the Ritual editors
Photos by Chris May
Will Chappell // Fiction Editor
Will Chappell (he/him/his) lives in Southeast Massachusetts. Avid reader, writer and coffee drinker. He was the February '19 Writer in Residence at Elsewhere Studios in Paonia Colorado. He is writing a novel for his BFA at Goddard College
Robert Hunsberger // Prose Assistant
Robert Hunsberger (he/him/his) is a writer from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He is currently pursuing his BFA at Goddard College, where he studies fiction, poetry, and autobiographical brevity.
Sparrow M. Komisar // Assistant Fiction Editor
Sparrow (they/them/theirs) is a writer of fiction and poetry and a devotee of good books, walks through the woods, and strong mochas. Sparrow is currently working on a mystery novel and finishing a BFA at Goddard College.
Chris May // Prose Assistant
Chris is a writer who lives somewhere in the New Mexican desert.
Amanda Mello // Nonfiction Editor
Amanda Mello (she/her/hers) is a nanny and Joan Didion fangirl living in Philadelphia. She still uses Livejournal.
M. A. Vizsolyi // Faculty Advisor
M. A. Vizsolyi (he/him/his) is the author of two books of poetry The Lamp with Wings: Love Sonnets, (HarperPerennial) winner of the National Poetry Series, selected by Ilya Kaminsky, and Anthem for the Wounded (Sibling Rivalry Press). He is also the author of the chapbooks, Notes on Melancholia (Monk Books) and The Case of Jane: A Verse Play (500places press), which was produced for Performa 13 and broadcast on National Public Radio. Vizsolyi’s work can be found in numerous journals, including The New Orleans Review, Narrative, Crazyhorse, Cream City Review, The Journal, Pleiades, The Burnside Review, Harpur Palate, Ninth Letter, Ploughshares, and Gulf Coast. Follow him at his website.
Mat Clouser // Poetry Assistant
Mat Clouser (he/him/his) is a poet, bookseller, one-time chef and bon vivant in Austin, TX. His work can be found in places like The Rio Review, Indie Next, Former People, Garden & Gun and Delta Sky Magazine.
Isobel Ikard // Hybrid Editor
Isobel Ikard (she/her/hers) explores gender, sexuality, and family through poetry, creative non-fiction, and crying near microphones. In 2019, she was the film history lecturer for the Museum of Human Achievement and the Hyperreal Film Club's Hyperdrive film series. She lives in Austin, Texas.
Sarah Mason // Fiction Editor
Sarah Mason (she/her/hers) is an actor and writer based in North Jersey. After one year of college, Sarah decided to focus on her passions, finished the novel she began writing in high school and started training at Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Now, Sarah is a creative writing student at Goddard, determined to receive a BFA and is an avid reader of both poetry and fiction. She is excited to learn, read, write, create and begin working on another story.
Kevin McLary // Managing Editor
Kevin McLary (he/him/his) is a poet from Grand Rapids, MI.
