Rebecca Bestwick

Rebecca Bestwick is a sophomore Marketing major, minoring in Creative Writing at Penn State Harrisburg with a love for poetry, cats, and coffee. She is passionate about the great outdoors in any season, and utilizes her free time wandering around outside, writing en plein air. She was the business manager for this issue.

Sam Bixler

Sam Bixler is a junior majoring in Creative Writing. They live in Grantville, Pennsylvania with their mother and three cats (Toby, Levi, and Tali). When not writing or attending classes, they spend most of their time playing video games or Dungeons and Dragons. They were the fiction editor for this issue.

Valerie Frigerio

Valerie Frigerio is a junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering Technology and minoring in Creative Writing and Theatre. She loves a good story and a truthful essay. She was the assistant fiction editor for this issue, and says that it has been an honor to help produce this edition of From the Fallout Shelter.

Rachel Lenich

Rachel Lenich is a junior transfer student majoring in Creative Writing. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, road tripping, photography, writing, and hanging out with her cats, Max and Ruby. She was a copy editor for this issue. 

Jessica Mele

Jessica Mele is a sophomore English major and History minor. In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing, and spending time with her cats, Enzo and Izzy. She was the visual arts editor, nonfiction editor, and a copy editor for this issue.

Kenneth Nolan III

Kenneth Nolan III is a non-traditional Creative Writing major. He enjoys reading, writing, painting, hiking, and poetry. His own poetry centers on queer identity, activism, and mental health. He was the poetry editor for this issue.