on Gandy Dancer, and she helps to run the Social Media accounts. Her favorite genres to read are Fiction and Romance, in addition to writing when she can. Outside of classes, she can be found with her friends, baking bread, playing with her dogs, or gardening. She also loves to play board games, and her favorite is Scrabble.
Abigail Axton | CNF Reader
Abigail Axton is a senior English Literature major from Moravia, NY. In her spare time she enjoys being with friends, perusing Letterboxd, and going to the movies. In the future she hopes to continue her love for literature by working in the library system.
Adanna Wolf | CNF Reader
Adanna Wolf transferred to SUNY Geneseo last semester and never looked back. She is a Junior English Creative Writing Major and a Museum Studies Minor. She can often be spotted with Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, talking, playing, and, most of all, laughing. Alongside writing, Adanna has a passion for playing the piano and singing. She turns into a lark when happy and is known for having mini concerts by herself in her dorm.
Alex Seney | Poetry Reader
Alex Seney is a junior English major with a concentration in Creative Writing from Buffalo, New York. He frequently writes fiction and poetry and occasionally dabbles in creative nonfiction. In his free time, he enjoys culinary arts, reading, journaling and running.
Allie Konsevitch | CNF Reader
Allie Konsevitch is a 3rd year English major with a minor in Anthropology. She hopes to take things from everything she reads and tell others what was taught to her. She loves seeing the creative side of every individual.
Aubrey Stout Peters | Fiction Reader
Aubrey Stout Peters is a sophomore who is majoring in Adolescent Education in English. In her free time, she likes reading, listening to music, and hanging out with family and friends. She can always be found with a good book.
Avery Lesser | Poetry Reader
Avery Lesser is a sophomore with an English Adolescent Education major. She is from Westchester, NY, and in her free time she likes to read and write. After graduation, she hopes to become a High School English teacher where she can give her love for reading to all of her students.
Daisy Sheldon | Fiction Reader
Daisy Sheldon is a Sophomore at SUNY Geneseo where she studies English/Creative Writing and minors in Marketing. During her first year, she was recognized by the English Department with the Mary Thomas Award in Poetry for her poem Baby doll, Babydoll, babydoll. Besides reading and writing, Daisy enjoys spending her time with friends on random adventures, making jewelry, and cuddling with her cat, Bella. In the future, she hopes to work in the publishing industry.
Emily Sneider | CNF Reader
Emily Sneider is a 3rd year English Lit and French major from Rochester. In her free time, she loves to read novels and memoirs, listen to music, go on hikes and spend time with her friends. She hopes to study abroad in France and maybe work abroad after graduation.
Hailey Bilby | Poetry Reader
Hailey Bilby is a senior English Literature major and also rides for the SUNY Geneseo Equestrian Team. Outside of classes and voice acting for Sunflower Story Hour (WGSU) she enjoys reading, writing, and spending time with her friends. She is the most excited to read everyone’s work!
Hannah Anagnostakos | Fiction Reader
Hannah Anagnostakos is a junior English Literature major at SUNY Geneseo, and is from Henrietta, New York. She has a strong love for literature, and hopes one day she can share her passion for reading and writing with future students. In her free time, she likes to read comics, bake, and indulge in horror novels.
Jack Towns | Fiction Reader
Jack Towns is a sophomore at SUNY Geneseo. He is an avid writer and has been since elementary school. Discovering poetry in high school, he found that this was the style of writing that called to him, but he still maintains the dream of one day writing a novel. Being a member of the Men’s Track and Field team, Jack has recently begun to infuse his experiences with athletics into his writing. Also, being a musician, he enjoys writing lyrics for his original songs. He is super excited to help compile this semester’s edition of Gandy Dancer and hopes he can add a poem of his own to a future collection.
Julia Gartley | Fiction Reader
Julia Gartley is a junior English Literature major from Hamburg, NY. She enjoys watching football and hanging out with her cats. After graduating, she hopes to be employed.
Kayla Clark | CNF Reader
Kayla Clark is a junior English Literature major at SUNY Geneseo, and is from Saratoga Springs, NY. She loves reading, writing, listening to music, and just about anything that lets her get lost in lyricism and creative storytelling.
Nat Baron | CNF Reader
Nat Baron is a senior communications major and English minor from Albion, NY. In her spare time, she enjoys writing stories and hanging out with close friends. She is interested in pursuing a career as a newspaper editor.
Regan Russell | Poetry Reader
Regan Russell is a senior English literature and communication double major at Geneseo. She is involved in a variety of organizations on campus, including her role as managing editor for The Lamron. She enjoys both reading and writing poetry in her free time, as well as spending time outdoors and learning how to do every craft that exists!
Ryan Eck | Fiction Reader
Ryan Eck is a fourth-year English student at SUNY Geneseo, concentrating in Creative Writing. He is also a Spanish minor and a member of the Edgar Fellows program. When he’s not writing fiction, Ryan is watching anime, playing video games, or watching cat videos. His cat, Winston, is a successful businessman.
Taya Markham | Poetry Reader
Taya Markham is a senior English Literature major from Ballston Spa, New York. She enjoys poetry and fiction in her free time, as well as writing both whenever time permits. Outside of her academic pursuits, Taya loves to bake (both sweets and breads), sing, and walk around historical museums. After graduating, she wishes to become a Pre-K teacher and a part-time poetry writer.
