Creating an Undergraduate Literary Journal

Audrey Colombe is Associate Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Houston, USA. She is faculty adviser for Glass Mountain Magazine, the undergraduate literary magazine at the University of Houston. Her essays, fiction and critical work have appeared in AWP's Writer's Chronicle, Puerto de sol, Main Street Rag and Alaska Quarterly.

Introduction: Running a Literary Journal
The sorrows, the joys
What to expect from this book

1.Defining Your Journal
Start Out by Looking Around: What Defines Your School and Your Project?
Are you working on an existing journal, or starting from scratch?
Considering the Possibilities:
In house
National/International
Online
In print
2. Financial and In-kind Support
The Budget
University: Student Fees, Department, College, Provost
Advisory Board
Fundraising 101
Faculty Advisor/Graduate Advisor
Partner Journals
Advertising
3. Editing the Journal
Editing tasks: creating a handbook and editorial practices
Diversity – Staff and Selections
Establishing an Annual Schedule
Communication
Between yourselves
With your writers
Production and Design
Awards – Or Not
4. Writer-Editor Citizen
Reading Series and Other Literary Events
Creating Writing Opportunities for Everyone
Collaborative Work with Other Student Artists
Community Outreach: Getting Writers from the Community Involved
University engagement (with Admissions, Alumni Relations, Development)
5. Networking and Professionalization
State and Local Writing Groups
AWP & FUSE
National and International Writing Conferences
Internships
Graduate School

Index

Appendix A: List of undergraduate literary magazines, print and online
Appendix B: List of helpful literary organizations