Blaze Grazzini (he/him)
Publisher & Founder of Inkwell
Hello, my name is Blaze Grazzini (he/him). I am the founder of Inkwell, President of the Creative Writing Course Union, and holder of UBCO’s International Achievement Award. This is my fourth and final year as a combined major in Creative Writing & Cultural Studies. My biggest source of inspiration comes from the people I love and observing the world around me. My aim is to inspire and uplift others with both my art & legacy.
Lauren Naidoo(she/her)
Head of Publication and Graphic Design
Lauren Naidoo is an interdisciplinary artist, designer, and animator currently obtaining a bachelor of Media Studies with a Minor in Visual Arts from UBC Okanagan. She strives to create work that invites the viewer to confront and contemplate their own perceptions and question the boundaries between the viewer and the viewed. Her recent focus is in digital art, design, and 2d animation, where she has found a passion in bringing her characters and world designs to life.
Samantha Hodge(she/her)
Managing Editor
Samantha Hodge is the Managing Editor of Inkwell. She is a fiction writer who occasionally experiments with poetry and adores all things strange and a little weird. Her work dabbles in the fantastical, and has complicated families at the center of her narratives. She is currently working on a short story involving twin sisters and a family curse, in addition to the upcoming issue of Inkwell.
Nils Donnelly(he/him)
Course Union VP (Creative Writing Course Union)
Nils Donnelly is an MFA candidate in UBC Okanagan’s Creative Writing Program. Through his writing, he illuminates the humanity hiding in the darkest of places, which often explores themes of addiction, recovery and the dynamics of dysfunctional relationships. A seasoned editor and publisher of the underground Hydraulik Press, his work has appeared in Havok and Paper Shell and has received several literary recognitions.
Rielle (they/them)
VP of Events (Creative Writing Course Union)
I’m Rielle, and I’m a 5th-year Creative Writing major interested in film and TV writing. Having grown up watching cheesy cable drama soap operas, most of my writing now falls within the drama genre, and I’m particularly focused on crafting character-driven narratives! I’m currently chipping away at a pilot episode spec script for what I, one day, hope to be my very own television series!
Sophia (she/her)
Events Coordinator (Creative Writing Course Union)
Hi! I’m Sophia (she/her), the Events Coordinator! I mainly write psychological horror and thrillers, but I’ve been recently dabbling with splashes of romance. I’m currently working on a novel on British people who should probably go to therapy and the occult.