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Looking Back and Moving Forward: Seniors Edition
Hey Asterisks! 🎧 This special senior edition of Ad Aster brings together host Judy with guests Kate, Joyce, and Emma as they reflect on the chaos, beauty, and transformation of senior year and the…
Mental Health Expression Through Writing
Hey Asterisks! What do you think happens when there is a collision between mental health and creativity? In this episode of Ad Aster, your host Zara Siddiqui is joined by Aldrin Badiola, Aster’s…
Editors Humanized
Hey Asterisks! Have you ever submitted to a literary magazine and wondered what happens next? Who reads your pieces? Are they even real, or are they just highly literate robots running on caffeine?In…
Connection Between Arts: The Presence of Storytelling Everywhere
Hey Asterisks! 🎧Join us as we dive into the art of storytelling through photography and literature!Our host, Zara Hafeez Siddiqui, Podcast Director and Managing Editor at Aster Lit, is joined by two…
Turning Back Time: Diving Deeper into Aster's Internship Program Part 2
Hey Asterisks! Join us as we explore Asterlit’s 2024 summer internship program. Our host, Judy Khaled, a podcast team member and Associate Editor at Asterlit, is joined by three incredible guests:…
Turning Back Time: Diving Deeper into Aster's Internship Program Part 1
We’re joined by our host: Zara Siddiqui, the Podcast Director and Managing editor at Aster, as well as two fantastic guests: Emma Zhang, our Editor-in-Chief; and Judy Khaled, an Associate Editor and…
A Routine Inspection: Exploring the Role of Regimen in the Writer's Life
Our summer interns are back with another episode of Ad Aster! Join Aster Lit interns Judy, Angie, and Nabeeha for a deep dive into all things writing routines—the famous, the personal, the pros and…
From Page to Screen: The Evolution of Classic Stories
Welcome to our first-ever summer intern edition of Ad Aster! Join Aster Lit interns Judy, Angie, and Zara for an eye-opening and laughter-filled episode on some of our favorite children’s stories…
Exploring Magical Realism: Myths, Symbols, and the Unimaginable
Join Emma and Sara for a dive into one of our favorite genres at Ad Aster: magical realism! In this episode, Emma and Sara discuss all things magical realism, with—in true Ad Aster fashion—tangents…
New Beginnings: Setting 2024 Writing Resolutions!
In 2024, how do we want to redefine the role of writing in our lives? According to co-hosts Kate and Emma, “I write, therefore I think, therefore I am”—as in, writing is the most fundamental catalyst…
Asterisms: the Connections Between Writers (ft. Daniel Liu & Sunny Vuong)
Join Daniel and Sunny as they explore their friendship in the teen writing community—from their friendship origin story to being founders and Editors-in-Chief of teen writing magazines to meeting…
The Social Impact of the Writer (with Poupeh Missaghi): Trans(re)lation, Fragmentation, and Importance of Asking Questions
Join poet, editor, and translator Poupeh Missaghi as well as Ad Aster hosts Emma and Celina to reflect on her work. We discuss Missaghi’s book trans(re)lating house one, what it means to be a writer…
Navigating *International* Opportunities (Part II)
In part 2 of our series on writing competitions, Emma, Ari, and Daisy talk about how to find competitions and opportunities, submitting strategies, and introduce some international writing…
Navigating Writing Competitions (Part I)
Join Emma and Daisy as they explore the application process for upcoming (U.S. based*) writing competitions! Listen to first hand advice and experiences from Bennington, YoungArts, and Scholastic…
“Lacuna" Exploring our Fall 2023 Theme—Gaps Within Literature, History, and Experience
Join Editor in Chief Emma Zhang and Managing Editor Celina Naheed as we discuss our literary magazine theme for fall 2023: Lacuna. Originating from the latin etymon Lacus, meaning “lake,” the word…
The Joy of Writing: Hybrid Forms, Writing + Tech, Being Creative in a Competitive Society
Join Emma and Fiona as we talk to Lucy Zhang about hybrid writing, growing tech implications for the literary arts (or the lack thereof), self-teaching writing from works we admire, and how to have…
Language, Literature, and Serendipity with Poet & Translator Sean Zhuraw
In this interview with the incredible poet & translator Sean Zhuraw, we discuss Zhuraw’s experience translating The Starchild and The Starlit Path by German poet Theodor Däubler. We explore…
Getting Published as a Teen Writer with Ariana Thornton
Ariana Thornton is a teen poet, artist, and environmental activist whose many awards include being recognized as the poetry theme winner for Issue 5 of Aster Lit! Today we chat with Ariana about her…
Writing, Remembrance, and Truth
Do we write to remember or do we remember in order to write? To what extent do we change our memories to write better stories? How does writing filter and dictate what matters enough to be…
It’s About Time! (Literally): Making Peace With and Questioning the Concept of Time in Literature and Beyond
Join Liz and Caroline as they traverse a conversational journey that transcends space (Caroline is currently in Oregon and Liz is IN NYC, which are sadly not within driving distance), and the titular…
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