About Navy Pen
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Founder & Editor-in-Chief
Henry Fisher
Henry Fisher is the founder and editor-in-chief of Navy Pen. He founded the magazine with the goal of building an enduring literary institution that values exceptional writing, thoughtful design, and editorial integrity. He approaches publishing as both a creative and entrepreneurial pursuit, believing that great literary magazines are built as carefully as they are edited. Through each issue of Navy Pen, he brings writers from around the world into conversation around a shared theme, curating a literary object with its own atmosphere, identity, and lasting resonance.
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Jenna Weyforth
Jenna is a writer and managing editor of Navy Pen. She recently graduated from University of Arkansas in journalism and political science and is passionate about shaping creative and editorial work. Her former roles include working with Roots Climate Zine and The Arkansas Traveler.
Senior Editor
Caroline Huckeba
Caroline Huckeba is a writer, editor, and master’s student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Southern Methodist University. Her work has appeared in Roe Magazine, Blood+Honey, The Minetta Review, and elsewhere.
Production Editor
Mikaela Kaufman
Mikaela Kaufman is the production editor of Navy Pen, supporting the visual and logistical development of each issue. She ensures that every publication reflects Navy Pen’s unique identity as a space for diverse and emerging voices.
Social Media Manager
Sumaiyah Hossain
Based in Los Angeles, Sumaiyah Hossain is a poet, writer, and voracious consumer of all things media and literature. With a background in English Literature and Translation Studies, Sumaiyah has spent the greater part of her career supporting production and operations teams to develop success for different storytelling modes. Sumaiyah aspires to further the reach of new and emerging storytellers, carving a path for visibility, publishing, and creative development.
Editorial Board Member
Vanessa Rolson
Vanessa Rolson (she/her) is a member of Navy Pen’s editorial board. She is a graduate of the Bachelor of Creative and Professional Writing program at Humber College in Toronto, where she has been honing her writing craft and had one play script published as part of Arrival Magazine’s third issue. Vanessa has cultivated a passion for editorial work through her roles as a fiction editor for the first two issues of Arrival Magazine, the Humber Literary Review: Spotlight #6, and the Autumn Anthology project at Pandamonium Publishing House.
Editorial Board Member
Mackenzie Stapleton
Mackenzie Stapleton is a writer and editor based in Victoria, BC, Canada. She loves to read and write works that explore relationships and the human connection. Her short fiction has been featured in Literature Undressed, This Side of West, and a Dragon Soul Press anthology. When not reading, writing, or editing, she enjoys cozying up with her husband and their kitty, watching movies, making art, and knitting.
Editorial Board Member
Elena Jeromy
Elena Jeromy is a part of the Editorial Board at Navy Pen. She likes her fiction to be quirky and experimental beyond repair. She often writes while listening to whale sounds, as it makes her feel absolutely terrified and small. Born in Kerala, raised in Delhi, she has come to belong to neither.
OUR ETHOS
Navy Pen was founded on a simple belief: good writing deserves to be read. We are not here to gatekeep or mimic the exclusivity of traditional publishing. Instead, we open the door.
Our editors read every submission with care, looking for urgency, originality, and voice rather than credentials. We value the rough edges as much as the polish—because every writer is in the process of becoming.
Whether it's an essay, a poem, or a story, our goal is to showcase work that lingers—pieces that make you pause, reconsider, or feel less alone.