Staff 2024
Lover of fruit-themed sweaters, Miah is an English ed major who can almost constantly be found listening to Japanese rock, making strawberry desserts, enjoying retail therapy with her friends, or reading in a bundle of blankets underneath twinkle lights.
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Megan is studying English and graphic design who greatly enjoys nerding over modernist and contemporary novels. Her mind is full of random fun facts from a variety of horror movies, graphic novels, video essays,
and an unholy amount of Google searches. It should be noted that er heart glasses are an integral part of her personality.
Miah
co-Editor-in-Chief
Megan
co-Editor-in-Chief
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Charlie
Charlie is an SUU student whose major in interdisciplinary studies explores the subjects of English, Sociology, and Spanish. Charlie is very interested in the stories and life experiences found in literary journals and is very enthusiastic about gently picking pieces apart to get to their marrow.
Assistant Editor
Pixie is majoring in English with a rhetoric and writing emphasis and minors in Art and Film Studies. A horror fanatic and Joan Didion enthusiast, they can often be found spiraling in niche Wikipedia articles, analyzing movies, crafting oddities, and pretending to be a real person.
Pixie
Kylee
When not binge-watching Tv shows with her cat, Kylee enjoys reading and collecting old vinyl records (on a quest to find the ones with the perfect amount of crackle and pop). A transfer from Snow College, she is pursuing a degree in English with a creative writing emphasis. Post graduation, she plans on working in editing and publishing.
Web/Head CNF Editor
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Ali
Head Event Manager
Ali is a rhetoric major and enjoys every second of it! Her favorite part of being a staff member on the Kolob Canyon Review is interacting with so many talented writers and pieces. In her free time, she loves trying new foods, hiking, swimming, and, of course, reading.
Mindy Herrod is a Senior at SUU and a Creative Writing Major and Photography Minor. You’ll probably find her with the Thunderbird Marching Band or going on a very needed shopping spree with her roommates (because she can do what she wants). She loves writing, reading, and musical theater.
Haley is a poet and aspiring novelist studying elementary education with a minor in creative writing. If she isn't shadowing a teacher, you can find her planning her next alt-rock concert, hunting down the black cat Squishmallow (still in progress), or reading a fantasy romance novel with some tea.
Haley
Head Poetry Editor
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Hailea is an English Creative Writing Major with a Family Services minor. She loves to read pretty much anything you’ll give her, except horror. She hopes to have books published in the future, but currently has CNF pieces published in KCR and the Global Review.
Hailea
Event Manager
Rene is majoring in English with an emphasis in creative writing. They enjoy knitting, coffee, podcasts, and writing—usually separately, but they have been known to listen to fiction podcasts while knitting. Her favorite things are Les Misérables and cheating at Go Fish.
Mindy
co-Social Media Manager
Katharine
Advertising Manager
Rene
co-Social Media Manager
Katharine Tesar is an English Literature and Psychology double major who loves Studio Ghibli, Animorphs, and highlighters. She can be found blasting Taylor Swift in her roommate's car or daydreaming on a hike about her writing ideas.
Frances
Head Fiction Editor
Frances is a music major with a strong affection for writing. She plays the violin, and loves writing analytical essays. Although she isn’t studying English, she is working on a technical writing certification, and has been a writing tutor since fall 2021. She loves reading high fantasy novels, gaming, classic rock, and 70s-80s movies. Rock on!
Isaac loves reading, Writing, and learning about reading and writing. He aspires to be a long form author and appreciates speculative fiction almost as much as he appreciates living so close to so many national parks.
Isaac
Fiction Editor
Jamison Conforto is a writer, animator, and plant enthusiast. He is currently writing a poem every day as part of an ill-advised New Year's Resolution. He can be found wandering fields, in your local Taco Bell, or trespassing on construction sites.
Kate
Kate is a dual major studying anthropology and creative writing. Post-grad, she plans to disappear into the woods, look at old trash for a living, and continue writing bad poetry. Her spider plant, Saorise, is more productive than she is, currently having around 40 spiderlings. If you want one, let her know. Please. They’re taking over.
CNF Editor
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Kk is a Junior English creative writing major. With her love of writing, she also has the ambition to learn Enough Japanese to become a translator. Like any weeb, her past times include watching anime, playing video games, and reading everything from manga, classic literature, webcomics to cheesy YA novels.
Jamison
Poetry Editor
KK
Poetry Editor
Sarah is a sophomore at SUU, majoring in English. You can usually find her either reading a book up the canyon, or jamming to music in the kitchen. In her spare time, she enjoys consuming both contemporary fiction and copious amounts of coffee. She hopes to eventually have a career in publishing and a lot of stories from her own adventures.
Shauri is a CNF writer and reluctant poet focusing on experiences, travel, and the occasional waking dreamland. She shows up to class with a Coke or complicated lemonade about 78.3% of the time. Find her work in Sink Hollow and The Southern Quill.
Sarah
Editor
Shauri
Mascot
Nano
Nano Taggart is serving his fourth year as faculty advisor of KCR. He's a founding editor of the poetry magazine Sugar House Review and is a co-recipient of a grant from the Utah Division of Arts & Museums. You can see some of his writing in places like Diagram, Weber—The Contemporary West, Verse Daily, and elsewhere. He loves hot sauce and (probably) your dog(s).
Faculty Advisor
Case
Case has always had a passion for reading and writing and can often be found rereading any of Brandon Sanderson’s books. If he is not reading or writing, he is playing video games and getting way too invested in their lore. He enjoys Destiny, Warframe, and Monster Hunter. His favorite movies include both Into the Spider-Verse, Across the Spider-Verse, The Princess Bride, and both Venom movies. He loves Autumn and the rain it brings.
