Staff 2026
Rayne
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Rayne Hallstrom is a Senior English Creative Writing Major. She loves KCR and the literary magazine world with her whole heart. She is an avid vinyl collector and enjoys going on runs in beautiful Southern Utah, where she grew up. When she is not writing, you can find her watching Twilight, going to an indie concert, or stress cleaning her apartment. She hopes to become a published author and is currently working on a YA sci-fi novel.
Briar
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Briar is a senior here at SUU studying English Literature, who enjoys tales of fantasy, K-pop, audio dramas, Dungeons and Dragons and crochet. They’ve been captured by stories, both reading and writing, for about nineteen years. The majority of their writing has been speculative fiction, and currently they are working on a novel! Most of the time you can find them hanging around campus with headphones and their nose in a book.
Terran
Operations Manager
Terran is a senior in the Outdoor Recreation program who enjoys playing in the outdoors as well as writing about it. He calls the Amargosa Desert home and is passionate about using the arts for environmental advocacy. He likes to camp, swim, ride horses, and hike—but prefers to take it slow so he can take photos of every rock, plant, and insect on the trail. He loves to write and read both fiction and poetry.
Case
Website Curator/Fiction Editor
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 all three Venom movies. He loves Autumn and the rain it brings.
Fanny
CNF Editor
Fanny is a senior at Southern Utah University majoring in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing. Originally from Martinique, a French island in the Caribbean, she aspires to become a screenwriter or a publishing assistant. In addition to her studies, Fanny serves as the Life Editor for SUU News and the Advisory Board Coordinator for the HSS Dean’s Office. Outside of work and academics, she enjoys practicing color guard, spending time with friends, and going on spontaneous side quests wherever they may lead
Taya
Outgoing Communications Director/CNF Editor
Taya is a creative writing major with a minor in French. She's the oldest in a family of 6 kids, and is a workaholic by trade. When she does find some free time she loves spending it in a variety of ways: such as burning her dinner (she thought she could do the dishes and watch a show at the same time), blasting music with the windows down and zipping down the freeway, or writing poems in the middle of the night so she can go back to sleep.
Kayd
Website Curator/Poetry Editor
Kayd Johanson is a 22 year old college student studying creative writing and art. When they're not drowning in homework, they're busy writing (of course), drawing (duh), and playing Minecraft. They were published in the Kolob Canyon Review in the 2025 edition, and have a short horror story published by Timber Ghost Press. This is their second year working for Kolob Canyon Review. They have no idea what they're goning to do after they graduate, but they know they want to become a published author and work in writing. Keep an eye out for their first book!
Rachel
Head Fiction Editor/Events Committee
Rachel is a senior at SUU with a double major in Creative Writing with an emphasis in publication and Equestrian Studies. While the English language, story telling, and horses have domain over the majority of her heart, she considers herself to be a jack of all trades: master of none. From years spent dancing ballet to a few seasons on the field with the Thunderbird Marching Band and an obsession with the shipwreck of the Titanic, Rachel has a vast charcuterie of knowledge she loves to share at any applicable moment. She's particularly fond of worlds of fantasy, Sarah J. Maas's Throne of Glass series fundamentally shaping her journey through life and literature. A few of Rachel's life-long goals include completing the Junior Ranger program at every National Park, publishing her own fantasy novel. and becoming an expert in mounted archery. She's thrilled to make this year's edition of KCR the best yet!
Glenn is a Junior in the English Rhetoric and Writing track. He loves to tell stories and play Dungeons and Dragons with his friends.
Glenn
Fiction Editor
Beck
Website Curator/CNF Editor
Beck is a psychology major and local clown enthusiast. He’s especially quiet at first, but a real yapper if you get him started. When he isn’t studying the brain, he can be found collecting dolls and tinkering in his craft corner. He aspires to take old toys and make them into bizarre and whimsical creatures, but currently he’s building the skills to do so. Horror and fantasy are his favorite genres. His favorite books include Frankenstein, The Last Unicorn, Tress of the Emerald Sea, and Mistborn. If you want to make his day, ask him about his clowns.
Aspen
Head Poetry Editor
Aspen McIlrath is currently in her third year at SUU, majoring in Creative Writing with minors in both Spanish and Political Science. Some of her hobbies include sifting through her notebooks of half-finished poems, watching horror movies way past her bedtime, and starting heated political discussions during family dinners. Aspen only wants three things in life: to own an antique store, to live in the desert surrounded by her loved ones, and to tell stories. She supposes two out of three ain’t a bad start.
