Allison Kim is a junior from Greenville, SC, and attends the creative writing program at the Fine Arts Center. She has received a Gold Key, 2 Silver Keys, and 4 Honorable Mentions from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. She has also received an honorable mention and placed second in the Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest. She is currently reading the works of Italo Calvino, Pablo Neruda, and Charles Olson.