Lunch Ticket is a production of the Antioch University Los Angeles MFA in Creative Writing program.

Current Staff

Editor-in-Chief: Jessica Ballen

Managing Editor / Content Production: Shawn Stensberg

Managing Editor / Submission Review: Michel O’Hara

Managing Editor: Miriam Parrotto

Staff Advisor:
Natalie Truhan

Faculty Advisors:
Alistair McCartney and Lisa Locascio Nighthawk

Web Designer & Consultant:
Sky Esser / GoodWebWorks

Blog Lead Editor: Shawn Stensberg

Blog Editors: Claudia Vaughn, Justin Clarel,

Kevin Badt

Blog Contributor: Paula Williamson

Interview Lead Editor: Mahru Elahi

Interview Contributors:  Amalia Mora, Angela Franklin,

Karen Gaul Shulman, paprouna, Paula Williamson, Penelope Rood

Midnight Snack Lead Editor: Justin Clarel

Midnight Snack Contributors: Jessica Chisum, Melani Muratore, Nikki Howard, Nureena Faruqi,

Robin Raven

Marketing and Communications Lead Editor: Jessica Ballen

Marketing and Communications Team: Dariana Alvarez Herrera, Heidi Phillips

Web Team Lead Editor: Michelle Hampton

Web Editors: Heidi Phillips, Nikki Howard, paparouna, Petra Geiger

Proof Team Lead Editor: Gale Naylor

Proofreaders: Jessica Chisum, Kate Decker-Maynard, Morgan Jenkins, Verena Leong

Genre Lead Editors:

• Amuse-Bouche: Miriam Parrotto
• Creative Nonfiction and Diana Woods Memorial Award: Nikki Howard
• Fiction: Dariana Alvarez Herrera
• Flash Prose: Karen Gaul Shulman
• Poetry: Michel O’Hara
• Translation and Gabo Prize: paparouna
• Visual Art: Nureena Faruqi
• YA/Young Adult: Sunee Lyn Foley

Reading Teams:

• Amuse-Bouche: Dariana Alvarez Herrera, Heidi Phillips, Prajakta Dengwekar
• Creative Nonfiction and Diana Woods Memorial Award: Karen Gaul Shulman, Natascha Pearson, Shay Kerr
• Fiction: Jean-Paul Arnaud Marquez, Jodie Snyder, Kevin Badt
• Flash Prose: Jessica Chisum, Jodie Snyder, Matthew Dominik, Melani Muratore
• Poetry: Amalia Mora, Anthony Aguerro, Melani Muratore, Nikki Corina Dela Rosa
• Translation and Gabo Prize: Kate Decker-Maynard, Prajakta Dengwekar, Verena Leong
• Visual Art: Amalia Mora, Miriam Parrotto
• YA/Young Adult: Gail Vanneli, Kim Phillips Boehm

MFA Program Chair: Lisa Locascio Nighthawk

MFA Faculty and Staff: Cathy Linh Che, Alistair McCartney, Colette Freedman, Daisy Salas, Natalie Truhan, Coleen Bradley, Max Delsohn, and Nic Wells