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Ollie
Head Multimodal Editor
Besides the things you probably need to know about Ollie (rhetoric and creative writing dual major, philosophy minor, sophomore at SUU), they’d also like you to know they’ve been obsessed with storytelling since they could tell a story (especially fantasy, sci-fi, and horror) love talking about why stories matter, as well as being passionate about music (especially punk rock and indie) and art (including ceramics, painting, and drawing) and enjoy creating all of the above as a passionate academic and creative. As an additional warning: if you get them talking about anything listed above, you won’t be able to get them to stop.
Autumn is a psychology major with a love of literature. Her favorite genres are poetry and pretty much all kinds of fiction. She is a Lord of the Rings nerd, otter lover, and not-so-reformed theater kid. Autumn can often be found in her Hobbit hole snacking on cheese and dark chocolate, or occasionally going on outdoor adventures/quests.
Autumn
Head Poetry Editor/Assistant Events Director
Tyler is a passionate writer and snacker. He is a lover of people, places, and things. He is a senior at SUU and a creative writing major. He is a writing center tutor and loves helping people with their writing.
Tyler
Social Media Director/Events Committee
RubyMae is a Creative Writing major and planning to go to graduate school to be a professor. She loves anything and everything that makes her cry, including the movie Little Women (2019) and the novel A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. She loves to adventure outdoors and having game nights with her friends.
RubyMae
Events Director/Fiction Editor
Anna Seipert is currently attending Southern Utah University as an English Rhetoric major after receiving her Associates at Snow College. She has previously been published in Weeds, the literary journal of Snow College and is an editor for the Kolob Canyon Review. Anna is passionate about reading, writing, and collecting eccentric button-up shirts.
Anna
Website Curator/CNF Editor
Emma
Head CNF Editor/Events Committee
Emma is a senior at SUU, double-majoring in Creative Writing and Spanish. She can almost always be found listening to music, reading a book, or watching a new TV show in random areas around campus. Emma also loves long drives while listening to music. She enjoys reading just about anything, and enjoys writing creative nonfiction and occasionally poetry or fiction when the mood strikes. After graduating, Emma hopes to be a part of the publishing world as an editor or continuing school to become your local librarian.
Heather Turner is a senior English and Communication student at SUU. Right now she serves as Editor-in-Chief of SUU News. Whether it be through creative writing or journalism, Heather has a passion for sharing stories any way that she can.
Heather
Social Media Director/Fiction Editor
Jacey
Assistant Events Director/Poetry Editor
Jacey Norman is a senior at SUU, studying English and German. When not buried in a gothic novel, history podcast, or bingeing British murder mystery shows you can find her almost everywhere on campus going to class, working at the university library, and running around between campus events as an audio/visual technician. One day (hopefully soon) she plans to flee this place and pursue a career as an editor in the publishing industry.
Raven
CNF Editor
Raven is a creative writing senior at SUU, minoring in film and screen studies. Despite reading seven books over the summer of their own volition, they like to claim the title of English major who least likes to read. They love to write fiction with sad teenage boys as their main characters, but isn't afraid to dip into other genres. They are often found in the middle of binging a show from the early 2000s and would love to talk your ear off about the movie they just watched.
Jesse is a graduating writer with a passion for fiction and theatre. He delves into writing about the conflict of human bickering that meets the serenity of nature. While Jesse isn't writing, he indulges in the world of theatre, often finding himself helping out in smaller productions.
Jesse
Assistant Social Media Director/Head Fiction Editor
Hayden is a commercial music major, Jurassic Park enthusiast, and an avid candle burner. She can usually be found in the seasonal aisle of the grocery store, on a pop princess walk with her air pods, looking in the mirror, or in any gift shop near you.
Hayden
Assistant Event Director/Poetry Editor
Tina
Tina Clement is a junior at SUU, studying English, Psychology, and Music. She’s always loved education since she was just a homeschool kid scampering around backyard orchards and the skeletons of developing houses in Santaquin, Utah. She feels honored to be a part of a creative community and always makes a point of encouraging the experimental endeavors of those around her.
Poetry Editor/Website Curator
Quinn is a queer neurodivergent writer. They enjoy reading, video games, and watching movies and TV shows. They have a passion for history, and their favorite book is Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson.
Quinn
Fiction Editor
Charlie Blake has been a three-year supporter of the Kolob Canyon Review now serving as the class TA. He loves learning about local flora, creating paintings based on the places he's been, and---of course---writing his heart out.
Charlie
Faculty Advisor (TA)
Nano
Serving as KCR faculty advisor (since 2019) is the best job Nano's ever had. The indie poetry mag he cofounded, Sugar House Review, is celebrating 15 years in 2024. An underachieving poet, you can spot some of his stuff in a handful of fine literary journals. Most importantly, he would very much like to meet your dog.