R2: The Rice Review is the award-winning literary journal of Rice University. We publish the best poetry, prose, and art produced by Rice undergraduate students, as well as interviews with renowned authors. We also hope to foster a creative writing environment at Rice by hosting on-campus literary events like Open Mic Night and off-campus outings to see visiting authors in Houston. The journal was founded in 2004 by creative writing professor and author Justin Cronin and is published once annually, in the spring.
2025-2026 Staff Bios
Adam W. Leff is pretty sure that no one will actually bother to check his middle initial.
Rachel Parr is probably playing Subway Surfers. She wants you to know that Adam S. Leff is a liar.
Setsuna Jiang’s Starbucks order is a Venti Iced Double Berry Matcha with light ice, soy milk, 4 pumps vanilla, salted brown-buttery topping, and 5 scoops matcha powder.
Hannah Lee is probably on dining.rice.edu again.
Angela An is in the 212.
Yasmin Sharpe is asking for directions to the 212.
Miles Robinson is no longer sailing the high seas, but is instead frolicking with jellyfish by the sea shore.
Tess Mansfield is still thinking about that one fiction piece from 2024.
Mary Weekley never liked that one fiction piece from 2024.
Lily Harvey found a fidget spinner and is very excited about it.
Malak Qaradeh is curating her beli account as we speak.
Caitlyn Ladd really likes the number 81 for no reason whatsoever.
Gracie Workman really likes the number 24 for no reason whatsoever.
Eric Chen still has that 10-page essay to finish by tonight.
Olivia Brazier would rather die than spend one more minute on Affinity.
Sara Edelstein is in denial about her finals being soon.
Shyla Jogi wishes she were a coffee drinker after falling asleep in stat 310 today.
Veronica Yang is still workshopping this bio as she downs a matcha latte.
Simmy Ghosh is ready to go to sleep.
Sarai Abram is a John Hughes movie enjoyer, heavy metal enthusiast, and lover of bright-colored clothing. The rule of threes is her latest obsession.
Gina Kotinek has a severe case of senioritis and really wants to graduate already.
Charlie (Lian-Xi) Wei wanders between Shanghai and Taipei, where cats and rain overrun her five-story home. When she's not writing, she boxes, draws, and explores abandoned factories.
Hope Yang loves admiring fish, and eating them.
