Samaira is a senior at high school in Mumbai, India. She is passionate about writing and reading. Samaira enjoys spending her time dancing, painting, and listening to music.
Samantha Ferrer is a 21-year-old in California and is currently in her fourth year of college. She enjoys reading, writing, spending time with close friends, and binge-watching her favorite shows and movies. Samantha also enjoys watching Rom-Coms and John Hughes movies. In her free time, you can find Samantha thrift shopping, and enjoying/looking at nature.
Sam Atkinson has been a writer for The Teen Magazine since January 2021.
Samir is a junior in high school who is passionate for the field of journalism. Aside from being a writer for The Teen Magazine, Samir involves himself with his school newspaper, two non-profit organizations, and he currently is running his own newspaper with a couple of his friends. Samir enjoys working with others to accomplish goals and achievements, and he is more than eager to help out whenever he can.
Website: stempublications.org
Sammy Kelner is a high school senior who is very passionate about politics and social justice issues. She is the founder and president of her school’s Key Club and has a podcast called Politically Blonde. She is also a contributing editor for the Marginalia Review of Books and was awarded a 2021-2022 internship with the Writing College at The Women's Writing Institute. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, traveling, and going to the beach.
Website: politicallyblonde.net
Samuel Teoh is a homeschooled high school sophomore in Taiwan. He is the News & Media Director of AspirAsian, a Senior Editor and Video Editor for Polyphony Lit, and a published author. He is passionate about identity and self-expression, whether through writing, art, or film. His favorite pastimes are drinking bubble tea, listening to K-pop (especially NewJeans!), and reading/writing stories.
Sania Ahmad is a Freshman at the University of Texas at Dallas majoring in finance and economics on the pre-law track. She hopes to advocate for important issues through writing!
Sapna is a third-year student from India majoring in psychology with a literature minor. She enjoys discussing and writing about music, film, travel, language, and diversity and aspires to further study and do research in the field of language and intercultural communication.
Website: linkedin.com/in/sapna-kappal
Sarah is a 14 year old podcaster, writer, producer and hard rock enthusiast. She founded a media production company called TriPod Media in 2020, which produces two podcasts, Word Affinity and Storytime With Kabeer. She also has a blog and hosts The Word Affinity Podcast (currently on hiatus). She's an introverted extrovert, who likes dystopian fiction, money, Harry Potter, Apple products, Russian novels, and certain 1900's Judies. She wants you to know that she isn't actually funny. She's just prone to making caustic remarks, and people think she's joking :)
Sarah is a current high school junior who is passionate about empowering youth through the power of the written word! In her free time, she enjoys singing, spending time with her dog, learning new languages, and scouring bookstores for unique titles.
Sarah Diane Lokenauth is a high school junior and journalist from Atlanta, Georgia who draws inspiration from the world around her. She loves to write about the stories of the people around her and about interesting topics. Sarah also enjoys reading sci-fi, horror, ya, and fantasy fiction books. She also enjoys cooking, singing, drawing, and spending time with friends and family. You can follow her on Instagram @sarahdiane_writes where you can see some of her writing, and her blog at https://sarahdianelokenaut.wixsite.com/sarahdiane.