Ava Buccafurri (She/They) is a sophomore intending to major in psychology and minor in French. She loves reading and learning new things. When not in the Writing Center, you can probably find her with her head in a book. Last year, she tried to read all of Jane Austen’s novels to keep herself from scrolling on her phone. Ava likes to draw and journal, and all her notebooks are always filled with doodles. She empathizes with people who struggle with sitting down and getting a paper started, procrastination is always a battle for her. When nothing seems to be working, she benefits from organizing tasks and breaking the work she needs to do into smaller parts. In her writing for classes, Ava enjoys brainstorming, creating outlines for papers, and the satisfaction of getting her ideas across. They have fun getting to know people through what they choose to explore in their writing. Ava is happy to help in whatever stage of the writing process you may be in, whether that be adding the finishing touches or just getting started.  

Jackie (she/her) is an English major specializing in Literary Theory, paired with a German minor. Her passion in writing comes from the labor of love that is translating her opinions and personal voice from vague notions to well-structured prose that concisely delivers a solid argument. She believes that all writing, both for and outside of class, can and should be well-crafted and personally fulfilling.

Kaylee (she/her)—or just ‘Kay,’ for fun—is a sophomore with a major in Psychology, and a minor in Chinese, as well as a concentration in Neuroscience. She takes time to enjoy these fields on campus through research in the psychology department, and graphic design for the Chinese programs—and, more tangentially, Co-founding K-Spins. Seven-and-counting years of Color and Winter guard drive a great deal of how Kay likes to view writing: as skill to train and love. Hobbies, ideas, hopes and dreams are some of Kay’s favorite topics. So, if you have a paper you want to spark some life into, or already care deeply about, Kay would love nothing more than a good yap about it (academic, or otherwise). As a long-winded writer herself, Kay completely understands what it’s like to have so much brain to squeeze into so little space. However, she finds with a little discussion and organization any frantic writer can pare down a laundry list of ideas into something succinct, but still passionate. Regardless of the state of your paper, email, or original character backstory, Kay would love to have you stop by and talk it through, and help find the words that make it work.

Oliver Sajan (any pronouns) is a senior majoring in English on the fiction track with a concentration in both Film and Media Studies and Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies. Oli spells their name differently every time just for funsies, and will never give a straight answer if you ask her about a preference. You’ve probably seen him around campus with a tiny black poodle named Barry Allen. This year, they’re the Department Student Advisor for the Media Studies department and the co-editor of the Cauldron. When Olly’s not driving to Detroit for a concert, they like to read Invincible comics, watch The Lego Batman Movie, and are in the top 0.5% of Harry Styles listeners. If you liked the new Superman movie, ask him about it. He saw it six times in theatres. Ollie journals, writes poetry, and sometimes rewrites movies that disappoint her. Their SIP is a re-write of Greek mythology and surpassed the word count before the year even started. Oliver’s favourite part of the writing process is the editing stage and they’ll work on a paper sentence by sentence or by overall themes throughout. Colour coding a mind-map? He’s there. Drafting an email? It’ll be frame-worthy. Oli would talk about words for hours if somebody would just let her.

Timothy (he/him) is an ANSO major who loves being part of the vibrant campus community at K. You can find him goofing around onstage with the Monkapult improv team or at whatever student organization function struck his fancy this time. He has always had a passion for stories, whether in the roleplaying games that he loves to play or the speculative fiction novels that he can always squeeze in time for at the end of the day. Timothy is a prolific rambler when his pen touches paper, but he’s a firm believer in using only the words you need. He likes to refine drafts and narrow down on precise ideas. He is really excited to hear about all the different fields taught at K while working in the Writing Center and hopes to learn something new with each consultation!