Meet our 2026-27 intern cohort!
Rachel Hamalian
Alexa Holmes
Andy Parker
Rachel Hamalian is the lead editor on Post-Its and Parchments, Loretta Strharsky's collection of poetry. Rachel is a graduate of the University of Denver Publishing Institute.
Alexa Holmes is the lead editor on two collections of poetry and short stories: The Fool's Book of Wisdom by Tasha Bollerman and Oasis by Kit West. Alexa graduated from Colorado State University with B.A.s in English and French and recently graduated from the University of Denver Publishing Institute. She loves to read and write poetry and spend time outdoors.
Andy Parker is the lead editor on Death of the Bachelor by Heather Hein. Andy is a graduate of the Colorado State University M.F.A. program.
Elle Holtermann
Elle Holtermann is the lead editor on Stand, Walk, Run Free by Constance Morgan. Elle is an M.F.A. candidate in Creative Nonfiction at Colorado State University. She holds a B.A. in English with a concentration in
Creative Writing from Franklin & Marshall College, where she completed her honors thesis exploring the male gaze. Her writing and literary interests include creative nonfiction, poetry, girlhood, gender, family, intimacy, memory, and the ways our relationships shape how we understand ourselves and the world around us. As a writer and emerging editor, she is particularly interested in unveiling author’s voices, developing engaging narratives, and exploring the ways literature and the publishing community inspire connection and conversation.
Grace Lipinski
Dominica Steele
Grace Lipinski is the lead editor on In the Garden of the Sin-Eater by Elizabeth Paddock. Grace is an M.F.A. candidate at Colorado State University.
Dominica Steele is the lead editor and co-author on Algebra & Body Bags by Ted Williams. Dominica is a second-year M.F.A. literature student at Colorado State University. She is currently pursuing a career in publishing. She reads widely across genres, with a particular love for horror and Russian literature. A Colorado kid through and through, she was born and raised on the Western Slope and has called Fort Collins home for the past seven years. She chose publishing because she's always loved stories -- telling them, reading them, and listening to them. Being part of the process that brings those stories to readers who will appreciate and connect with them is what motivates her.
Jenna Espinoza
Jenna Espinoza is the lead editor on Horizon Road by Heather Hein. Jenna is a creative writing student at Colorado State University.
Elizabeth Musil
Elizabeth Musil is the lead editor on House of the End of Time by Heather Hein. Elizabeth is a creative writing student at Colorado State University.
Cecilia Sawyer
Cecilia Sawyer is the lead editor on It Fell to the Earth by Heather Hein. Cecilia is a creative writing student at Colorado State University.