DEPUTY EDITOR
Stephanie Houser is a recent graduate of The Ohio State University, where she earned degrees in English and Philosophy after also studying at William & Mary and Charles University in Prague. Stephanie describes herself as “intellectually restless” and absorbs the world through exposed wiring. She strongly believes that every voice emerges from a tender place of beauty, and she reviews and edits artists’ work through such a lens.
Publisher & Editor-in-Cheif
Jared Payne is a poet and founder of The Columbus Review. A graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy’s Theatre program, he is currently studying Philosophy at The Ohio State University. Originally from Hocking Hills, Ohio, his editorial vision is shaped by the belief that essential truths often emerge at the intersection of chaos and order.
Meet our Staff
2026, Columbus, OH.
Founded
Mission
The Columbus Review is a nonprofit literary arts magazine dedicated to publishing raw, experimental, and unconventional poetry, prose, scripts, and satire — especially the weird, urgent work that doesn’t easily fit elsewhere.