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Previous Editors
Millie Higgins
Visual Arts Editor (Issue 1-2)
Millie Higgins is a third-year English Literature student at Cardiff University, with a passion for reading, writing and art. She has contributed extensively to Cardiff Student Media throughout her three years at university. Millie’s love for literature started with Roald Dahl and has grown to span various genres, particularly thrillers and memoirs, and cover many literary forms. Art has also been a long-lasting hobby, shaped through school classes, teaching it at summer camp and frequent visits to art galleries. Alongside her academics pursuits, other hobbies of Millie’s includes traveling and spending time with friends and family.
Charlotte Hardie-Watts
Visual Arts Editor (Issue 1-2)
Charlotte Hardie-Watts is a second-year Journalism & Politics student. She was born in England but grew up in the South of France for most of her life. From as young as she can remember, Charlotte recalls always having a creative spirit. She participated in many art classes and did anything that required drawing or painting. At 18, she was able to complete several artistic projects like paintings or installations and participated in a project to help blind people imagine art pieces through touch. Through this role at Tonic, she aims to encourage students to showcase their art pieces and be proud of their creativity.
Angela Griffith
Prose Editor (Issue 1-2)
Angela Griffith is a final year English Literature and Creative Writing undergraduate at Cardiff University, originally from Manchester. Her favourite reads are usually literary realism and short stories, but recently she’s been looking for a book to help her learn Spanish! Angela’s writing remains rooted in her home city (despite her travels across Europe, Southeastern Asia, Australia and North America). Currently, she is working on a collection of short stories set against the backdrop of the 2024 race riots in Manchester. As prose editor of Tonic, Angela is thrilled to see the first submissions of talented writers, poets, and artists of Cardiff University and wants to encourage everyone to submit their work!
Megan Ingram-Jones
Prose Editor (Issue 1-2)
Megan Ingram-Jones is the Prose Editor for Tonic and a part-time MA English Literature student at Cardiff University. She has a background in editing and marketing, with experience refining prose for clarity and accessibility. As co-head of DAPS at the University of South Wales, she oversaw editing and publishing for the anthology, showcasing emerging voices. She is especially drawn to magic realism and narrative essays, appreciating bold storytelling and immersive prose. Always seeking work that resonates beyond the page, she values writing that explores identity, memory, and culture in meaningful, thought-provoking ways.
Bo Burt
Prose Editor (Issue 1-2)
Bo Burt is a creatively driven, bubbly third year student studying English Literature with Creative Writing. She loves reading personal essays and contemporary fiction, both offering a perfect balance of relatability and escapism that allows her to connect with diverse perspectives. A recent, and favourite, read was Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors. She loved its raw exploration of sisterhood and it has since become a key source of inspiration for her final year creative project. She is over the moon with her role as prose-editor, excited to contribute to shaping the literary community at Cardiff University.
Olivia Nilsen
Design (Issue 1-2)
Olivia Nilsen hails from an island in the U.S. moving over when she was twelve, living in the UK ever since. In 2020, she moved to Cardiff to study her English Literature BA. After finishing her degree, she continued to live and work in the city before deciding to return to study. Currently, she is in her first year of a part-time master's. Alongside her studies, she has become an illustrator for both Quench and Tonic. She enjoys spending her time reading literature, painting, knitting, and gardening. She aspires to become an academic while continuing to create artwork.
Julia Bottoms
Design (Issue 1-2)
Julia Bottoms is a Deputy Editor of Quench Magazine and Opinion Editor at Empoword Journalism. She is also a writer at Buzz Magazine and Cardiff Times, writing about anything and everything from Wales’ 20mph speed limit to interviewing Aberystwyth Kink Society. Currently finishing her final year of her Journalism and English Literature undergrad at Cardiff, she will be moving to London in September for a Masters in Magazine Journalism at City University. Her favourite things in the world are The Toe Rag Magazine, David Lynch, Talking Heads and digital cameras. Julia has bylines in The South Wales Argus, Buzz Magazine, Cardiff Times, Quench, Rover, Multippl, Empoword Journalism and Grey Bear Literature Magazine.