Alana Felton is a doctoral candidate in Slavic Languages and Literatures. Her research focuses on contemporary Belarusian literature and political art. Alana previously worked as an Acquisitions Editor and copy editor at Academic Studies Press, an independent academic press and is passionate about helping young academics publish. She continues to work as a freelance editor for ASP. Prior to coming to Yale, Alana was a Fulbright ETA in Viciebsk, Belarus in 2018-19 after getting her BA in Slavic Studies from Brown University in 2018. Alana genuinely enjoys editing and working with writers to develop their work. In her free time, she can be found (or lost) in the woods or trying to find the best pretzels and vanilla ice cream.