EDITORIAL BOARD
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Chloe Butler
Editor-in-Chief
She/Her
I am a final year English Literature student, with a particular interest in ecofeminism, poetry and Gothic fiction. At Polyphony, we celebrate all things innovative and unique, praising the incredible, hard-working students at the university, and inspiring others to explore new ideas and produce excellent pieces.
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Najaah Salam
Deputy Editor
She/Her
I’m a third year English Literature with Creative Writing student. I mostly write short stories, but recently have been experimenting with different forms of poetry. I am particularly captivated by nature in writing and the different styles, whether modest or elaborate, writers use to explore human experiences with the natural world.
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Aoife Chan
Head of Creative Writing
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I am a second year English Literature with Creative Writing student with an interest in gothic horror, Asian folklore, and film. My main mediums of writing are prose and screenplay, with my favourite areas to explore in writing being horror and surrealism. I'm also a part of the university's Creative Writing society, and I really love working on zines.
I am a final year English Literature student with specific interests in gender and sexuality studies, film, and television. In my own time, I'm a bit of a sitcom fanatic.
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Bruno Evans
General Secretary
He/Him
I am a second year American Studies student. My interests lie in film, musical history, and science fiction. Outside my studies I try to get to as many performing arts and gigs in Manchester as I can.
Carys Richards
Head of Design & Publicity
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Eleanor Goodall
Associate Editor
I am a second year English Literature student. I enjoy studying feminist criticism and am interested in the romantic period.
Redmond Gurney
Associate Editor
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I am a first year English Literature student. I'm particularly interested in Victorian Literature and the relationship between language and writing, and the impact that translation can have on literature.
Bethany
Associate Editor
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I am a third year English Literature and Film student. I enjoy exploring all issues surrounding sexuality and gendered politics alongside reading mostly contemporary literature, especially anything led by women.
Imogen
Associate Editor
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I'm a second year English Literature and Drama student with a fascination for Shakespearean plays as well as Victorian poetry. In my spare time I'm trying to read more feminist literature and I write for the Mancunion student newspaper.
Elizabeth
Associate Editor
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I'm a first year English Literature student with a penchant for Shakespearean tragedies and modern Gothic literature. Alongside literature, my passions lie in film, music and writing.
Abigail Gill
Associate Editor
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I'm a final year English Literature student interested in identity, collective knowledge, AI and film.
Cambpell
Associate Editor
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I'm a first year student on the English Literature course. I've always taken an interest in how stories are told over different genres and media and I'm particularly knowledgeable about Lovecraftian and Gothic literature. I also write my own short stories and poetry.
Tessel Boek
Associate Editor
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I am a final year English Literature and Spanish student with a specific interest in contemporary Latin American literature, especially with regards to indigenous identity, gender and magical realism. I am fascinated by cultural exchanges in the forms of dance, music, and multilingual poetry, and how they can connect us to a shared human experience.
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Stephie Sanguineti
Associate Editor
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I'm a third year English Literature with Creative Writing student from Argentina. I'm particularly interested in Shakespearean tragedies, nineteenth century literature, dystopian fiction, and theories that involve the study of the self, the psyche, and the purpose of human life. I also love writing, cats and coffee.
Rosie Sones
Associate Editor
She/Her
I am a second year English Literature student with a particular interest in presentations of gender and sexuality in fiction throughout history.
Editorial Board
2021-22
Ash Sodawala
Nadia Yousaf
Chi Chin Ao
Mia McCullion
Tommy Morris
Gabrielle Labonne
Carys Richards
Joe Lines
Sukie Selby
Pip Carew
Minnie Hampton
Lucy Pummel
Evie Clyne
Samara Stay
Maxine Brigue
Najaah Salam
Chloe Butler
Editorial Board
2020-21
Daniel Speight
Lauryn Berry
Victoria Langford
Chi Chin Ao
Chloe Franklin
Aisha Sodawala
Nadia Yousaf
Will McCullion
Tommy Morris
Esme Moszynska
Gabrielle Labonne
Gabriele Dragunaite
Dalton John Foster