Alison Clingan

Alison Clingan grew up in Hagerstown, MD, with her two brothers, who she was homeschooled with in her childhood. She attended a selective arts high school, Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, which gave her passion and drive for writing. Currently Alison is a junior English major with a creative writing minor. She is also part of the Jiménez-Porter Writers' House. She has been a copy-editor for The Diamondback, and is currently a poetry editor for Stylus. Alison is also the secretary of UMD Gymkana, a gymnastics/acrobatics/circus group.