Meet The Staff

Emelia is a senior pursuing dual degrees in multimedia journalism and professional & technical writing with double minors in natural resources recreation and biodiversity conservation. She isn't flexible, but boy is she good at stretching herself too thin! Outside of the Sil, she's a section editor for the Collegiate Times, marketing and communications officer for the Marching Virginians and a WUVT DJ. When she has time, she enjoys birding, writing poetry, backpacking and listening to live music. 

Will is a senior majoring in BIT DSS. This is his 4th year in Silhouette and he is thrilled to push the magazine to new reaches. Previously he was the lead photography editor, but now he is the business manager. In his free time he enjoys doing art, watching movies, and complaining about sports.

Riley is a senior double majoring in Creative Writing and Professional and Technical Writing with a minor in Language Science. This is her fourth year with Silhouette and is so grateful to have been part of such a great organization for so long! Outside of the magazine, she is a Copy Editor for the Collegiate Times, an avid crocheter, and a casual nap enjoyer

Lyss is a senior majoring in Philosophy with a minor in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She is excited for this year of Silhouette! In her free time, she enjoys venturing out to the farmers market, hanging out with her cat, and watching horrible tv.

Senior in CS who suspiciously spends a lot of time doing art. What am I doing here? No one knows

Ava is a freshman double majoring in English pre-education and Creative Writing. In her free time, she is either listening to music, writing, or free hand crocheting something after seeing a picture of it and thinking "I could do that" (she really can't). She hopes to stop procrastinating and actually write the book she dreams of publishing one day. Ava is super excited for her first year on the Silhouette staff and is looking forward to all the poetry she gets to read!

Sydney is a Senior studying Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE), and minoring in Psychology. She enjoys reading, cooking, being outside, and letting people assume she is a triple major. In addition to being an editor for Silhouette, Sydney is a PPE student ambassador. She is excited to read your submissions!

Current sophomore majoring in PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) with a minor in Housing and Society and a passion for storytelling, music and nature! I love ugly dogs.

Aidan's proud to return for his third year at "Silhouette"! While not working on the mag, Aidan works on his own self-published novels ("The Memory Incident", "Blood and the Stars") and short stories for Arcbeatle Press ("Academy 27", "10,000 Dawns", "Lady Aesculapius").

Bridget is a sophomore studying Multimedia Journalism with an emphasis in Sports Media and Analytics. She is also getting a minor in theater. Outside of Silhouette, she is a member of KKG, The Women's Network, and The Sunset Chasers. Some of her other hobbies include traveling, baking, college football, and music. She is looking forward to her first year working for Silhouette!

Aidan is a freshman majoring in Creative Writing, though he’ll probably try to add something more to that. He is excited to join Silhouette, watch various bugs around campus, write poems about said bugs, and more.

I’m Sarah and I’m on the design team! I’m a freshman and am majoring in multimedia journalism!

I’m a sophomore majoring in cybersecurity and I love coffee, reading, traveling, thrifting, and crocheting!

Grace is a junior studying English literature. She enjoys fruit, scary movies, abandoning crochet projects and being superstitious.

Tired senior who's looking forward to being done with school (kinda) (not really), Phoebe can more often be found on her computer, looking busy but probably just reading.

I am a junior majoring in Communication (minor TBD). I like to shop for clothes. I also love to sew and crochet clothes. Basically all things clothes. I'm super excited to be a part of the photo editorial team this year!

Sebastian is a Freshman majoring in Industrial Design. He enjoys street and documentary photography in his free time. It’s his first year with the Silhouette team.

Cat is a third year psychology major. Her favorite things in the world are her family, cats, and all things creative and requiring intellectual thought. She enjoys being creative by blogging about random things in her life, writing poetry, and reading inspirational books.

Maggie is studying philosophy, politics, and economics with a minor in French. This is her first year working with Silhouette, and she's excited to get involved. In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing, and running.

Riya kanwar is a business information technology major and cinema minor. She spent the past summer in Manhattan so feel free to contact her if you want to argue which neighborhood is the best (East Village), worst (Midtown), and most underrated (Flushing).

Bella is a junior majoring in English Literature and Studio Art and a minor in French. Outside the magazine, she is an avid fan of sharks, drawing, biking, art and travel vlogs, and coffee!

