MASTHEAD
Saw Palm is edited and produced by MFA students at USF, so the editorial and production staff changes every year. John Fleming is the advisory editor.
To contact an editor directly, please address to the appropriate editor and send your email to sawpalmeditors@gmail.com
To contact an editor directly, please address to the appropriate editor and send your email to sawpalmeditors@gmail.com
MANAGING EDITOR
Sarah Basil grew up just west of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is living in the Sunshine State while she pursues an MFA in nonfiction. Her work appears in Water~Stone Review, Dirty Chai Magazine, Runestone Literary Journal, and elsewhere. She is the nonfiction editor for Every Pigeon and can be found on Twitter @FrowningLion.
FICTION EDITORS
Brittany Amboyan is a Florida native who attained experience in editing and publishing through her time interning abroad in London, UK. She holds a Bachelor's degree in English Literature from the University of South Florida and a Master's Degree from Kansas State University. Brittany enjoys traveling, artistic pursuits, and spending time with her cat, Cat.
Adam Carter is Indiana born and raised, but he will gladly take alligators over snow. His work appears in Midwestern Gothic and on Robot Butt. You can follow his rants on Twitter @CarterInIndiana.
Erika Staiger is a fiction writer, currently teaching and pursuing an MFA at the University of South Florida. Her work has appeared in Black Fox Literary Magazine, Wordrunner Chapbook, and COG Literary Magazine. Erika is a Gryffindor hailing from small-town Michigan and would like everyone living in Florida to know that 75 is an unacceptable indoor temperature.
John Williams likes trying new things, as long as those new things exactly resemble the things he knows and already likes. John, being a Florida native, has spent his entire life negotiating with saw palms, so it is only fitting that he now works for one. He is studying fiction, and his work has appeared in The Blue Route.
Adam Carter is Indiana born and raised, but he will gladly take alligators over snow. His work appears in Midwestern Gothic and on Robot Butt. You can follow his rants on Twitter @CarterInIndiana.
Erika Staiger is a fiction writer, currently teaching and pursuing an MFA at the University of South Florida. Her work has appeared in Black Fox Literary Magazine, Wordrunner Chapbook, and COG Literary Magazine. Erika is a Gryffindor hailing from small-town Michigan and would like everyone living in Florida to know that 75 is an unacceptable indoor temperature.
John Williams likes trying new things, as long as those new things exactly resemble the things he knows and already likes. John, being a Florida native, has spent his entire life negotiating with saw palms, so it is only fitting that he now works for one. He is studying fiction, and his work has appeared in The Blue Route.
NONFICTION EDITORS
Sarah Basil
Kevin Ip is an MFA student at the University of South Florida where he focuses in Creative Nonfiction and Poetry. In his spare time, he enjoys tasting sweet tea, fancy cheese, and playing with his puggle Kiwi. His work appears in Animal: A Beast of a Literary Magazine.
Kevin Ip is an MFA student at the University of South Florida where he focuses in Creative Nonfiction and Poetry. In his spare time, he enjoys tasting sweet tea, fancy cheese, and playing with his puggle Kiwi. His work appears in Animal: A Beast of a Literary Magazine.
POETRY EDITORS
Kevin Ip
Erika Goodrich is a graduate student in the Creative Writing certificate program at USF. She was second runner-up for the 2017 Spoon River Poetry Contest. Her poetry has been published or is forthcoming in The Pinch Journal, The Blue Heron Review, These Fragile Lilacs Literary Journal, among others. She holds a BA in Creative Writing & Literature from William Paterson University and an MLS from The University of Buffalo.
Erika Goodrich is a graduate student in the Creative Writing certificate program at USF. She was second runner-up for the 2017 Spoon River Poetry Contest. Her poetry has been published or is forthcoming in The Pinch Journal, The Blue Heron Review, These Fragile Lilacs Literary Journal, among others. She holds a BA in Creative Writing & Literature from William Paterson University and an MLS from The University of Buffalo.
ART & PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
John Williams
Erika Goodrich
Erika Goodrich
DESIGN, PRODUCTION, & WEB EDITORS
Brittany Amboyan
Adam Carter
Adam Carter
Resident Intern
Tiffany Brooks is an undergrad studying psychology and creative writing at USF. Her work has appeared on her mom’s fridge. She plans to someday publish one good poem and adopt as many animals as her paycheck allows.
