SPRING 2024 COLLECTION
WELCOME TO THE GOLDEN HOUR OF WRITING.
Established in 2019, Sunset Press is Kenyon College’s first-ever student-run publishing press committed to publishing long-form work from emerging and underrepresented voices on campus. Sunset’s core principles are openness, community, and our collective trust in the creative process. Our staff is composed of artists who believe in the power of words to illuminate, inspire, and bring us together.
Every year, Sunset Press selects a handful of student writers to publish in spring of that year. After drafting and revising these manuscripts in a collaborative workshop environment with Sunset Press editors, students get their work published and available to purchase. Currently, Sunset Press publications can be purchased through the third party services Bookbaby and Lulu.
For updates on our Spring 2025 collection or on upcoming events, follow us anywhere @sunsetpress!
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MEET OUR SPRING 2025 WRITERS
Hayden Fletcher ‘25
Hayden Fletcher (he/him) is a senior English major from Newtown, CT. He likes good food, like food from Costco, and recently has started to write about his culinary exploits. He particularly enjoys Costco cheesecake, and snacks on pistachios from Costco. Most of his clothing, like all great things, is from Costco.
Prarthana Aggarwal ‘26
Prarthana Aggarwal (she/her) is a writer from various cities in India, including New Delhi where she was born and Pune where she grew up in two boarding schools. While a poet and English major at heart, she juggles a second major in Economics and a minor in Statistics at Kenyon College. She enjoys reading, playing various video and board games, music, the sea, coffee, the color green, and badminton. Her top influences include artists like Mitski and Clairo. In her writing, she plays around with the ideas of grief, love, consumption, god, and dogs.
Blake Ciresa ‘27
Blake Ciresa (she/her) is a writer from Kennett Square, Pennsylvania who specializes in creative nonfiction and playwriting. Her writing injects humor into her idiosyncratic childhood, paying particular attention to gender and family structures. She is a sophomore at Kenyon College, where she is pursuing double majors in English and Drama. In addition to her work with Sunset Press, Blake serves as the Literary Manager for Stagefemmes and works for Kenyon College’s Writing Center. Prior to her forthcoming chapbook, she has been published with Hika Magazine, Women’s Media Center, and spoke at the Women’s March in West Chester.
Julia Kang-Rosenthal ‘28
Julia Kang-Rosenthal (she/her) is a writer from Brooklyn, New York. She is currently writing with Sunset Press. Julia feels connected to create-fiction writing and is working with Sunset Press to release work in the spring of 2025. Her writing includes abnormal, surreal, and bizarre elements while exploring human emotions and relationships. When not writing, you may find her exploring these elements through painting and drawing. Additionally, she adores reading literature of all genres and adding cinnamon to every meal. She is always thrilled to connect with people through shared creative passions.