Sylvia is a senior finishing her last semester with a degree in Communications and two minors in Sociology and Event and Experience Management. Outside of Silhouette she’s the Communications Assistant for Virginia Tourism and the Vice President of the Public Relations Student Society of America. In her very little free time she likes to run, scrapbook, read, and make ultra-niche Spotify playlists.

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I am a sophomore majoring in Computer Science with a minor in Math. Super boring! When I am not bogged down with a ton of assignments, I enjoy photography, watching movies, and playing my guitar. I love the arts and needed something to look at that wasn’t my code, which is why I am very excited to be a part of this year's art editorial team!!

Annie is a sophomore majoring in Biological Systems Engineering. She's passionate about graphic design, movies, books, and devotes an obscene amount of her time to instagram reels. She's very excited to join the magazine design team this year!

Alexis is a sophomore majoring in Graphic Design and minoring in Advertising and Marketing. Finding that she spends the majority of her time painting, designing, or just doodling in her sketchbook. She likes Chai a little too much and can't find a balanced sleep schedule to save her life. Overall, she hopes to inspire others through her designs. 

Natalie is a senior working toward a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in creative writing. This is her fourth year with Silhouette and she is looking forward to reading over all of the work submitted this semester. In her free time she enjoys writing, painting, and watching cool animated shows and movies with her friends!

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Lillie is a junior double majoring in Creative Writing and Professional and Technical Writing. She loves clean carpet lines, antiques, historical fiction, and a full 9 hours of sleep. This is her first year with Silhouette, and she's excited to be on a team of such creative people! 

Savannah is a Junior majoring in Creative Writing with a minor in Professional and Technical writing. In their free time they enjoy playing video games such as Stardew Valley, spending time with friends, and having a little sweet treat. It’s not a coincidence that you’ve never seen them and Batman in the same room…

I am a senior studying Economics with minors in Creative Writing and Professional and Technical Writing. I like to read and I write poetry, and when I'm not drowning in work I go out thrifting. Outside of the magazine, I'm also a copy editor for the Collegiate Times. I look forward to all the prose submissions!

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Ana is a sophomore double-majoring in Creative Writing and Professional Technical Writing. She plans on minoring in either entrepreneurship or marketing, but when she's not doing business-business-business, she's working on writing more poetry, one thought-ran-wild at a time. Last year, she loved her time in Silhouette's Photography department, and now she's ready to learn from the perspectives of her fellow Prose editors and submitting writers

Caroline is a senior studying English Literature and Creative Writing. As a fiction writer, she enjoys reading, writing, watching movies and TV series, and exploring the outdoors.

Renato is a senior majoring in International Studies. He loves art(s) and is glad to be part of the mag! He currently enjoys finding new music, taking lots of photos, and playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom ;)

Kailey is a junior majoring in Multimedia Journalism and minoring in Professional and Technical Writing. This is her first year in Silhouette and she's looking forward to seeing all the amazing photography submissions! In addition to the magazine, she is an assistant copy editor for the Collegiate Times, is a multimedia specialist for the radio WUVT, and occasionally does the news portion for the radio as well. In her free time, she enjoys reading, photography, going to concerts, and playing video games.

Ava is a sophomore double majoring in English Literature and Creative Writing with a minor in Computer Science. Does she know what she wants to do with her life? No! But, her status as a photography editor for Silhouette keeps her grounded in her passion for editing and distracts her from the insanity of her school life. She likes cats too.

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Nicholas-Ryan is a double major in Political Science and Cinema with a minor in History. He enjoys storytelling, live music, film, and working out. Apart from being an art editor at Silhouette, he is a member of SigEp and an opinions writer for the Collegiate Times.

Hi Guys! My name is Caroline. I’m a sophomore studying multimedia journalism and Spanish. I am a blog writer, and I love all things media! I love reading, going to concerts, and watching movies. My favorite book is The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. My favorite artists are the Cocteau Twins and the 1975. I also love to play golf and tennis.

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Olivia is an undergraduate English Literature major who aspires to one day publish her own creative works. In their spare time, Olivia enjoys watching television, journaling, and serving others as an experienced barista. She studies best in cafe ambiance and is passionate about the great outdoors. Olivia greatly looks forward to becoming involved with the Silhouette Magazine and other writing-related extracurriculars!