Meet the Staff

  • Nitya Budamagunta

    EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

    Nitya Budamagunta is a junior majoring in creative writing and minoring in business and history. When not writing, she can be found making earrings, fencing, and pondering how the universe started. Find her @nityasnovelnook on Instagram and Twitter, and her website https://bvnitya.wixsite.com/novelnook.

    Email: atlantiseic@uncw.edu

  • Kennedy Cole

    MANAGING EDITOR

    Kennedy Cole is a junior majoring in creative writing and pursuing a Certificate in Publishing. While she typically leans toward working in fiction, she identifies wholeheartedly as a writer. In the future, Kennedy sees herself in the publishing industry creating spaces for writers of color and other members of the LGBTQ+ community. When she's not stuck in class, you can catch her filling out her calendar, reading a book borrowed from a friend, or fighting the urge to edit her historical thriller novel.

  • Kaylin Margaret

    LAYOUT EDITOR

    Kaylin Margaret, Layout Editor, is a creative writing major and digital arts minor. Born in the mountains of New Hampshire but raised in the swamps of Jacksonville, NC, she loves reading and writing stories about people’s connection to land. Kaylin can usually be found reading, designing, writing, or watching terrible reality TV.

  • Celine LeDoux

    MARKETING COORDINATOR

    Celine LeDoux is a rising sophomore majoring in Communication and French and minoring in sustainability. She can't wait to help spread the word about Atlantis. She loves playing piano, swimming in the ocean, and being with friends and family.

  • Madison Summerville

    NONFICTION EDITOR

    Madison Summerville is a senior at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. She enjoys writing nonfiction and horror in her freetime and playing with her two cats, Oliver and Sammie.

  • Cecilia Moushey

    POETRY EDITOR

    Cecilia Moushey, poetry editor, is an environmental science major with a studio art minor. They are from Asheville North Carolina and feel deeply connected with the wide variety of nature in North Carolina. Cecilia in their free time enjoys rock climbing, writing, adventures outside, and dancing with friends.

  • Abigail Celoria

    FICTION EDITOR

    Abigail Celoria is a junior at UNCW majoring in creative writing with a certificate in publishing and a minor in journalism. She has been writing avidly since the fifth grade, with a particular affinity for realistic and whimsical fiction. Aside from her role as Fiction Editor of Atlantis, she serves as the Culture Editor of The Seahawk and the Editor-in-Chief of Second Story Journal. She can often be found romanticizing her life at coffee shops and local markets. Follow her Instagram @agceloria for updates on her writing journey.

  • Natalie Gray

    ART EDITOR

    Natalie is a junior majoring in Studio Art. She plans to get her masters in art education and eventually open up her own showcase/teaching studio. Art of all sorts has been a passion of hers since she was a little girl. She enjoys working with charcoal, graphite, and conté. She recently picked up oil painting. If you’re interested in seeing any of her work, she has a portfolio page on Instagram: @wofs_portfolio

  • Olivia Tyler

    PHOTO EDITOR

    Olivia Tyler is a senior at UNCW studying film and studio art. She loves all things involving art, animals, and concerts. This will be her first year as photography editor for Atlantis Magazine and she can't wait to start!

  • Jack Williford

    COPY EDITOR

    Jack Williford is a junior studying creative writing and Spanish at UNC Wilmington. He enjoys reading and writing in any genre. He is currently reading more books than can be listed here—and has forgotten most of their titles anyway.

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