Stephen is a sophomore at Bennington College and a graduate of Hunter College High School. Previously, Stephen worked for 826NYC and the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, and has published nonfiction pieces in First Magazine and on The Huffington Post. In high school, Stephen won both regional and national awards from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for poetry and short fiction. At Bennington, Stephen studies literature and music, and hopes someday either to be a successful fiction writer or to help others become successful fiction writers.