Red Cedar Review
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Volume 47, 2012
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Managing Editor
Margot Landa Kielhorn
Production Editors
Teal Amthor-Shaffer
Anna Taylor
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Laura Mitchell
Alyssa Tigue
Fiction Editor
Natalie Eidener
Asst. Editor
Kate Geiger
Poetry Editor
Courtney Hilden
Asst. Editor
Nicole Cillette
Non-Fiction Editor
Laura Mitchell
Arts & Graphics Editor
Iza Babinska
Business Manager
Natalie Eidenier
Events Coordinator
Ashley Sullivan
Publicity Manager
Kelly Caldwell
Fiction Readers
Brittany Baker
Lori Bates
Lauren Beaver
Kimberly Berens
Joie Converse
Goldie Currie
Nina Elias
Sarah Jackson
Daniel Kish
Chrissy Korytowsky
Sasha Masters Jones
Dakota Morgan
Sam Napolitan
John Noreen
Laura Portko
Lauren Ritzler
Andrea Spykman
Ashley Sullivan
Poetry Readers
Kristina Bird
Brian Brennan
Kelly Caldwell
Alexa Hayes
Alex Henderson
Lindsey Hunt
Kyle Kehus
Amelia Larson
Amanda Lewan
Alejandra Ortega
Jamie Overbeek
Rachel Skibbe
Chelsea Smialek
Irene Stibitz
Kelsey Turek
Nonfiction Readers
Sarah Dumouchelle
Hannah Ettema
Max Katsarelas
Danielle Sharp
Danae Voss
Faculty Advisor
Steve Healey, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of English at Michigan State University
Volume 46, 2011
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Margot Landa Kielhorn
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Teal Amthor-Shaffer
Anna Taylor
Student Assistants
Laura Mitchell
Alyssa Tigue
Fiction Editor
Natalie Eidener
Asst. Editor
Kate Geiger
Poetry Editor
Courtney Hilden
Asst. Editor
Nicole Cillette
Non-Fiction Editor
Laura Mitchell
Arts & Graphics Editor
Iza Babinska
Business Manager
Natalie Eidenier
Events Coordinator
Ashley Sullivan
Publicity Manager
Kelly Caldwell
Fiction Readers
Brittany Baker
Lori Bates
Lauren Beaver
Kimberly Berens
Joie Converse
Goldie Currie
Nina Elias
Sarah Jackson
Daniel Kish
Chrissy Korytowsky
Sasha Masters Jones
Dakota Morgan
Sam Napolitan
John Noreen
Laura Portko
Lauren Ritzler
Andrea Spykman
Ashley Sullivan
Poetry Readers
Kristina Bird
Brian Brennan
Kelly Caldwell
Alexa Hayes
Alex Henderson
Lindsey Hunt
Kyle Kehus
Amelia Larson
Amanda Lewan
Alejandra Ortega
Jamie Overbeek
Rachel Skibbe
Chelsea Smialek
Irene Stibitz
Kelsey Turek
Nonfiction Readers
Sarah Dumouchelle
Hannah Ettema
Max Katsarelas
Danielle Sharp
Danae Voss
Faculty Advisor
Steve Healey, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of English at Michigan State University
Volume 45, 2010
Production
Michigan State University Press
Managing Editor
Margot Landa Kielhorn
Production Editors
Teal Amthor-Shaffer
Anna Taylor
Student Assistants
Laura Mitchell
Alyssa Tigue
Fiction Editor
Natalie Eidener
Asst. Editor
Kate Geiger
Poetry Editor
Courtney Hilden
Asst. Editor
Nicole Cillette
Non-Fiction Editor
Laura Mitchell
Arts & Graphics Editor
Iza Babinska
Business Manager
Natalie Eidenier
Events Coordinator
Ashley Sullivan
Publicity Manager
Kelly Caldwell
Fiction Readers
Brittany Baker
Lori Bates
Lauren Beaver
Kimberly Berens
Joie Converse
Goldie Currie
Nina Elias
Sarah Jackson
Daniel Kish
Chrissy Korytowsky
Sasha Masters Jones
Dakota Morgan
Sam Napolitan
John Noreen
Laura Portko
Lauren Ritzler
Andrea Spykman
Ashley Sullivan
Poetry Readers
Kristina Bird
Brian Brennan
Kelly Caldwell
Alexa Hayes
Alex Henderson
Lindsey Hunt
Kyle Kehus
Amelia Larson
Amanda Lewan
Alejandra Ortega
Jamie Overbeek
Rachel Skibbe
Chelsea Smialek
Irene Stibitz
Kelsey Turek
Nonfiction Readers
Sarah Dumouchelle
Hannah Ettema
Max Katsarelas
Danielle Sharp
Danae Voss
Faculty Advisor
Steve Healey, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of English at Michigan State University
Volume 44, 2009
Production
Michigan State University Press
Managing Editor
Margot Landa Kielhorn
Production Editors
Teal Amthor-Shaffer
Anna Taylor
Student Assistants
Laura Mitchell
Alyssa Tigue
Fiction Editor
Natalie Eidener
Asst. Editor
Kate Geiger
Poetry Editor
Courtney Hilden
