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Alisha Gurung
Meet Alisha, a 19-year-old writer based in Ranchi, Jharkhand, who transforms the beautiful chaos of a loud mind into captivating words. For her, writing serves as a favorite escape, a quiet space where everything finally makes sense. Alisha contributes her talents as a staff writer and creative collaborator for Lotus Paper Mag and Marais Gazette. Additionally, one of her works has been featured in an issue by Aubrey Nicole titled I Love You So Matcha!
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When she isn't busy writing, she can be found on Instagram at @shabeinking.Â
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(P.S. If you enjoy her work, she gladly accepts chocolate!)
Alexandria Tan
Graphic Designer
Alexandria Tan is a Chinese American artist and designer from Washington State, who loves art, reading, and helping the world (among many other things)! She is a regional finalist in the Civics Bee national competition and is exploring careers in in the art and business field. You can find her @tan._.designs on Instagram.
Selina Thevaseelan is a Singaporean-Sri Lankan writer from Australia, currently based in the United Kingdom. She is drawn to vivid, loud voices with all the raw, ugly parts left in. Her own prose has featured in Egg Box publications, and you can find her on instagram @se1inaur, and on LinkedIn under her name as stated.
Selina Thevaseelan
prose reader
Kylie Deng
social media manager
Executive graphic designer
Kylie Deng is a Chinese-American artist born and raised in New York. She has always had a deep passion and appreciation for the arts--whether it's through poetry, song, fine arts, or dance. She is proud to aid in Citron Lit's mission and you can find her at @__kyli3 on Instagram.
Radhika Sharma
Radhika Sharma is a writer with a soft spot for good books, great films, and music that lingers. She reads obsessively, writes curiously, and is always looking for another perspective to fall into.
prose reader
poetry reader
Catherine Lei
Executive ART EDITORÂ
Catherine Lei is a Chinese American artist from Long Island, New York. She is a multi-time Scholastic Awards gold and silver key recipient and has had her art featured in the 2024 UN Ocean Day exhibition. You can find her @catlei0 on Instagram.
Amelia Chang
editor-in-chief and founder
Amelia Chang is a Taiwanese American poet from Long Island, New York. A Best of the Net nominee and recipient of multiple Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, her work is published or forthcoming in Marmalade Lit, manywor(l)ds, Polyphony Lit, and elsewhere. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of Citron Lit and serves as an editor for several other publications. Amelia believes in the visceral power of words, and you can find her at ameliachang.carrd.co for more.
Poetry reader
Ananya Upadhye
Ananya Upadhye is a writer who collects memories. She is currently studying comparative literature and creative writing. She works with experimental, hybrid, mixed-media, lyrical, and visual poetry, and is an alum of The Kenyon Young Writer’s Workshop, The Iowa Young Writer’s Studio, and The Sunhouse Summer Mentorship. In her free time, she can be found eating fruit out of wineglasses and lingering in forest glades. She loves stormy afternoons and the color of sea-green. You can find more of her memories @ananya_upadhye_ on Instagram.