About Writing Waves
Vision Statement
The Writing Waves Journal aims to provide a meaningful outlet for the voice of the CSUMB student body. We wish to amplify authentic academic and creative works. Submissions that contain plagiarized material, use of generative artificial intelligence, or any material that violates the CSUMB Standards of Student Conduct will not be accepted for publication. Our goal is to maintain the academic and ethical integrity of this work. We will strive to work in tandem with you, to publish the best version of your work in your voice.
Our Academic Journal is a compilation-style textual artifact housing multi-genre, multimedia, and intersectional submissions from authorship of California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) students. We work to accept all styles and levels of submissions, with a focus on first time writers. Our text is edited by upper-division students, with the goal of promoting student leadership, activism, and resume-building. Writing waves offers an inclusive and transparent space for the writers and editors of CSUMB. We aim to celebrate everyone’s voice (thoughts, opinions, feelings, or expressions– without censorship), embracing identity and creativity. Here first time writers can “get their feet wet” in the world of literary publishing, and first time editors can try their hand at the editorial process.Acknowledgements
The Writing Waves editors would like to thank California State University - Monterey Bay (CSUMB), and all of our editors and authors past, present, and future. We’d also like to pay homage to, and honor, the indigenous homeland of the Amah Mutsun, Esselen, Ohlone, Rumsen, Salinan people and their territories.
It is on the rich homeland of these indigenous peoples where CSUMB, and our Writing Waves staff, thrive as practitioners and students of higher education. It is here we may hone our crafts.
Such publication practices ask us to remain mindful, resilient, and celebrate the diverse authorship. This land provides us an education abundant with service and experience to a diverse community of learners. We hold close the reminder that ancestors rest below pathways, and in other less traveled areas on campus. We Are Here - Let Ka Lai.
About the Artists
Cover artists Victoria Corsetti & Angela Steele - Volume 2 Issue 2
Victoria Corsetti is a budding animation artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area who loves motorcycles, sushi, and polar bears. 10 years from now, Corsetti plans on being a storyboard artist for a hit animated series. To see more of Corsetti's work, follow her Twitter account!
Angela Steele is currently a student-athlete on the CSUMB water polo team. She enjoys photography, traveling, and nature. Her favorite hobbies are hiking and playing with her cat, Ziggy. Her future career goals include either environmental journalism or environmental advocacy. To see more of Steele's work, follow her Instagram account!
Cover artist Taylor VanSant - Volume 1 Issue 1
Cover artist Taylor VanSant is a third-year student at CSUMB. She majors in Human Communications with a concentration in Creative Writing and Social Action. To see more of VanSant's work, follow her Instagram account!