Starry Aviles-Espejo

Starry Aviles-Espejo is a recent University graduate with a degree in English and a minor in Creative Writing. Their work in literature ranges widely, having reviewed and editing journal submissions, instructed a Creative Writing course at Rutgers University, hosted various zine-making workshops—and a variety of other creative endeavors. Starry is a lover of literary fiction, with a passion for music and community-building. In Jelinek's lyrical descriptions of Styria, Starry finds New Jersey; its attitude and its people.

Favorite Books: Wonderful, Wonderful Times by Elfriede Jelinek, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong, Remembering My Time in the Armed Struggle: My Time with the Red Army Faction by Margrit Schiller