Asst. Editor
Nicole Cillette
Non-Fiction Editor
Laura Mitchell
Arts & Graphics Editor
Iza Babinska
Business Manager
Natalie Eidenier
Events Coordinator
Ashley Sullivan
Publicity Manager
Kelly Caldwell
Fiction Readers
Brittany Baker
Lori Bates
Lauren Beaver
Kimberly Berens
Joie Converse
Goldie Currie
Nina Elias
Sarah Jackson
Daniel Kish
Chrissy Korytowsky
Sasha Masters Jones
Dakota Morgan
Sam Napolitan
John Noreen
Laura Portko
Lauren Ritzler
Andrea Spykman
Ashley Sullivan
Poetry Readers
Kristina Bird
Brian Brennan
Kelly Caldwell
Alexa Hayes
Alex Henderson
Lindsey Hunt
Kyle Kehus
Amelia Larson
Amanda Lewan
Alejandra Ortega
Jamie Overbeek
Rachel Skibbe
Chelsea Smialek
Irene Stibitz
Kelsey Turek
Nonfiction Readers
Sarah Dumouchelle
Hannah Ettema
Max Katsarelas
Danielle Sharp
Danae Voss
Faculty Advisor
Steve Healey, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of English at Michigan State University
Volume 43, 2008
Managing Editor
Lindsey Kate Sloan
Assistant General Editor
Jill Kolongowski
Fiction Editor
Molly Tranberg
Poetry Editor
Jenna Scafuri
Non-Fiction Editor
Emily Wollner
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Iza Babinska
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Natalie Eidenier
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Angela Matovski
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Laura Godek
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Charles Roman
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Chris Barnett
Brittany Baker
Liz Cappo
Lauren Chomiuk
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Alison Doyle
Allison Drompp
Natalie Eidenier
Aliya Firozvi
Jesse Fritz
Kate Geiger
Laura Jensen
Ashley Luster
Blerta Mileti
Dakota Morgan
Ryan Peck
Lauren Ritzler
Mary Simkins
Andrea Spykman
Poetry Readers
Mycah Artis
Kristina Bird
Nicole Cillette
Bobby Coleman
Nina Elias
Amy Gibson
Laura Godek
Alexa Hayes
Courtney Hilden
Amanda Lewan
Paris Moore
Sam Napolitan
Laura Portko
Rachel Skibbe
Liz Young
Nonfiction Readers
Sarah Dumouchelle
Lindsey Hunt
Laura Mitchell
Danielle Sharp
Faculty Advisor
Gordon Henry
Associate Professor and Director of the Creative Writing Department at Michigan State University
Volume 42, 2007
Managing Editor
Lindsey Kate Sloan
Assistant General Editor
Jill Kolongowski
Fiction Editor
Maura Stackpoole
Poetry Editor
Jenna Scafuri
Non-Fiction Editor
Jasmine Angelini-Knoll
Arts & Graphics Editor
Emma Reid
Business Manager
Bobby Coleman
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Hillary Kribben
Webmaster
Charles Roman
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Brittany Baker
Alexis Biasell
Stacey Burger
Pamela D'Arcy
Casey DeSmet
Trevor Donaldson
Kerry Drake
Natalie Eidenier
Stephanie Glazier
Jessica Henning
Amy Hitchingham
Ashley Luster
Rose Wilson
Poetry Readers
Mycah Artis
Amy Gibson
Courtney Hilden
Samara Napolitan
Kenya Nelson
Rebecca Piasecki
Ben Rubinstein
Molly Tranberg
Liz Young
Nonfiction Readers
Andy Balaskovitz
Alison Doyle
Angela Matovski
Laura Mitchell
Lauren Naglick
Emily Wollner
Faculty Advisor
Gordon Henry
Associate Professor and Director of the Creative Writing Department at Michigan State University
Volume 41, 2006
Editors
Jennifer Popa
Teal Amthor-Shaffer
Jon Speilburg
Production Editor
Jon Speilburg
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Teal Amthor-Shaffer
Fiction Editor
Timothy McCarty
Non-Fiction Editor
Colleen Farrow
Poetry Editor
Emily Malloy
Readers
Mark Alperin
Emily Caskey
Kelli Cook
Matt Gabbert
Terra Gerstner
Katie Helke
Brad Jackson
Ryan Mccormick
Kate Puplis
Laura C. Weber
Faculty Advisor
W.S. Penn, Ph.D.
Volume 40, 2005
Editors
Jennifer Popa
Teal Amthor-Shaffer
Jon Speilburg
Production Editor
Jon Speilburg
Business Manager
Teal Amthor-Shaffer
Fiction Editor
Timothy McCarty
Non-Fiction Editor
Colleen Farrow
Poetry Editor
Emily Malloy
Readers
Mark Alperin
Emily Caskey
Kelli Cook
Matt Gabbert
Terra Gerstner
Katie Helke
Brad Jackson
Ryan Mccormick
Kate Puplis
Laura C. Weber
Faculty Advisor
W.S. Penn, Ph.D.