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Masthead<\/h1>\n

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The staff who make the Nomad<\/em> possible<\/h4>\n

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Interested In Joining?<\/h4>\n

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The Nomad<\/em> staff is always looking for new members. No prior experience is required\u2014just an interest in writing, editing, or graphic design! The Nomad<\/em> is an excellent way to get publication experience and create a tangible product Catamounts can put on their resume. Please send us an email if you\u2019re interested in joining or just show up to one of our weekly meetings listed on our Events page!<\/p>\n

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Jess is a professional writer, reporter at NSJ, and a writing tutor at the WaLC! She is a senior majoring in English with a minor in Computer Information Systems (a painful path), and spends most of her time outside of work wrangling up her cat, Frankie. She enjoys drawing, hosting DnD games, whimsy-maxing with friends, and writing stories based in eloquent prose, deep psychology, and looming atmosphere.<\/p>\n

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About Me<\/span><\/p>\n

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About Me<\/p>\n

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About Me<\/p>\n

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About Me<\/span><\/p>\n

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About Me<\/p>\n

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About Me<\/p>\n

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Staff<\/h3>\n
Artemis<\/div>\n
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Molly Stewart<\/div>\n
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Natalie Mueller<\/div>\n
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Alyssa Davis<\/div>\n
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Gabriel Weber<\/div>\n
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Cal Walker<\/div>\n
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Alyse Remery<\/div>\n
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Kyra Willet<\/div>\n
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Madeleine Monnat<\/div>\n
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Rachel Barron<\/div>\n
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Lily Jones<\/div>\n
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Emma Boling<\/div>\n
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Peyton DeGrazia<\/div>\n
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Deo<\/div>\n
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Olivia Anderson<\/div>\n
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Kaitlin Sulym<\/div>\n
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Kristina<\/div>\n
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Peyton<\/div>\n
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Abigail Holfelder<\/div>\n
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Savannah Little<\/div>\n
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Eli Koppen<\/div>\n
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Jason Dash<\/div>\n
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Kaelyn Flanagan<\/div>\n
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Terinee Dozier<\/div>\n
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Ashleigh Bryant Phillips is an Assistant Professor in English Studies at WCU. Her collection, SLEEPOVERS, won the C. Michael Curtis Short Story Book Prize and the Towson Prize for Literature. Ashleigh’s short stories have appeared in the\u00a0<\/span>Paris Review,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>the\u00a0<\/span>Oxford American,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>and the\u00a0<\/span>Southwest Review<\/i>. She earned her MFA from UNCW.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Alice Martin is an Assistant Professor of English Studies at Western Carolina University. She received her PhD in American Literature from Rutgers University. Her writing has appeared in the\u00a0<\/span>Carolina Quarterly, Appalachian Heritage,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Triangle House\u00a0Review<\/i>, and elsewhere. Her debut novel,\u00a0<\/span>Westward Women,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>is forthcoming from St. Martin’s Press in March 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

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