Our Mission
Pine River Anthology (PRA) is an award-winning juried annual magazine consisting of art, poems, and other short prose written by Alma College students.
Currently in its 71st year, PRA is a student-led collaboration between both the English and Art departments seeking to promote creativity on campus and unify two imaginative mediums, while establishing appreciation for the arts and honoring the talent of students. The club meets once a week to discuss themes for the publication, produce and distribute posters, create cover designs, select and edit submissions, and format the book.
2023-2024 Editorial Team
Charlayne-Aye (Char) Olegario,
Editor-in-Chief
Charlayne-Aye (She/Her) is a 3rd year Art & Design student focusing on the intersection between fine art and graphic design. As the current Art Director/Editor in Chief for the 2nd year in a row, she hopes to produce another successful edition for PRA as she trains qualified underclassmen to take over the publication in the following years. She is hopeful for the anthology's continued collaboration between students, encouraging the growth and support of the creative works produced at Alma College.
Brooke Hetherington,
Social Media Coordinator
Brooke (They/She) is currently a junior majoring is Psychology with a minor in Writing. They joined PRA because they really enjoy works of art and literary pieces. Being able to create various works for the publication and putting the publication together is very important to them. Fun fact: their favorite art medium is paint and their favorite literary medium is poetry.
Weston (Wes) Hirvela,
Treasurer
Weston (He/Him) is currently a senior majoring in Art with an emphasis on entertainment arts. He has been a member of PRA for all four years at Alma and he is hoping for another successful publication this year. He loves art in all forms and, as such, PRA is a project near and dear to him as it helps showcase the amazing creators here on campus and the numerous forms of art.
Corey Zeneberg,
Website Designer &
Archive Coordinator
Corey (Any/All) is currently a senior double majoring in Art [Photography] and New Media Studies [Cinematography/ Documentary]. This being his second year on the production team, he hopes for another successful outcome of the book. Additionally, as the first ever Archivist that Pine River Anthology has had, he hopes to catalogue every existing edition since the creation of the group in 1953. He plans to create a digital archive for people to view PDFs in order to help keep the spirit of what initially formed the group alive and well.
Logan Williams,
Art Staff
Logan (He/Him) is currently studying Art [Photography]. He joined the PRA team two years ago and loves collaborating with his fellow peers to make the PRA publications. He also enjoys seeing/reading new pieces that people submit to be published.
Fun Fact: he loves photographing small things such as snowflakes and insects.
Euan Saunders,
Art Staff
Euan (He/Him) is a 3rd year exchange student studying Illustration at University of Dundee. He is keen to learn the ins and outs of creating a publication by working closely with the rest of the dedicated PRA team. He loves to create artwork for local bands as a way of connecting the music and art scenes.
Amanda Baker,
English Staff
Amanda (She/Her) is a 2nd year Alma College student majoring in English and New Media Studies. She has an interest in art in all the various forms it takes. This is her second year working with PRA, and she hopes the club continues giving students a way to share their creative work.
Audrey Hester,
Art Staff
Audrey (She/Her) is a freshman planning to major in Creative Writing, with hopes of publishing a fantasy novel or two in the future. She is very excited to participate with PRA and is looking forward to potentially getting to see some of her own work published, as well as helping other students publish their work. She hopes to continue to be a part of PRA for all of her time at Alma College.
Rachel Olivieri,
Art Staff
Rachel (She/Her) is currently a freshman pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts for Drawing and Painting. She joined PRA to be a part of a club that creates something special. She is also on the Track and Field team for throwing events!
Mick Webb,
Art Staff
Mick (They/Them) is currently a freshman planning to study in the art field. They enjoy many forms of art, including drawing, painting, writing, and photography- which is exactly what PRA is all about! They are excited to join PRA in creating something and be a part of the PRA legacy.
Moss Ely,
English Staff
Moss (They/He) is a fourth-year Music and Mew Media studies double major with a focus in Midi Composition. While sound is their main form of art, they also write poetry and use this to create moving lyrics for the songs they write. This may be their first and last year working with PRA, but they’re happy to be working with creative individuals and making every second count.
Vince Johnson,
Art Staff
Vince (He/They) is currently a Art & Design and Biology double major. This is his first time being in PRA and he is very excited to help. They enjoy playing guitar, singing, and gardening in his free time.
Matt Hayes,
English Staff
Matt is a senior who transferred over to major in English at Alma. His love for stories, however they are shared, is the reason why he joined PRA. He understands the importance of a college publication and wants to be an asset in anyway. Fun fact: Matt won’t travel overnight without his blankets.
Other Staff
Dr. Laura von Wallmenich, English Advisor
Dr. Lee Vander Kooi, Art Advisor