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Meet our Volume X readers!

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Readers share their opinions and vote on the submissions we get each week. They're the heart and soul of Happy Captive.

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If you want to become a reader, check out our application form!

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Savannah Perry

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Selvin Alfonso

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Selvin is a sophomore Creative Writing major with a minor in Gerontology. This is his second semester with Happy Captive and he is a reader. Outside of Happy Captive, Selvin is apart of Sigma Tau Delta, the English fraternity on campus. In his free time, he enjoys listening to music, hanging out with friends, writing, and watching American Dad!

Annie Shook

Annie is a junior Literature and Creative Writing double major. This is her second year on staff and she’s from Springboro, Ohio, a few miles from Dayton. Aside from reading and writing for class, she enjoys playing Mario Kart and doing puzzles with her roommates. Annie hopes to go into editing or publishing and write fiction novels in her free time.

Katy Sue Malt

Katy Sue is a sophomore Creative Writing major. This is her second year with Happy Captive! She is from Asheville, North Carolina. In her free time she loves thrifting, writing, hiking, watching period dramas, and playing video games.

Gracen Giles

Gracen is a freshman Creative and Professional Writing double major from Springboro, Ohio. This is her first year as a reader and on staff. After graduation, Gracen plans to work in publishing and write children’s books. In her free time, she loves reading, rewatching Pride & Prejudice (2005), and making Target runs.

Ella Seery

Ella is a sophomore Psychology and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies co-major. This is her first year as a reader on the magazine. She if from a town about 10 minutes from downtown Cincinnati. Ella enjoys hanging out with her friends, coloring, watching horror movies and photography. She is not sure what she wants to do after graduation but she hopes it is something to help people.

Parker Green

Parker is currently a freshman English Literature major who loves to read, watch Formula 1, and overuse the Oxford comma. When she's not at Happy Captive you can find her writing for The Miami Student, giving tours for the school, or eating copious amounts of Bell Tower burrito bowls. Parker is from Akron, Ohio and hopes to work with books in her future career. This is her first year reading for Happy Captive.

Jocelyn Gale

Karma Abboud

Gabrielle Joseph

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