Editorial Board

Nanaki Preet Kaur Bawa, Editor-in-Chief: A senior at Rock Ridge, Nanaki loves everything reading, writing, and calligraphy related. She has a great passion for service and currently serves as the president of Key Club and SNHS. In her free time, she enjoys rereading the Harry Potter series for the thousandth time, searching for a new quote to hand letter on her calligraphy Instagram account, baking the wildest vegan desserts, and playing her traditional Indian stringed instrument, the dilruba.

Alexis Cortés Negrón, Design Editor: Going on his third year in Lit Mag, junior Alexis is a staff writer and the design editor for The Blaze and the Rock Ridge Art & Literary Magazine. This year he looks forward to improving his craft of writing and editing, specifically in graphic design. He enjoys writing poems and short stories, especially those of his Caribbean culture in Puerto Rico. Whenever he has free time, he is often seen biking, water coloring, playing the violin and piano, happily cleaning, and drinking a cortadito while listening to bossa nova.

Sydney Nguyen, Design Editor: Sydney enjoys all things graphic design and journalism. She has been Design Editor for the Lit Mag since her freshman year and joined Newspaper as a staff writer this year as a junior. During the fall, you can find her playing alto saxophone for the marching band, and during the winter, you can find her playing bass drum for the drumline. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her brother, biking and rollerblading, and listening to music.

Divya Maddineni, Managing Editor: With this being her second year on staff, sophomore Divya Maddineni has been a part of the Lit Mag since the beginning of her high school career. She enjoys anything to do with the arts, especially literature. Outside of school,  she enjoys listening to music often and analyzing music videos from her favorite bands. Normally, she can be found with at least one headphone in at all times, or screaming about whatever show has made her emotional that week.