Executive Staff | transcendencemag

Keri Karandrakis

Editor-in-chief

Keri has been writing since the age of 9, but was too shy to ever share her work with anyone until she was 17. When she finally did, she published work in Cease, Cows and The Riveter Review, among others. In addition to writing, Keri's passion is raising up the next generation of literature. With editing gigs at Polyphony HS and Winter Tangerine, she has cultivated her skills and her motivation. She aspires to the likes of Margaret Atwood, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Stephen King. She swears one day she'll get out of Atlanta, but for now she enjoys the company of her eight cats and curses the never-cold-enough weather.

Lydia Havens

Co-Founder, Executive Poetry Editor

Lydia Havens writes and lives near Tucson, Arizona. Besides working for Transcendence, she also works as an intern for Spoken Futures, Inc. Her work has previously been published or is forthcoming in FreezeRay Poetry, burntdistrict, and Words Dance, among other places. As a spoken word poet,

she has performed at events such as the Tucson Poetry Festival, and is an

active participant at the Tucson Youth Poetry Slam (TYPS). In April 2014, she placed second in the TYPS All City Championships. Her favorite poets are Hieu Minh Nguyen, Jeanann Verlee, Andrea Gibson, Ocean Vuong, and Megan Falley. Besides poetry, Lydia is also passionate about feminism, fashion, and popcorn.

Lucas Anderson

Executive Prose Editor

Lucas Anderson is a writer from California, and a graduate of UC Berkeley. While

at UC Berkeley, in addition to participating in numerous creative writing workshops, Lucas was a reader for the Berkeley Fiction Review and the Imaginarium, two student-run literary magazines. He is said to have had aspirations of being the next George R.R. Martin or Edgar Allan Poe, but eventually settled for being the next Lucas Anderson. Lucas claims to have a sense of humor, but this is unconfirmed and remains a subject of hot debate.

Juliette Leader

Executive Art Editor

Juliette Leader is a junior in the rainy and forgettable country of Luxembourg. She has always preferred editing to creating, both in the visual arts and creative writing, possibly as a result of being part of an incredibly talented family. She grew up exploring art museums and cultural sites, which sparked her interest in art, especially for anything unique and thought-provoking. She considers herself extremely lucky to be able to spend so much time travelling and seeing different cultures.