2025/2026 Executives
- CJ McGillivray is a fourth-year student majoring in Honours English Literature at UBC. Previously, she was an editor for The UBC Journal of Historical Studies, and before that she was a tutor at the Langara College Writing Centre. Her research interests include early modern literature, moral philosophy and science fiction. She is incredibly passionate about inclusive research and collaboration, and recently founded both the UBC Undergraduate Shakespeare Conference and the UBC Student Journal Community of Practice.
- Annie Wang is a third-year Arts student majoring in English Literature and hopefully Creative Writing. She is an avid Mary Oliver, Pochacco, and tomato soup enthusiast, though not necessarily in that (or any) order. You’ll usually find her up late at night, hunched over her keyboard and tearing her hair out over her current WIP—but there’s nothing she’d rather be doing, after all.
- Julie is a fourth-year undergrad majoring in English Honours in Literature and Language. She’s previously worked as a copywriter and project manager, and hopes to continue working in a similar field. When she isn’t reading, you can find her dry scooping pre-workout at the gym, baking cookies, or binge watching trashy reality TV.
- Vista Mansouri is a third-year majoring in linguistics and minoring in informatics. In her spare time, you can find her making tiramisu, giggling with her friends, and making jewelry!
- Nina Fesenko is a second degree student at UBC, majoring in Asian Language and Culture (China focus), and minoring in Political Science. She previously completed a BA at SFU in English and Communication. She is also near completion of an Editing Certificate at SFU Continuing Studies. In her free time, she enjoys cooking all types of Asian food, sipping on silly little drinks, and making press-on nails.
Interested in volunteering with The Garden Statuary? Over the summer, we are actively recruiting on a rolling basis. We are currently looking for a Submissions Coordinator, Marketing Coordinator and Editorial Assistant for the coming year. Job descriptions will be shared in the coming weeks. We have also created two new positions for the journal: Archival Project Coordinator and Data Analyst.
2025/2026 Executives
- Editors-in-Chief: CJ McGillivray and Annie Wang
- Journal Coordinator: Julie Hoang
- Print Coordinator: Vista Mansouri
- Senior Copyeditor: Nina Fesenko
2024/2025 Executives, Editors and Illustrators
- Editors-in-Chief: Amy Ng and CJ McGillivray
- Submissions Coordinator: Christina Ma
- Journal Coordinator: Julie Hoang
- Marketing Coordinator: Freya Woolgrove
- Print Coordinator: Vista Mansouri
- Editorial Assistant: Annie Wang
- Editors: David Collings, Makayla Conn, Nina Fesenko, Helen Kang, Kayla Mackenzie, Amy Norris, Sansian Tan, Olivia Vos
- Illustrators: Monica Feng, Maxine Gray, Alex Hoang, Keira Innes, Brian Lee, Nicole Ma, Adri Marcano, Paula Mohar, Margaret Xun
2023/2024 Executives, Editors and Illustrators
- Editors-in-Chief: Kristy Kwok and Amy Ng
- Submissions Coordinator: Christina Ma
- Journal Coordinator: Emily Law
- Marketing Coordinator: Kalli McIver
- Editors: David Collings, Gurleen Kulaar, CJ McGillivray, Anya Naval, Sansian Tan
- Illustrators: Jules Sassi, Adri Marcano, Alex Hoang, Natalia Mohar
2022/2023 Executives
- Editors-in-Chief: Alice Deng and Sophia Ohler
- Submissions Coordinator: Kristy Kwok
- Journal Coordinator: Emily Law
- Marketing Coordinator: Kalli McIver
- Editors: Dylan Annandale, Colby Ballingall, CJ McGillivray, Anya Naval, Shanai Tanwar, Liam Title
- Illustrators: Aiza Bragg, Amy Ng, Karen Zhang, Haley Cheng, Keeley Sieben
2021/2022 Executives
- Editors-in-Chief: Avani Dhunna and Colby Payne
- Submissions Coordinator: Asya Savelyeva
- Journal Coordinator: Caitlin Kam
- Marketing Coordinator: Emma Wong
- Editors: Alice Deng, Katie Gaston, Kalli McIver, Anya Naval, Sophia Ohler, Claudine Yip
- Illustrators: Aiza Bragg, Amy Ng, Luiza Ortiz, Miranda Yee, Karen Zhang
2020/2021 Executives, Editors and Illustrators
- Editor-in-Chief: Samantha Bowen
- Journal Coordinator: Asli Sozen
- Social Media Coordinator: Avani Dhunna
- Submissions Manager: Yunhwi Lee
- Editors: Maren Carmichael, Alice Deng, Avani Dhunna, Katie Gaston, Kyara Hunter, Camille Lemire, Lindsey Palmer, Colby Payne, Asli Sözen
- Illustrators: Rissa Kei Chua, Grace Guy, Maggie Lu, Ivy Tang, Ivy Zhan
2019/2020 Executives, Editors and Illustrators
- Editor-in-Chief: Christine Xiong
- Submissions Manager: Yunhwi Lee
- Print Manager: Kristen Kalicharan
- Editors: Katie Czenczek, Avani Dhunna, Jiyoon Ha, Colby Payne, Joyce Chung, Christina Daudlin, Nick Jensen, Katie Lund, Saakshi Patel, Makenzie Pratt, Asli Sözen
- Illustrators: Napat Asavamongkolkul, Grace Guy, Maya Rodrigo-Abdi, Ivy Tang, Ivy Zhan, Enid Au, Paphada Chantrakul, Angie Dai, Debbie Liang, Maggie Lu
2018/2019 Executives, Editors and Illustrators
- Co-Editors-in-Chief: Chimedum Ohaegbu and Christine Xiong
- Journal Coordinator: Samantha Bowen
- Submissions Manager: Yunhwi Lee
- Editors: Joyce Chung, Christina Daudlin, Nick Jensen, Olivia Johnson, Kristen Kalicharan, Katie Lund, Simon Lyu, Kathy Nguyen, Claudine Ong, Saakshi Patel, Makenzie Pratt, Asli Sözen
- Illustrators: Enid Au, Paphada Chantrakul, Angie Dai, Debbie Liang, Maggie Lu, Kathy Nguyen, Maya Parker, Verena Rodriguez, Shivangi Sikri
2017/2018 Executives, Editors and Illustrators
- Editor-in-Chief: Rebecca Peng
- Submissions Manager: Esther Chen
- Print Manager: Andrea Garza
- Web Manager: Kelley Lin
- Editors: Anna Jedrzejczyk, Andrea Garza, Mary Chen, Kelley Lin, Cassandra Olivas, Emily Morantz, Samantha Bowen, Kathy Nguyen, Chimedum Ohaegbu, Kathryn Ney, Christine Xiong
- Illustrators: Vicky Chen, Shivangi Sikri, Enid Au, Chloe Price, Andrea Garza, Kathrn Ney, Kathy Nguyen, Gayathri Athava, A. Quinn
2011/2012 Executives and Founding Members
- Editor-in-Chief: Laura Ritland
- Submissions Manager: Kelly O’Connor
- Publicity Manager: Bronwyn Malloy
- Faculty Liaison: Jackson Li
- IT Support: Nick Thornton
- Design and Illustration: Sara Shayan
- Treasurer: Luke Fraser
- Social Coordinator: Kim Nakai