Editor
Design Team
From Las Vegas, DJ is a Senior majoring in graphic design. He is especially interested in publication design and branding. He is often found working with the risograph, Letterpress, or other physical processes. He loves the creative process and seeing ideas come to life.
DJ Wilson
Art Director
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Aimee Barton
Aimee is from Hurricane Utah and a junior studying graphic design. Her favorite areas of design are print and publication. When Aimee isn’t behind her blinding neon orange laptop, she is spending time with family and friends, working in the resource room, or printing in the letterpress studio.
Assistant Art Director
Ryann is a senior double-majoring in Graphic Design & Photography. She grew up in Springville, Utah before moving to Cedar City and is eager to move out of state after she graduates. When she isn’t slaving over her computer working on projects, she is probably hiking with her dog Kiwi, hammocking, thrifting or doing yoga.
Ryann Ford
Designer
Peter is originally from Southern Utah and he still loves it after 20+ years of living here. He is obsessed with design especially when it comes to three dimensional objects. In his free time you can usually find him riding his bike, driving to remote and scenic areas, or puzzling over a design problem.
Peter Ipson
Designer
Kolton is a senior studying Graphic Design. He enjoys publication, print, and branding. He wants to work with the music industry when he graduates. In his free time he’s looking up food recipes and probably playing video games.
Kolton Kamp
Jens is a junior at SUU studying graphic design! Yep that’s right! He’s studying graphic design, wow so cool. He skateboards, skis, climbs, hikes, backpacks, nitro types, and dabbles in all the cool things.
Jens Peterson
Designer
Jade Warren is from Blanding Utah and is a Senior in Graphic Design. She is interested in publication and branding. In her free time she is usually in nature, making art, taking pictures, or engaged in cultural activities.
Jade Warren
Designer
Grace is a graphic design major from Santa Clara, Utah. She loves anything design related from architecture to print. She is a big fan of King George, fast horses, and good design.
Grace Walter
Designer
A junior at SUU studying Studio Arts, Graphic Design, and Music, Damian enjoys bringing together the influences from his eclectic ensemble of interests to all his work. Outside of designing, you'll probably find Damian writing new stories, filming new projects, or shredding on her saxophone.
Damian Cervantes
Designer
Violet is a junior in the Graphic Design program at SUU. She enjoys reading (though she does not have nearly enough time for it) as well as playing Dungeons and Dragons with her friends. She is looking forward to making a career of her creative talents.
Violet Andrew
Designer
Addie is a senior graphic designer at SUU and specializes in poster and book design. She also likes painting, hiking, astronomy, and really loves Hawaii.
Addie Hunt
Designer
Jack Powell is a senior in the graphic design program at SUU. He forgot to write a bio so here’s a quick one: Visual textures are good, food is good, he likes publication and print design, he doesn’t quite know how to read, he only drinks chocolate milk and apple juice, he is scared of the ocean. ok, that's it. thanks.
Jack Powell
Merch Man
Sophie is a senior at SUU studying graphic design. She is interested in going into branding and publication design. Along with graphic design, she loves painting, drawing, and photography. She is a big fan of naps, Dr. Pepper, and spending time outdoors with friends and family.
Sophie Stilson
Designer
RaKell is a junior studying Graphic Design. Her favorite areas of design include print and branding. She especially loves making prints in the letterpress studio with type found in local antique stores. When she’s not designing, RaKell enjoys hiking, running, and playing the violin.
RaKell Heaton
Designer
Maret is a senior studying graphic design. She loves all things and print and publication related. In her free time you can find her taking photos, listening to music, and destroying things (to scan for textures).
Maret Bone
Designer
Kendall Andruski
Designer
Kendall is from San Diego, California! A junior at SUU, she is a Graphic Design major with an illustration minor. She is a lover of art, music, and nature (mountains over the beach obv) and her favorite areas of design are publication and branding, but she is eager to explore every area that she can. Her favorite part of graphic design is getting to be creative in new ways everyday.
Abby is a Jr at SUU studying graphic design. She is especially interested in Ux/Ui design and branding. In her free time you can usually find her doing nails, crocheting, thrifting, or slaving away at her design projects.
Abby Davis
Designer
Hope is a junior in the graphic design program. Right now she is most interested in branding and web design. Besides designing she loves spending time hiking, camping, and pole vaulting.
Hope Thomas
Designer
Dan Nurkalis
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Devourer of oysters, lover of bugs, Dan Nurkalis is a Graphic Designer originating from St.George. Undiagnosed and potentially unmedicated ADHD runs rampant through her brain making you question how anything gets done ever. She spends most days doodling dragons away and conjuring up questionable food combinations. Find her at your local pet store gawking at the bugs, reptiles, and most importantly dogs.
Ben is a Junior at SUU studying Graphic Design. He has always been very passionate about art and design. Ben has a deep fondness for Mountain Dew Baja Blast and can play the guitar about 12% as good as Roger Waters.
Ben Sagers
Designer
Amaia is a junior studying Graphic Design at SUU. Her favorite areas of design are branding and UX design. In her freetime, she reads, watches movies, and spends time with friends and family.
Amaia Garate
Designer
Abbey is a senior majoring in graphic design. She enjoys traveling and exploring nature, one of her favorite places she's been to is Alaska. She loves performing and listening to music in her free time, and is also part of the SUU Marching Band.