Sashoy Wilson
Editor-In-Chief
Sash Wilson is in her fourth year of the English and Professional Writing program at York University. She has several years experience editing fiction and various types of academic papers. She also runs a book reviewing and editing site called My Book Jar. In 2022, Sash worked as the fiction editor for Existere—Journal of Arts and Literature. When not working, Sash can be found in her yellow rocking chair reading or crocheting amigurumi. You can learn more about her at LinkedIn.
Lisa Grieve
Assistant Editor-In-Chief
Lisa Grieve is in her fourth year in the English and Professional Writing program at York University. She has several years experience as an editor in various areas including animal welfare, transformative fiction, and at a literary journal. She is currently the consulting editor for non-fiction at Existere—Journal of Arts and Literature. in her spare time, she enjoys reading, listening to ’90s rock, and annoying her cat. You can learn more about her at LinkedIn.
Leah Ciani
Senior Editor—Fiction
Leah Ciani is a fourth year student at York University pursuing a double major in Professional Writing and Linguistics. She spends her spare time reading fiction novels and writing about everything she can think of. Leah hopes to gain inspiration from the creators at Inventio and to help foster their writing.
Natasha Mavro
Senior Editor—Non-Fiction
Natasha Mavro is working towards her undergraduate degree majoring in English and minoring in Political Science. She is passionate about environmental justice and Indigenous rights. Outside of school, she enjoys traveling, hiking, swimming, and spending time with family and friends.
Lyniesha Bulze
Copywriter
Lyniesha Bulze has received the 2022 LA&PS Dean’s Award for Research Excellence—Undergraduate (DARE) and participated in the Tenure and Promotion Committee for York University. She has served as a judge for the 2021 Jan Rehner Prize for Writing Journal. When she isn’t editing, she is writing and designing her webtoon. You can learn more about her at LinkedIn.
Thean Sargeant
Junior Editor—Fiction
Thean Sargeant is a fourth-year student of the English and Professional Writing program. Inventio is her second official time as a Junior Editor, with the first time being for Existere—Journal of Arts and Literature. She hopes to continue working in this field after graduation. You can learn more about her at LinkedIn.
Dunja Dudarin
Junior Editor—Poetry
Dunja Dudarin enjoys finding meaning through reading and aspires to become a better reader, writer, and editor through her time at Inventio, while at the same time being helpful to the writers who share their work with us. She hopes to use the skills she is learning from the Professional Writing program at Inventio. You can learn more about her at her Instagram.
Leilani Carranza
Junior Editor—Non-Fiction
Leilani Carranza is a student at York University heading into her final year of English and Professional Writing. With a focus on corporate writing and publishing, she hopes to become a literary editor someday. She joined Inventio to improve her editing skills and to help other aspiring writers get their stories into the world. You can learn more about her at LinkedIn.
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Sash Wilson & Lisa Grieve
Lisa Grieve
Editor-In-Chief
Lisa Grieve is in her fourth year in the English and Professional Writing program at York University. As the previous Assistant Editor-In-Chief of Inventio, she has several years experience as an editor in various areas including animal welfare, transformative fiction, and at Existere—Journal of Arts and Literature. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, listening to ’90s rock, and annoying her cat. You can learn more about her at LinkedIn.
Dunja Dudarin
Assistant Editor-In-Chief
Dunja Dudarin enjoys finding meaning through reading and aspires to become a better reader, writer, and editor through her time at Inventio, while at the same time being helpful to the writers who share their work with us. She was previously the Junior Editor for Poetry at Inventio. You can learn more about her at her Instagram.
Leah Ciani
Senior Editor, Fiction & Non-Fiction
Leah Ciani is a fourth-year student at York University pursuing a double major in Professional Writing and Linguistics. She is currently the Senior Editor for Fiction at Existere—Journal of Arts and Literature. She spends her spare time reading fiction novels and writing about everything she can think of. Leah hopes to gain inspiration from the creators at Inventio and to help foster their writing.
Leilani Carranza
Senior Editor, Poetry & Copywriter
Leilani Carranza is a student at York University heading into her final year of English and Professional Writing. With a focus on corporate writing and publishing, she hopes to become a literary editor someday. She joined Inventio to improve her editing skills and to help other aspiring writers get their stories into the world. You can learn more about her at LinkedIn.
Thean Sargeant
Junior Editor, Non-Fiction
Thean Sargeant is a fifth-year student in her final year of the English and Professional Writing program. Inventio is her second official opportunity as a Junior Editor, with the first being with Existere—Journal of Arts and Literature. she enjoys shaping work into a publishable state and hopes to continue working in the editing field after graduation. You can learn more about her at LinkedIn.
