About Side B
Side B Magazine is a print magazine devoted to publishing unknown and underrepresented voices in the contemporary arts world. We believe that all people have the right to read, see, and hear stories that affirm their identity.
We have published four print issues, a special anthology issue, run an arts and culture blog, and are currently editing our forthcoming Orientalism & the Postcolonial Discourse issue due in late March/early April.
MASTHEAD
Nidya Sarria, editor-in-chief
Nidya Sarria lives and works in Miami, Florida. She tweets at @nidyasarria.
Danielle Bukowski, managing editor
Danielle Bukowski is an English major at Vassar College, where she is the News Editor (and former Features Editor) of The Miscellany News. Skills include alphabetizing, daydreaming, basic lifeguard training, and making tea. Danielle has completed two triathlons and can’t nap for longer than 20 minutes. Thoughts on reading, writing, et cetera can be found on her blog.
Brittney Brown, design director
Brittney grew up in a handful of small Texas towns before graduating with a B.A. in English from the University of North Texas in 2008. She packed her bags for Tennessee the next day, where she is currently writing a collection of poems titled Texas Was a Dirty Word and documenting Appalachia with a variety of cameras. You can view her portfolio-in-progress at This Distance or on flickr.
Tatiana Christian, marketing director
Tatiana currently resides in NY where she spends her time writing stories and comic scripts, while maintaining a day job to pay the bills. And she’s looking forward to horseback riding in the spring, world traveling and maybe law school next year. Maybe!
Becca Pollock, fiction editor
Becca Pollock is a sophomore at Emerson College pursuing a B.F.A. in writing, literature, and publishing, but she should consider getting a degree in advanced arts & crafts with dual minors in napping and eating. She is a reader for Stork Literary Magazine, a blogger for Emerson Fashion Society, and a French Bulldog enthusiast – though there is no school club for that. You can find her all over the internet under the pseudonym Sewin’ Hoe.
Emily O’Neill, poetry editor
Emily O’Neill studied poetry and fiction at Hampshire College and graduated with a degree in the synesthesia of storytelling. While there she was heavily involved in Hampshire Slam Collective, a spoken word poetry community on campus, and the spoken word community of the Worcester-Boston area. Emily competed at both the College Union Poetry Slam Invitational (in 2009) and the National Poetry Slam (in 2010). In winter 2010-2011 she toured as a member of the performance poetry troupe No More Ribcage, with dates from Portland, ME to Orlando, FL. Emily supplements her day job as a barista with regular readings in the New England area and teaching engagements. She is currently living, writing, and publishing in Providence, RI. Her poem “Waiting On Winning Numbers” appeared in the fourth issue of Side B Magazine.
Laura Hallman, nonfiction editor
Laura Hallman has two Bachelors of Art from East Stroudsburg University (Communications, Media Studies & English, Professional Writing), of which she uses neither in her everyday life. Laura sincerely enjoys being a woman of contemporary gender definition, even while her wardrobe remains stuck somewhere between 1947 and 1962. She writes short fiction, poetry, her blog (http://my-unsolicited-
Katya Sarria, art and photography editor
Katya Sarria is from Miami, Florida. She also serves on the layout team of Catharsis Magazine.
COLUMNISTS AND CONTRIBUTORS
James Kennedy studies theatre and literature at Emerson College. He is an avid fan of poetry, coffee, and Michelle Obama, whom he is convinced could be his best friend should they ever meet (if you’re reading this, Michelle, call me). One time, he lived in a castle in the Netherlands. He tweets about art and theatre under the handle @jamesholod.
Stefan Cartlidge is a 20 something from the Napa Valley. He’s currently working in San Francisco but will rejoin his peers at Emerson College in the fall. He is a film buff turned fiction writer turned actor turned fiction writer again, and hopefully make up his mind soon.
Alice Zheng is a student at Princeton University, where she is pursuing a B.S.E. in Computer Science. She works for the Princeton Student Design Agency and spends a tad too much time eating, cooking, baking, and thinking about food. One night she didn’t feel like cooking dinner and created something like a portfolio instead.
Special thanks to former Side Bees – Tia Mansouri, Fiona Kyle, Arman Safa, Nicole Vazquez, Gillian Ramos, Kate Fisher, Nikki Birdwell, and Christina Piña. Also thanks to mensah demary for his work and support of the magazine.