The Aster Review received an unprecedented number of submissions this year. Thank you to all of the artists who submitted!
After three rounds of voting, the Student Advisory Board narrowed the pile down to just thirty contributors across eighteen writing submissions and thirty visual art submissions.
The Student Advisory Board reviewed each submission with as much care and consideration as possible, but we recognize that many contributors were left out of this year’s issue. The Aster is a small publication and we were forced to be selective this year. We encourage all artists to consider submitting to us again during the 2025-2026 cycle.
Congratulations to all the accepted contributors!
Poetry:
| Lila Warlick | An Ode to the Empire |
| David Mackowski | Breaking of the Bread |
| Emily Nguyen | Catherine |
| Dison Puntillo | Fruit |
| David Mackowski | Gnawing |
| Robin Loux | Hungry |
| Lala Mammadova | marooned |
| Audrey Staggs | Persephone’s Task |
| Annie Carpenter | Red |
| Dison Puntillo | Snow in Green Country |
| Logan Fiihr | The Bumble Jumble Ball |
| Colton Boydston | The Greenman |
| SL | Unfortunate Son |
| Cambrie Deardorff | Dear Ad Nauseam |
Prose:
| Amber M. Durst | From Hell, With Love |
| Emily R. Laiben | Meeting Montaigne On A University Bench |
| Amber M. Durst | My Great-Grandpa’s Venison and the Ghost Story that Came with It |
| Emily R. Laiben | Schrijver, J – Case Study of The Lady Necromancer Mademoiselle Yosefina Zee |
| Lala Mammadova | the foot |
Photography:
| Gerry Lin | Bridge in Tiger Hill Pagoda |
| Yoseph Ahmad | Cabbies |
| Bryan Wietelman | Church & State |
| Jacob Wood | Ethereal Waves |
| Yoseph Ahmad | Last Night |
| Gerry Lin | Monkey on Zhang Jia Jie |
| Avery Pucci | Rose Colored |
| Camron Stewart | Simon and Thi |
| Logan Pizzeck | Spring in Norman on Film |
| Paige Blaine | oh the strange things you find |
| Jacob Wood | Winter Solitude |
Art:
| Morgan Karas | Bass Clarinet |
| Morgan Karas | Carolina Wren |
| Weird Girl | Dizzy |
| Roni Butt | doll’s image |
| Enya Apanasova | Fisherman’s Guardian |
| Jody Farmer | Forged Knot |
| Morgan Karas | OK Generations |
| Annabelle E. Jackson | Headache |
| Ayse Jolboldin | Koi Pond |
| Enya Apanasova | Lou Reed and Dachshunds |
| Weird Girl | On My Way |
| Alysha Zazubec | Ordovician and Silurian Trilobites |
| Morgan Karas | Oversaturated |
| Enya Apanasova | Tender Spot |
| Enya Apanasova | The Salmon of Knowledge |
| Briana Harris | The Black Crows |
| Jody Farmer | Twisted |
| Briana Harris | War Pony |
| Avery Pucci | Wish |
A special congratulations to Morgan Karas, whose piece, “Oversaturated” was chosen to be the cover image. Great job, Morgan!
Questions or comments? Please email asterreview@gmail.com.