About Us

Wanderlust is an online literary journal that publishes travel-based non-fiction, prose, poetry, photography, and artwork on an a continuous basis. Whether the piece explores the winding markets in Marrakesh or a long, lonely road in Wyoming, it has a home here. Vagabonds, transients, explorers, adventurers, and casual wanderers are welcome.

The Wanderlust Staff

Phil Duncan
Editor-in-Chief

Favorite Destination: Germany and New Mexico, US

Favorite Travel-Themed Book: The Darjeeling Limited
Prettiest language: Portuguese
Most Awkward Travel Experience: Haggling for a cab in Ghana


Cindy Chang
Fiction Editor

Favorite Destination: Banff/Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
Essential Adventure Item: Flip-flops (I could traverse mountains in those)
Brandt Guide or Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet
Most Awkward Travel Experience: Going to the bathroom in a pit next to curious pigs in the countryside of Hunan.


Matthew Ebnet
Non-Fiction Editor

Favorite Destination: Malaysia and Fribourg, Switzerland
Favorite Travel-Themed Book: The Horizontal World: Growing Up in the Middle of Nowhere.
Prettiest Language: Most surprisingly pretty language, Norwegian.
Most Awkward Travel Experience: Dinner with three lispy, chewy, privately unamused Mongolians who served horse.


Erin Foran
Poetry/Photography Editor

Favorite Destination: The Golden Temple, Amritsar, India
Favorite Travel Gadget: Inflatable pillows and sink stoppers
Brandt Guide or Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet
Most Awkward Travel Experience: Random marriage proposals in India and Ghana.