Our Mission

Here at Diet Water, we wish to provide a creative space for America’s young emerging writers and artists. We strive for authenticity and for work that is equally raw, personal, and representative of each artist. We want your favorite work that describes, relates to, or symbolizes life in America, offering critique or insight into American culture.

Got Diet?...Water

Got Diet?...Water

Meet Our Team

  • Isabella Lobo

    Co-Editor in Chief

    Isabella Lobo is a teenage artist and writer currently living in South Florida. Her artwork and writing has received awards at the national level through the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers and has been published in COUNTERCLOCK, the Harbor Review, and the Firefly Review, among others. She is an alumni of the 2022 Iowa Young Writer’s Studio and also currently serves as co-editor-in-chief of Olympe, as well as a prose editor and staff writer for The Borderline.

  • Ave Goorbarry

    Co-Editor in Chief

    Ave Goorbarry is a teenage writer born in New Jersey and currently lives in South Florida. Ave’s writing has won awards regionally from Scholastic Art and Writing and has been previously published in Seeds Literary and Arts Magazine, The Firefly Review, A Thin Slice of Anxiety, Words & Whispers, and The Bibliopunk Lit Zine. Ave remains forthcoming in Dead Skunk Mag and The Origami Review. Ave is an alumni of The Iowa Young Writers’ Studio 2022.

  • Luna Vallejo

    Poetry Editor

    Luna Vallejo is a teen writer hailing from Staten Island, New York who enjoys incorporating alliteration in her writing, listening to Lorde, and reading Anthony Doerr novels. Through her poetry, Luna intertwines fairytale elements with the everyday issues society faces, such as the patriarchy's dominance over women, racial discrimination against minorities, the never-ending sexual abuse women experience, and more. You can find Luna's work on Instagram, Tumblr, and Twitter @lvallejoarts.

  • Eleanor Ball

    Poetry Editor

    Eleanor Ball is a queer writer from Des Moines, Iowa. She studies English and Public Health at the George Washington University, where she's currently conducting research on The Lais of Marie de France. She's the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the GW Undergraduate Review and also edits for Renaissance Review. Her work is featured/forthcoming in Stone of Madness, the winnow, The B'K, and elsewhere.