Jacie Schonert
Their House Held Us
A daughter, friend, and aunt to two nieces and a nephew, Jacie Schonert grew up in Dighton, Michigan. She is a current undergrad with a major in Elementary Education and a minor in Creative Writing. She currently serves as the arts and entertainment, opinion, social media, and website editor of The Valley Vanguard, Saginaw Valley State University’s school newspaper. Her work has appeared in Sheepshead Review, earthwords, and Writing @ SVSU as the 2024 recipient of the Tyner Prize for Writing Excellence.