Writer | Editor | MA Candidate

First and foremost, I am a reader. Curiosity is the most important quality a reader can have, and I am brimming with it. The knowledge a book provides extends beyond the words on the page; it reaches into the life of its author, the time and place of its creation, and ultimately influences and broadens my own experiences and collection of read books. I can’t help but see how they all connect and weave together.

Literature forms a tapestry in which the intersecting threads hold entire worlds, like the city of Octavia in Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities, its very existence suspended over a void by ropes, chains, and catwalks. To crack open a new book is like waking up in Octavia and relying on its foundation to support your journey through its streets. To read critically is to walk those tightropes out of the city's heart to worlds undiscoved and books not yet opened.

I am intimately familiar with long journeys, suspended over vast oceans. I learned at a young age that the places and people you leave behind on your journeys are not suspended in time. They march on, eroding new paths and traveling in alternate directions. The people you leave are not always the people you return to, but then again, neither are you the same person you were when you left.

When you have been traveling transatlantically for as long as I have, under similar circumstances, and it predates any choice of your own, you live in constant anticipation of your next voyage. As though there are two strings fastened, one on each ankle, and once I spend an extended period of time in one place, I begin to feel the tug of one string, incessant and distracting.

(Art does not reproduce what is visible, but makes visible what is not always so.)

I am currently the Managing Editor of The Daily Fandom and The Wallflower Magazine, where I oversee editorial operations, content curation, and writer development. I am also pursuing my Master of Arts in Publishing & Writing at Emerson College. After living in San Francisco for nine years, I relocated to Boston to join Emerson’s renowned publishing program and immerse myself in the heart of the literary world. My long-term career goal is to become a literary agent, where I can champion bold, diverse, and boundary-pushing voices.

I was born with dual citizenship and grew up bilingual, which sparked an early love of language and culture. Travel has always been central to my life; I seek out opportunities to learn from new places and people whenever I can. My family, including my half-siblings, remains an important anchor, and I visit them as often as possible. These connections continue to shape the way I see the world and the way I approach storytelling.

This multicultural upbringing has profoundly influenced my work. I am drawn to literature that explores belonging, displacement, and identity, and I find myself especially moved by diasporic narratives. Authors such as Jhumpa Lahiri, Isabel Allende, and Clarice Lispector inspire me for their ability to render interior and cultural complexity with honesty and grace. I am also deeply appreciative of magical realism, which, through writers like Haruki Murakami, Toni Morrison, and Italo Calvino, captures the ineffable sensations of life—the surreal moments that speak to universal truth with such effortless beauty.

My editorial experience began in literary journals, where I discovered my passion for nurturing voices and bringing together a cohesive collection of unique minds and stories. From serving as Editor-in-Chief of Transfer to my work with Ramblr, and now with The Daily Fandom and The Wallflower Magazine, I have found joy in collaborating with writers and curating work that sparks dialogue. As a future literary agent, I look forward to perusing literary journals in search of blossoming young writers to champion and publish.

Looking ahead, I am excited to continue building a career in publishing where I can combine my creative drive with my passion for collaboration. I want to spend my life working with words, with people, and with the stories that bring us together. The future feels wide open, and I am eager to keep making, keep connecting, and above all—keep reading.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie