Kailee Morel

Editor-in-Chief

Kailee Morel is a senior at New Jersey City University where she majors in English with a concentration in Creative Writing, and minors in Political Science. Kailee has completed an internship as an Editorial Assistant with Memoir Magazine and is currently the Editor-In-Chief of NJCU's Hype Literary Magazine. She also participates as an Event Host with the NJCU English Dept.'s Student Events and Publications Committee. Kailee has developed her craft to produce content that uplifts the messages of other writers, as well as a few of her own. 

Find Kailee at: 

kmorel1@njcu.edu

https://www.instagram.com/kaileesofia/

www.linkedin.com/in/kailee-morel-b89938198

Laila Durrani

Managing Editor

I’m Laila Durrani and I am currently a senior at NJCU. I am studying English and Secondary Education and hope to be a high school English teacher. I enjoy reading so you can catch me with a book in my hand during my free time. I hope to be able to bring my own creative twist that allows the readers of the magazine to have a fun and interesting experience with the valuable and creative information we provide. 

Gabrielle Maya

Creative Writing Editor

Gabrielle Maya has a Bachelor's Degree in English Creative Writing  from New Jersey City University. She is an editor for Hype Magazine. Gabrielle wants to become a managing editor and help assist all editors and writers for each Hype Magazine Issue. She spends her free time watching movies, spending time with her brother, and writing flash fiction and poetry. She has written content for Kiss and Tell Magazine, Bookstr and Marketing Choices. Some of her creative writing pieces have been published in Hype Magazine and Pink Plastic House.

Instagram: @ _gabymayawrites_ , @gabmaya_

Email: GMaya518@gmail.com

Jessica Berrios

Managing Editor

Jessica Berrios is excited to join the HYPE Literary magazine team for the first time. She is currently in her third year of college majoring in English and Secondary Education. Since her freshman year at NJCU, she has been a member of the Honors Program as well as the Teacher Intern Program. Before college, she took part in her high school's journalism team and yearbook committee. Writing and literature have been prominent aspects in her life as they provide creative freedom and comfort. Aside from her literary and academic activities, she enjoys spending her time watching movies in theaters, listening to music, and occasionally painting and doing photography. She grew up in a strong, caring Hispanic household consisting of her siblings and mother. With their support, she continues to push herself to further explore her interests, including assisting with the production of another amazing magazine edition.

Leah Castillo

Editorial Assistant

Hi, my name is Leah Castillo and I’m from Union City. It is my first year at NJCU and I am very excited to be a part of the HYPE team! I love to read fantasy novels and watch true crime documentaries. I love to walk in parks with a book and coffee in my spare time and live out my tortured writer in the city fantasy. I am horrible when writing autobiographies because I never know what to put in them as I tend to overshare. I hope that as a member of HYPE I can better my writing skills and meet new people that also share similar literary interests.

Jason Laderas

Project Coordinator

Jason is a sophomore at NJCU majoring in political science. He has always enjoyed writing since middle school and he likes to read from time to time. In general, Jason enjoys to learn about history and politics as well. His hobbies include: going to concerts, listening to music, watching YouTube, skateboarding, learning about anything fashion related, and watching basketball.

Rebecca Richardson

Editor-in-Chief

Rebecca is a Senior at NJCU majoring in English Secondary Education. She is passionate about being a life long learner and teaching students how to develop their own narratives. She currently writes children’s stories and personal essays. Rebecca is also teaching herself illustration. She is obsesed with drawing food and hopes to illustrate a cookbook one day!

Instagram:  @beccaoli

Julie Marie Frances DeVoe

Managing Editor

Julie is 31 years old and is a senior at NJCU. She is working towards her Bachelor’s for English - Creative Writing. She hopes to either get a job as a journalist, private teacher, or continue to self-publish books for a living. My hobbies consist of collecting snowflake resin earrings and junk journaling. If she’s not reading books or writing, she is trying to dress in cobalt blue and burgundy. She loves anything fashion related and makeup. She loves American Housewife, Reba and One Tree Hill to unwind. Her favorite author is Nicholas Sparks. Her favorite poets are Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson. 

Her professional social media handles are: www.Facebook.com/wanderingwriter2016 

www.Twitter.com/wanderingwrites 

www.Instagram.com/wanderingwriter2016

She does use her personal Instagram more at 80squeenbee.

Her emails are jdevoe@njcu.edu and juliedevoe90@gmail.com

Gabrielle Maya

Creative Writing Editor

Gabrielle is an English Creative Writing  graduate at NJCU. She minored in Women’s  Gender studies and was part of the NJCU Honors Program. Currently she is a content writer and social media assistant for Kiss and Tell Magazine, and writes for Bookstr and Marketing Choices. Her plans are to do editorial/ social media work  for a publishing company. She hopes to publish a collection of poetry and flash fiction and create her own online magazine on body positivity. Her hobbies are reading, writing, and watching Korean Dramas and Anime shows. 

Instagram: @ _gabymayawrites_ , @gabmaya_

Email: GMaya518@gmail.com