Mishal Imaan Syed is a third-year at UCLA studying English, creative writing, and cognitive science. She is the recipient of the May Merrill
Miller award for poetry and the Clara Rusk Hastings scholarship for English. Her work has appeared in Westwind, Open Ceilings, Raven’s Perch, and Solstice Literary Magazine. In her free time, she fluffs her hair, daydreams, and plays classical piano.
