About

Hannah Copenhaver is the managing editor for The Nemadji Review this year. She has really enjoyed working with the team this year and being able to share the works of artists and authors with the community. 

Sara Valentiuk is the Editor-in-Chief of The Nemadji Review, and a non-traditional student at UW-Superior majoring in Writing and English. In her limited free time, she enjoys reading literature, writing poetry, and spending time in nature with her two kids.

Bailey BeBeau is this year’s design editor for The Nemadji Review. As a junior at UW-Superior pursuing a degree in writing, Bailey enjoys working on her current dystopian novel that discusses challenging Christian themes and how they relate to today and perhaps tomorrow. In her free time, she can be found spending time with friends and being in nature.

Preston Meys (he/him) is this year’s Digital Content Editor and Assistant Design Editor for The Nemadji Review. He is a Junior at UW-Superior double majoring in Writing and English. In his free time, he enjoys reading and writing, making art, and exploring the world through literature.

Charlie Lydon is a transgender veteran and writer with an MFA in Creative Writing from Lindenwood University. Through poetry and creative nonfiction, she explores identity, resilience, and transformation, inviting others to reflect on their own journeys. Her work has appeared in the Duluth/Superior Pride Zine and The Nemadji Review. In addition to her creative work, she serves as a grant writer for Trans Northland, a nonprofit providing peer-to-peer support and advocacy for LGBTQIA+ communities across the Twin Ports and beyond.

Annie Showers-Curtis is an editor with The Nemadji Review. In May 2025, she graduated from UW-Superior with a bachelor’s degree in writing. She has a passion for working with other writers, which she pursues through her work with the Nemadji.

Ava Weber is from Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She has been writing and telling stories since she was little, and that drew her into working with The Nemadji Review to earn more experience. She writes mostly creative works and has a passion for coffee and singing. She will be graduating this summer with a degree in writing and a minor in global studies. Last semester she went to South Korea for study abroad, and it was absolutely life changing!

Caitlin Hill is a ‘non-traditional’ student at UW-Superior studying for a degree in English and a minor in writing. This is her first year with The Namadji Review and is enjoying working as part of the editorial staff. In her free time, she loves reading, various arts and crafts, and anything that gets her outdoors. 

Elise Lawton is an online student at UW-Superior double majoring in Writing and Computer Science.
She is very excited for her first year working with The Nemadji Review. In her free time, she enjoys
creating art, playing bass, and spending time with her cat.

Gretta Sokup is a sophomore at UW-Superior majoring in Writing and minoring in Multimedia Journalism. This is her first year working as an editor with The Nemadji Review. In her free time, she enjoys reading, spending time in nature, and playing with her dogs.

Hailie Evans is an alumna of the University of Wisconsin-Superior who graduated with a B.A. in English and Writing in Spring 2025. She is currently a 1L law student at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Hailie is an editor for The Nemadji Review, and this is her third year working with the journal. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family, playing basketball, listening to music, and working on her in-progress sci-fi fantasy novel.

Jordan Rader (They/She), a recent alum of UWS, finds themselves currently residing in Dayton, Ohio.  Completing their degree in Environmental Sciences and Writing, they are now working as an environmental education programming assistant for a local Park District.  This will be her fourth year with The Nemadji Review.  They are beyond excited to pass the baton of the presidency onto the next class of writers and to see what this edition of the Nemadji has in store!

Julie Gard is Professor of Writing at UW-Superior, where she teaches creative and academic writing, and a published author of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Her prose poetry collections include I Think I Know You, Scrap: On Louise Nevelson, and Home Studies, and she is a recipient of the Northeastern Minnesota Book Award and Many Voices Project Prize. Her poems, stories, and essays have appeared in Inside Higher Ed, Blackbox Manifold, Superstition Review, and other journals and anthologies. www.juliegard.com