Isabella Iacoucci
Junior Editor, Fiction
Isabella Iacoucci is a third-year undergraduate student majoring in Creative Writing and minoring in Professional Writing. She is passionate about writing and loves to read during her spare time. Isabella aspires to be a literary editor and hopes to learn more about the world of editing this year at Inventio.
Chantal Shortt
Junior Editor, Poetry
Chantal Shortt is a fourth-year English and Professional Writing student at York University, a mother of three children, and an avid storyteller. She has served as a Submission Editor with Existere—Journal of Arts and Literature for its Fall/Winter 2021 and Spring/Summer 2022 releases.
Carmen Cordingley
Website Development
Lisa Grieve
Editor-in-Chief
Lisa Grieve is in her fourth year in the English and Professional Writing program at York University. As the previous Assistant Editor-in-Chief of Inventio, she has several years experience as an editor in various areas including animal welfare, transformative fiction, and at Existere—Journal of Arts and Literature. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, listening to ’90s rock, and annoying her cat.
You can learn more about her here.
Dunja Dudarin
Assistant Editor-in-Chief
Dunja Dudarin enjoys finding meaning through reading and aspires to become a better reader, writer, and editor through her time at Inventio, while at the same time being helpful to the writers who share their work with us. She was previously the Junior Editor for Poetry at Inventio.
You can learn more about her at her Instagram
Leah Ciani
Senior Editor, Fiction
Leah Ciani is a fourth-year student at York University pursuing a double major in Professional Writing and Linguistics. She is currently the Senior Editor for Fiction at Existere—Journal of Arts and Literature. She spends her spare time reading fiction novels and writing about everything she can think of. Leah hopes to gain inspiration from the creators at Inventio and to help foster their writing.
Leilani Carranza
Senior Editor, Non-Fiction
Leilani Carranza is a student at York University heading into her final year of English and Professional Writing. With a focus on corporate writing and publishing, she hopes to become a literary editor someday. She joined Inventio to improve her editing skills and to help other aspiring writers get their stories into the world.
You can learn more about her here
Jonell Ebreo
Senior Editor, Poetry & Copywriter
Jonell Ebreo is a fourth-year Professional Writing student at York University. Having long enjoyed the collaboration of writing, Jonell believes in the importance of discussion and criticism throughout the writing process. When not writing or reading, he enjoys video games, cartoons, playing Dungeons & Dragons, and building Legos.
You can learn more about Jonell here.
Shelby Gray
Junior Editor, Poetry
Shelby Gray is an English and Professional Writing student who lives with her two children and two cats. Ever since she could read, she has had a love for it. She is most content when she is spending time in nature.
Yun Hsu
Junior Editor, Non-Fiction
Yun Hsu is a third-year student in the English and Professional Writing program at York University. She is currently the Senior Editor for Art at Existere—Journal of Arts and Literature and was previously a Junior Editor at HerCampus at YorkU.
Thean Sargeant
Junior Editor, Non-Fiction
Thean Sargeant is a fifth-year student in her final year of the English and Professional Writing program. Inventio is her second official opportunity as a Junior Editor, with the first being with Existere—Journal of Arts & Literature. She enjoys shaping work into a publishable state and hopes to continue working in the editing field after graduation.
Jessica Lappin
Junior Editor, Non-Fiction
Jessica Lappin is a student at York University in the Professional Writing program. She works in a diversity office during the summers, broadening her knowledge and passion for social justice and writing. Along with Inventio, she is a non-fiction editor at Existere—Journal of Arts and Literature. In her spare time, she enjoys reading and creating hyper-realism art.
Atena Bazargan
Junior Editor, Fiction
Atena has completed her Bachelor of Science in psychology, and is now earning a double major in Literature and Creative Writing. She is a voracious reader, and she is passionate about all aspects of the writing process. She hopes to develop her skills as an editor with Inventio!
Seth Pollak
Junior Editor, Fiction
Seth Pollak is a fourth-year Environmental Studies student at York University. Having read and written for much of his life—both in academia and in his free time—he looks forward to developing his skills at Inventio and shaping works to be proud of.
Isabella Iacoucci
Junior Editor, Fiction
Isabella Iacoucci is a third-year undergraduate student majoring in Creative Writing and minoring in Professional Writing. She is passionate about writing and loves to read during her spare time. Isabella aspires to be a literary editor and hopes to learn more about the world of editing this year at Inventio.
Rebecca Wallace
Junior Editor, Poetry
Rebecca Wallace is a second-year English and Professional Writing student at York University. Being an avid bookworm, she has always had a great appreciation for books and aspires to become an editor in the children’s publishing field. When she’s not studying, she enjoys writing, playing badminton, and building DIY projects.
You can learn more about her at her Instagram
Carmen Cordingley
Website Development
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