The word kennings means a metaphorical name for something—two nouns, neither one the name for the object, identifying that same object. For example, a famous kennings is used in the old English epic BEOWULF is the phrase “world-candle”, which means, of course, the sun. At Hanover College, Kennings means a literary magazine. Because what liberal arts college would be complete without one? Kennings is a forum for short stories, poetry, artwork, and creative nonfiction. Over the years it has sported satire, indignation, sloppy sentiment, religious fervor, revulsion, truth, beauty, horror, love, existential questions, the concept of good and evil etc. Nearly any emotion in any literary or art-ish form has found a place in Kennings. In submissions, we look for anything from extreme experimental creativity to classic literary techniques. Kennings Literary Journal is staffed and run by students from Hanover college, which is a small private liberal arts college in southern Indiana. In a typical year, 70% of our accepted works come from the student population, though we welcome, and love to read, submissions that do not come from the students of Hanover College. Please review our submission guidelines before submitting work
EXECUTIVE Board
Co-Editor in Chief
Co-Editor in Chief
Co-Editor in Chief
Blessing Culver (she/her)
Class of 2022
Co-Editor in Chief
Co-Editor in Chief
Co-Editor in Chief
Chloe Baker (she/her)
Class of 2023
Co-Editor in Chief
Co-Editor in Chief
Co-Editor in Chief
Danni Savage (she/her)
Class of 2023
Danni Savage is a senior at Hanover College, majoring in Communication with minors in Graphic Design and Creative Writing. She plans on finishing up her degree in December of 2022. She is active in Student Broadcasting Association and Kennings Artistic and Literary Journal where she has held leadership p
Danni Savage (she/her)
Class of 2023
Danni Savage is a senior at Hanover College, majoring in Communication with minors in Graphic Design and Creative Writing. She plans on finishing up her degree in December of 2022. She is active in Student Broadcasting Association and Kennings Artistic and Literary Journal where she has held leadership positions as a Producer for the show The Hard Truth featured on Hanover Now and Editor-in-Chief for the 2022 Edition of Kennings.
Managing Editor
Managing Editor
Co-Editor in Chief
Jaina (Jay) Lewis (they/them)
Class of 2024
Jaina Lewis is a sophomore at Hanover College, they are majoring in English and minoring in creative writing. They are a member of ADPi sorority, they love to write and talk, and have always wanted to learn to surf.
Poetry Editor
Managing Editor
Fiction Editor
Riley DeLong (she/they)
Class of 2022
Riley DeLong is a Senior at Hanover College, currently earning a Bachelors in English. Her writing combines her struggles with mental health and her love for nature to create literary works that celebrate life and every moment, good or bad. She acts as a plant, soaking up sunshine and good vibes wheneve
Riley DeLong (she/they)
Class of 2022
Riley DeLong is a Senior at Hanover College, currently earning a Bachelors in English. Her writing combines her struggles with mental health and her love for nature to create literary works that celebrate life and every moment, good or bad. She acts as a plant, soaking up sunshine and good vibes whenever she can. She is an avid animal lover, having three cats at home and considering her neighbors' horse farm, dogs, cattle, goats, and more included, to be part of her animal family. She loves writing poetry and reading it even more, as her favorite poets include Sylvia Plath, T.S. Eliot, Shakespeare, and many other classics. She loves science-fiction and fantasy, and thanks her advisor Saul Lemerond for all the advice given to her over the years.
Fiction Editor
Managing Editor
Fiction Editor
Isabella Garino-Heisey (she/her)
Class of 2024
Isabella Garino-Heisey is an Environmental Science Major with a focus in Biology. When Isabella is not in a lab or outside exploring the fascinating world that exists beneath rocks and logs, she can be found reading stories or working on some of her own (mostly things involving dragons). Isabel
Isabella Garino-Heisey (she/her)
Class of 2024
Isabella Garino-Heisey is an Environmental Science Major with a focus in Biology. When Isabella is not in a lab or outside exploring the fascinating world that exists beneath rocks and logs, she can be found reading stories or working on some of her own (mostly things involving dragons). Isabella is always excited to explore new worlds, whether those worlds can be found under a microscope, in the woods, or written on paper.
Visual Arts Co-Editor
Visual Arts Co-Editor
Visual Arts Co-Editor
Ethan Schmidt (they/them)
Class of 2025
Ethan is a freshman at Hanover College and is working towards an English major + an Art and Design major. They are a writer and hoping to publish their own novel someday. They have a cat named Mollie and love her very much.
Visual Arts Co-Editor
Visual Arts Co-Editor
Visual Arts Co-Editor
Galileo Henneman (he/they)
Class of 2024
Galileo is a student of class year 2024, he's a self designed major in Religion and Fiction. His favorite literature genres are high fantasy and romance and he loves learning about religions and cultures through literature. He does digital art and writing and his favorite animal is an opossu. He use
Galileo Henneman (he/they)
Class of 2024
Galileo is a student of class year 2024, he's a self designed major in Religion and Fiction. His favorite literature genres are high fantasy and romance and he loves learning about religions and cultures through literature. He does digital art and writing and his favorite animal is an opossu. He uses literature as a way to escape and dream but also uses it as a way to educate people and himself.
Copy Editor
Visual Arts Co-Editor
Social Media Manager/Web Designer
Dani Hodgen (she/her)
Class of 2022
Dani is a senior English major at Hanover College. As the copy editor for Kennings, she reviews accepted submissions for spelling and grammar mistakes. She is a huge animal lover, adoring her cat, two dogs, and two betta fish. She loves reading, writing, video games, and collecting Squishmallows and Funko Pops.
Social Media Manager/Web Designer
Social Media Manager/Web Designer
Social Media Manager/Web Designer
Meredith Shepherd (she/her)
Class of 2024
Meredith is a self-proclaimed nerd, a tea and coffee enthusiast, a great reader, and an ok(ish) writer. She is a current student at Hanover College and is studying English and minoring in creative writing.
Members
Tay Yantis
Allison Jones (she/her)
Allison Jones (she/her)
Class of 2023
Allison Jones (she/her)
Allison Jones (she/her)
Allison Jones (she/her)
Class of 2025
Emma Townsend
Emma Townsend
Emma Townsend
Class of 2025
Annie Hermann
Emma Townsend
Emma Townsend
Class of 2022