About Writing Waves
Vision Statement
Through the Writing Waves Academic Journal, the editorial team aims to elevate the voices of the student body of California State University, Monterey Bay.
Historically, the Writing Waves has published primarily text-submissions. In the 7th edition, we are introducing an increased interest in multi-modal submissions that provide an intersectional representation of the CSUMB student body. The Writing Waves provides students an opportunity for their academic and creative skills to be preserved in a digital artifact.
Out of respect to the authentic academic and creative works submitted to the Writing Waves, 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.
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 for their work and support.
We at the Writing Waves acknowledge that the elevation of the voices of the student body of California State University - Monterey Bay exists in contradiction to the silencing of the Esselen, Carmeleno, Amah Mutsun, and the Rumsen Ohlone.
This campus was built on the rich homeland of the Esselen people, who still walk among us. It is on these lands that our Writing Waves editorial staff thrive as practitioners and students of higher education. It is here we may hone our crafts. This land provides us an education abundant with service and experience to a diverse community of learners.
We recognize the Native Peoples that have been subjugated, and their descendants who still walk these lands. With respect to the resilience of the local native peoples and the heritage of this land, we acknowledge our occupation and commit to a deeper understanding of the people and cultures that inhabited them in the past, present, and future.
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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!