Shaliz Bazldjoo is a sophomore in Laurel School’s class of 2024 and, according to all her Google Docs of half-finished novels, technically a writer. Work of hers has been featured in the Cleveland Scholastic Writing Awards and as Power of the Pen’s 2021 humor award winner. She is excited to see the myriad of stories and styles that Polyphony Lit receives. In her free time, she enjoys reading obscure books about the Cold War and nitpicking B-list spy movies.