What is The Leaflit?
The Leaflit’s mission is to ignite and cultivate a love for reading among high school students by creating and sharing accessible online and physical resources that inspire exploration, curiosity, and engagement with books across libraries and high schools.
The Leaflit allows students to approach reading in whatever way they choose, whether it be through the form of reading our quarterly reading catalog issue, participating in our structured and collaborative quarterly book club (Under the Willow), or tuning in to our podcast (Ink & Ember), The Leaflit offers a range of entry ways into reading.
We hope we can make students love reading again. The reading revival starts here.
Masthead
Eleisen Suh
Eleisen Suh is a high school student based in Seoul, South Korea. She is an editor for her school’s literary magazine and newspaper, and dabbles in poetry. In her free time, she can be found reading a book, binge-watching a TV show on Netflix, or café hopping with friends. (IG: @suh.ellie)
Founder & PresidentSydney Neilsen
Sydney Neilsen is a high school student living in Seoul, South Korea. She is a content creator, executive in her school’s fashion club, and artist. In her free time, she loves drawing, dancing, occasionally reading, and playing sports. (IG: @syd_ney_6)
Executive Arts DirectorChloe Chang
Chloe Chang is a high school student based in Seoul, South Korea. She is actively involved in sports and school activities, and has a strong interest in medicine. Blending a passion for both literature and STEM, she enjoys reading and exploring ideas from multiple perspectives. Known for taking initiative, she often leads and helps organize events, and values connecting with new people and building meaningful relationships. (IG: @chloechang_04)
Head of the Media & Marketing CommitteeClaire Hong
Claire Hong is a Grade 11 student based in Seoul, South Korea with a strong interest in marketing and journalism. She enjoys writing and exploring how media influences the way people connect and share ideas, combining creativity with various forms of communication. Outside of school, Claire enjoys listening to music, spending time with friends, and discovering new perspectives through writing. (IG: @clairesehong)
Marketing DirectorYuni Lee
Yuni Lee is a Grade 11 student at Seoul Foreign School and serves as The Leaflit’s Senior Creative Editor. Passionate about visual storytelling, writing, and illustration, she enjoys creating art that explores emotion, and identity, both in her personal work and through editorial design. In her free time, she loves drawing, painting, writing reflective pieces, and finding inspiration in films and literature. (@yuni.lee_)
Senior Creative EditorBhumika Rane
Audience Engagement ManagerBhumika Rane is a Grade 11 student based in Seoul, South Korea. She participates in sports, and has a great academical record. Her hobbies include reading books, listening to music and late night conversations with her friends.
Daniel Hyon
Co-Director of Operations & PartnershipsHi! My name is Daniel Hyon. I’m a current senior at Seoul Foreign School. I love to read in my free time. As a reader I’ve had a strong connection with both classical and modern literature from childhood. It’s my belief that a strong connection with reading is what cultivates a critical mind and a cultured intellect. I also love to look for new book recommendations on the internet and watch book discussion video essays in my free time. I also love to connect with people socially, forming connections through the knowledge I’ve gained through literature has always been a central joy of mine! (@danielhyon7)
Ein Chung
Co-Director of Operations & PartnershipsEin Chung is a high school student based in Seoul, South Korea. She is a member of Korea’s national debate team and continues to pursue her passion for public speaking as a core organizing comittee member of Korea’s largest student-led speech and debate tournaments. Outside of academics, she enjoys writing poetry, reading, binging films, and playing volleyball. (IG: @eiinchung)
Jenny Yang
Under the Willow Director & Literary Content EditorJenny Yang is a Grade 10 student at Seoul Foreign School who has always been obsessed with reading, believing, like John Williams writes in Stoner, that “the true, the good, the beautiful” may be waiting in the next unread book, “and when you do, when you do.” Passionate about linguistics and language learning, she enjoys reading across different genres and cultures, comparing original texts with translations, and keeping up with new literary trends and major book prize winners. In her free time, she writes her own book and loves recommending and critiquing stories that help readers better understand themselves and the strange beauty of life.
Emery Son
The Sycamore Review Directory & Staff WriterEmery Son is a high school student living in Seoul, South Korea. She is an executive for her school's creative writing club. She also takes part in other activities, diversifying her interests amongst numerous passions. In her free time, she enjoys singing, creating art, and working on her upcoming novel. (IG: @emeryyson)
Hara Colton
Publication Design EditorHara Colton is a high school student in Seoul, South Korea. She is a swimmer and runner, involved in performing arts and interested in writing, design and STEM. She enjoys designing online and physical products, and loves to spend afternoons reading. (IG: hacolton13)
Ella Choi
Visual Layout EditorElla Choi is a 10th grade student based in Seoul, South Korea. She is the Visual Layout Editor for The Leaflit, where she supports the formatting and visual organization of magazine spreads, publications, and promotional graphics. With a strong passion for art and literature, she enjoys creative writing, exploring graphic and visual design, and reading inspirational literary publications in her free time.
Jed Woo
Copy EditorJed Woo is a sophomore living in South Korea. His relationship with reading is amicable during his best days and strained during his worst. In his spare time, he likes to write novels, compose music, play the sax, and give unsolicited advice.
Subin Park
Global Outreach & Translation DirectorSubin is a high school student in Seoul, Korea. In her free time, she loves to hang out with her friends and family and read (her favorite books include the PLL series and Hunger Games). Blending her interests in literature and learning new languages, Subin is excited to help The Leaflit reach libraries and schools around the world!
Interested in joining our executive team?
Fill out the quick form and we’ll reach out to you as soon as possible! No experience required, a guaranteed role, and a strong extracurricular to put on a high school resume. As we are currently a two-person team, we are always looking for new members to help us out. Once your position has been confirmed, we will put your bio on our website and social media.