About Us
We are the team here at The Odyssey, working diligently behind the scenes to keep our platform thriving!
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Ralia FarahFounder & EICRalia Farah is a self-published teen author of a standalone fantasy novel titled The Return of the Nightshadows. She is working on several other projects and has big plans for college, constantly volunteering and doing extracurriculars. When she is not writing or working on The Odyssey, she is definitely watching movies, playing with her pets, and completing school work.
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Ace EryxOversight ManagerAce Eryx is a non-binary Polish writer who dabbles in different genres and mediums of writing. They have a novel in the works and short stories and poetry to satiate until then while they draw eyes in the margins. In their free time, they enjoy deep research into all things writing and law amongst their many chickens and lizard.
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Cheyenne NielsenProse EditorCheyenne Nielsen is a freelance editor who loves working with teen and adult authors. She firmly believes that anyone can become an amazing writer with practice and polishing. She loves spending time with her family, friends, and the numerous stray cats in her neighborhood.
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Chisom AnarahProse EditorChisom Chigoziem Anarah is a Nigerian writer who believes stories often live in the small, overlooked corners of everyday life. When she isn’t writing, she spends her time editing, reading submissions, and helping writers shape their work. She also volunteers as an editor at The Poetry Lighthouse. She likes to pretend she is stoic, but you can easily bribe her with a book like Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros.
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Hannah PhillipsPoetry EditorHannah Phillips is a seventeen year old author. She reads and writes books about people in love, and people with disabilities. Her debut novel is going to be published in 2025 hopefully. She hopes you have a good day reading all of the good books. You can find her on Instagram @hannahphillipstheauthor . |
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Jiya SalanPoetry EditorJiya is a poet, and writer from India. She is the author of Letters to the Night, her debut poetry collection that came straight from her heart. Along with writing, she’s currently studying optometry. In her free time, she enjoys drawing, traveling, and spending time with friends and family. She’s also working on a novel she started in 2024, a story she’s been quietly building and hopes to finish soon. Writing helps her make sense of the world, one line at a time.
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Ben Ramakrishnan
Visual Arts Submissions ReviewerHailing from the misty coastlines of Northern California, Ben Ramakrishnan is a multidisciplinary creative living in slow, intentional dialogue with the world. Bearing a fervor for music, theater, poetry, ancient and medieval history, linguistics, and graphic design, he is the founder of Vellichor Literary, and an award-winning, 43x published author. When he isn’t at his desk, you can catch him singing on stages and street corners, rocking with his band, playing guitar, going to concerts, frequenting art museums, learning Spanish and Arabic, driving to the coast with the windows down, and asking “What would Stevie Nicks do?”.
Follow along with his creative endeavors on Instagram at @bensroughdraft, and pop by his online soapbox at @bensdigitalarchives on Substack. |
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Rebecca HanEvent CoordinatorRebecca is a rising senior from the San Francisco Bay area. She is interested in pursuing writing and english in her future studies. In her free time, you can find her jotting down ideas in her journal, and typing up poems on her computer. She loves spending time with her friends to go out shopping and get boba. She is currently working on publishing her own novel, and hopes to use writing as a way to bridge gaps between people.
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Annalise Healey
Project TeamAnnalise Healey is the young Australian author of the Wolves of Flame series and other standalone novels. She is currently studying an English major in tertiary education and hopes to share her love of literature and writing as an art form with future generations. Over the past year, she has treasured exploring ways to support aspiring writers and established authors, and would love to continue to build her skill base and experience to continue doing so in the future.
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Taishika BhowalContent CreatorTaishika Bhowal is a student from Kolkata, India who enjoys storytelling, creativity, and experimenting with digital content. She loves finding fun ways to make ideas engaging online. Outside of school, she enjoys solving Rubik’s cubes, writing, editing, and exploring new creative and psychological projects.
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Sherin (Cherry) SolimanGraphic DesignerSherin (Cherry) is an artist at soul, a girl who loves life, travel, and love. With inspiration from nature, you'd mostly find her moving, smiling, or connecting. She can be found on Instagram @misscherry__.
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Raven ScheweTravel Log ManagerRaven Schewe is a young writer who enjoys creative pursuits in poetry and spoken word for her own freedom of expression. She devotes her time to civic engagement and activism as well as leading the Creative Writing club at her high school and attending Women Writing for (a) Change writing sessions. Most importantly, she loves to travel, having gone to many countries, including India, Spain, Portugal, and Ireland. To her, travel is a glimpse into another world.
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