The editorial team at PRISM international is comprised of students from the UBC School of Creative Writing’s MFA program.
Editor In Chief – Adrian Matias Bell
Adrian is a queer and trans writer and musician living and working on unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and sel̓íl̓witulh land. Originally from California (unceded Acjachemen land), he is currently an MFA candidate in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. His work has appeared in Winter Tangerine, Qwerty, Qu, and Dialogist. He also makes music as Nightjars.
Managing Editor – Ariane Anindita Anantaputri
Ariane is an Indonesian screenwriter, actor, and stand-up comedian currently based in so-called “Vancouver, British Columbia.” You can usually find them galavanting around South London in the summertime, unironically enjoying the Fast and Furious franchise, and evaluating the quality of Seinfeld memes in their spare time. She is currently pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia.
Prose Editor – Natasha Gauthier
Natasha Gauthier is an Indigenous/European writer and visual artist. She mixes genres and mediums for a multilayered exploration of themes. Her work has appeared in The Capilano Review, The Malahat Review, and CV2. She likes unusual comics and horror and anything strange. Let her know if you have recommendations! Contact her at: prismprose@gmail.com.
Poetry Editor – Dora Prieto
Dora Prieto is a writer and cat mami currently completing her MFA in creative writing at the University of British Columbia. Her work appears in publications including Acentos Review, Capilano Review, and Catapult. Her poem “the withholding map” won the 2022 Room Magazine Poetry Contest and she was shortlisted for the 2023 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers. Raised between rural Nova Scotia and southern Chiapas, Dora now divides her time between central Mexico and the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Sḵwxwú7mesh, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples (Vancouver).
Promotions Editor – Jasmine Ruff
Jasmine Ruff (she/they) is a queer writer living on the ancestral and unceded lands of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples. Her writing has been published in The Ex-Puritan, Plenitude Magazine, Foglifter, and elsewhere. When not writing, you can find her drinking bubble tea or scouring thrift stores for pottery. Contact them at prismmagpromotions@gmail.com.
Reviews Editor – Victoria McIntyre
Victoria is a writer of fiction, nonfiction, and drama working on the unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓əta (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. She is an MFA candidate in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. Her work has been published by The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, The Goose, The Strand, The Varsity, and The Hart House Review. She is currently the Playwright-in-Residence at the Heliconian Club. She loves hiking in the woods and reading fairy tales.
