Magazine Intern - Fall 2025

Matthew Archibeque (they/them) is currently working as an Assistant Editor at Horizon Review through the University of New Mexico’s work study and internship programs. In this role, they have participated in generating content for Horizon Review’s Instagram and reviewing submissions. Though they have yet to be published, Matthew has spent the past ten years writing and curating a top-secret project that they will talk endlessly about to anyone who will listen.

While dabbling in poetry that reflects the world as they experience it, their work primarily consists of short fiction that contemplates trauma in its various shapes, the influence that power can have over individuals, and the lengths to which individuals will go to ensure the survival of themselves and their people.

In addition to spending most of their time thinking about an imaginary world, Matthew enjoys rock climbing, video games, and listening to a wide genre of music.

Magazine Intern - Fall 2025

Emilio Garcia Benavidez (they/them) is a Magazine Assistant who reviews wonderful submissions and writes posts for the Horizon Review substack. They are a published author in AKIRA Literary Magazine 2022 Edition and the 2023-2025 GMTK Award Winning GameJam. They have above a 4.1 GPA at the University of New Mexico.

Emilio primarily writes in the Interactive fiction genre: choose your own adventure books and video games. He is currently thrilled to be learning sign language while simultaneously practicing how to cut bamboo with a katana. 

Magazine Intern - Fall 2025

Isabella Clarke (she/her) is an Assistant Editor at Horizon Review, where she focuses on submission review, outreach, and event planning. She also studies at the University of New Mexico, where she’s finishing her English degree with a concentration in professional and technical writing. Her poetry has won both the Lena Todd Award and the Karen McKinnon Award. In her downtime, you’ll find Isabella brewing a good cup of tea, diving into a new science fiction novel, or staring at the stars through her telescope

Magazine Intern - Fall 2025

Thomas Crowe (he/him) is an Assistant Editor for Horizon Review. In this capacity, he assesses submissions with his colleagues and writes posts for the magazine’s substack. He is in his final semester at UNM and will soon graduate with a B.A. in Classical Studies. He’s worked as a tutor in Greek and Latin and began his work for HorizonReview as an intern.

Thomas is an aspiring writer who has published in several journals, including Signal Mountain Review and Danse Macabre, as well as an eldritch horror-themed anthology called Lovecraftiana. His creative focus has largely been on novels, short stories, and poetry. He lives in Santa Fe with a rambunctious Aussie shepherd named Kip, who has an adorable overbite.

Magazine Intern - Fall 2025

Jas Colorado (she/they) is a third-year MFA student at the University of New Mexico and an editor at Horizon Review. They usually write poetry, but have recently been trying out creative nonfiction. When not writing or editing, Jas can be found making endless Spotify playlists, binging cryptid and alien abduction stories, or reading out loud to their dogs, Penelope and Shakespeare.

Magazine Assistant Intern - Fall 2025

As an Assistant Editor, Jeanette DeDios (she/her) reads submissions and reaches out to more folks in the writing community in hopes that they submit more submissions for her to read. She also creates social media posts and helps coordinate cool writer events.

Jeanette is an award-winning radio journalist at KUNM radio news station and an award-winning filmmaker who is always thinking, writing, or producing her next short film. When she’s not busy juggling all those aspirations, she’s also interested in writing creative nonfiction and fiction. She hopes to someday publish her memoir.

But, what she really likes doing is knitting her next scarf while her pet cockatiel bird Choo-Choo sits on her shoulder, while they watch scary movies or Gilmore Girls together all year round—but preferably in the fall. 

Grant Writing Intern - Fall 2025

As one of our Grant Writers at Horizon Review, Eden Mata (she/her) is researching funding opportunities within the art and literature community. She also assists with social media design and outreach. Eden is majoring in Psychology and English/Philosophy and pursuing a certificate in the basics of addiction counseling. Additionally, she is an undergraduate lab assistant with the UNM Psychology department working on a study about how mindfulness impacts resilience. She largely focuses on technical writing while using a human-centered approach. Eden has worked with multiple animal rescues in New Mexico over the years and specialized in fostering litters of newborn puppies that were abandoned in rural counties.

Grant Writing Intern - Fall 2025

Nikoma Henkels is honored to intern as a Grant Writer for Horizon Review. Currently, she is also pursuing a master's in landscape architecture at the University of New Mexico. She hopes to combine a deep love for planet Earth with her acquired skills and abilities to create beautiful natural places in the urban realm, while also restoring the health of the planet and all its residents. Her past experiences working for newspapers, nonprofit organizations, and public museums inform her current projects. Any plan for a community needs to be created by the community it is intended to benefit, whether that be publications or parks.

Nikoma is working to apply for grants that would expand Horizon Review’s offerings while also ensuring that its existence is secure. She loves to read and write, but has found the worlds of drawing, painting, and graphic design are important mediums in landscape architecture.