About


Mission Statement

Turning Tides, a cadet-run literary arts journal, is dedicated to presenting the creativity of students, faculty, and staff at Massachusetts Maritime Academy through original writing and multimedia arts. The journal and its editors seek to support and refine the culture of Mass Maritime to present our audience with a wide range of genres and styles representative of the varied and globally engaged campus community.

The 2026 Editorial Team

  • Dr. Eric Kennedy – Managing Editor – 2026
  • Multimedia and Poetry Team
    • Alysse Stasio – Team Lead
    • Benen McCarren – Copy Editor
    • Ryan Adams – Proofreader
    • Jackson Mahoney – Design Editor
    • Finnley Hire – Marketing Editor
  • Fiction Team
    • Dillon McDonald – Team Lead
    • Jillian Parrot – Copy Editor
    • Jake Pavlovitch – Proofreader
    • Luke DuBois – Design Editor
    • Alanna Rabbitt – Marketing Editor
  • Nonfiction Team
    • Mallory Dietsch – Team Lead
    • Calvin Givner – Copy Editor
    • Henry Dang – Proofreader
    • Colin Campbell – Design Editor
    • Malachi Leary – Marketing Editor

Editorial Teams Ethics Statements

Statement of Ownership

All works published in Turning Tides and on this website are the property of their creators. They are published here with the express permission of the attributed creators. Any duplication or use of the work published on this website without the knowledge or permission of the original creator is forbidden.