Hot Dish Magazine 2018 Staff
Abigail Fellin
Abigail Fellin is a senior English major at Buena Vista University. She enjoys short walks to the fridge and can be commonly found
wearing slippers as shoes. Abbe is the salt-shaker of Hot Dish’s spice rack, and she loves reading through the submissions and
working with the submitters to try and grow as writers.
wearing slippers as shoes. Abbe is the salt-shaker of Hot Dish’s spice rack, and she loves reading through the submissions and
working with the submitters to try and grow as writers.
Ranelle Irwin
Ranelle Irwin is a senior English major at Buena Vista University. Ranelle’s personality varies from cinnamon roll to cinnamon
challenge. She enjoys studying Japanese, playing video games, and running her Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Ranelle does a
little bit of everything for the magazine, but she especially enjoys reading the submissions from high school students and seeing the
talents and perspectives they bring to the table.
challenge. She enjoys studying Japanese, playing video games, and running her Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Ranelle does a
little bit of everything for the magazine, but she especially enjoys reading the submissions from high school students and seeing the
talents and perspectives they bring to the table.
Tanner Jensen
Tanner Jensen is a junior English major and digital media minor at Buena Vista University. He divides his time between reading
fiction, playing video games and Dungeons and Dragons, watching anime, and taking it easy in life. Tanner works behind the
scenes with editing and evaluating submissions, and enjoys helping great works become even better.
fiction, playing video games and Dungeons and Dragons, watching anime, and taking it easy in life. Tanner works behind the
scenes with editing and evaluating submissions, and enjoys helping great works become even better.
Dalton Machholz
Dalton is a freshman history and English double major at Buena Vista University. When he is not trying to impersonate Elmer
Fudd, he enjoys walking to see his best friend, the vending machine. Dalton is still looking for a recipe to follow, but hopes to
continue studying history and pursuing his own personal writing style.
Fudd, he enjoys walking to see his best friend, the vending machine. Dalton is still looking for a recipe to follow, but hopes to
continue studying history and pursuing his own personal writing style.
Emily Wedell
Emily Wedell is a junior English and Spanish Major at Buena Vista University. Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Emily
offers a slightly different perspective of the Midwest than her peers. While others provide the sweetness and saltiness in the
magazine, Emily adds the spice. Besides her addictions to movies and a fantastic cup of coffee, she loves writing, traveling, and
reading the many works submitted to Hot Dish by high school students.
offers a slightly different perspective of the Midwest than her peers. While others provide the sweetness and saltiness in the
magazine, Emily adds the spice. Besides her addictions to movies and a fantastic cup of coffee, she loves writing, traveling, and
reading the many works submitted to Hot Dish by high school students.
Gwen Hart
Gwen Hart is an Associate Professor of English at Buena Vista University. She is the author of two books of poetry and numerous
short stories and essays in literary magazines such as Litro, Measure, and Calliope. Her second poetry collection, The Empress of
Kisses, won the 2015 X.J. Kennedy Poetry Prize from Texas Review Press. She enjoyed seeing a number of changes in the second
year of Hot Dish Magazine, including a larger number of high-quality submissions and new partnerships between BVU students,
talented writers, and their teachers.
short stories and essays in literary magazines such as Litro, Measure, and Calliope. Her second poetry collection, The Empress of
Kisses, won the 2015 X.J. Kennedy Poetry Prize from Texas Review Press. She enjoyed seeing a number of changes in the second
year of Hot Dish Magazine, including a larger number of high-quality submissions and new partnerships between BVU students,
talented writers, and their teachers.