Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose

🎃 In between celebrations and festivities this Halloween weekend, enjoy our latest upload, nonfiction by Casper Orr! 🪻✍️ Find the piece under the New Work tab on our website ~ #alliumjournal#columbiacollegechicago #litmag

“Everyone remembers where they were when the Great Indiana Sinkhole opened up.” 🕳️ Enjoy our newest upload, featuring fiction by Columbia senior Ocean Kovarik! 🪻 #alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago #newwork #litjournal

“You are looking out over the ruins— chunks of marble, broken pedestals, orphaned columns—& thinking of the girl you haven’t seen in decades…” 🏛️ Our latest upload features work by poet and musician Reed Turchi ! 🪻 Read the full piece at the link in our bio ~ #alliumjournal

Instead of an open mic, October’s Writers@Lunch event was a student panel in the HIVE! 🍁 Assistant Editors from our Fall 2026 Literary Practicum course discussed the writing, editing, and publishing opportunities available for students through our print journal and website! 🪻⭐️

Join us on Monday, October 19 at 12:30 p.m. in the Hive at 618 S. Michigan for a reading and discussion with Melissa Albert, a New York Times bestselling author and Colum alum! 🪻⭐️ #melissaalbert #efroymsonfamilyfund #columbiacollegechicago #alliumjournal #litmag

Looking for another title to bulk up your October reading list? 🍂📚 Check out this book review by Dylan Terry, live on our website NOW 🌙 ~ #alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago #litmag #newworkfriday #bookreview

We are very excited to share the newest installment of the Allium Journal podcast, featuring work by Bo Kerr! 🎧📖 Revisit our page later today for even more new work ⭐️🪻 ~ #alliumjournal #newworkfriday #columbiacollegechicago #litmag

Our latest interview is with author and CCC graduate Melissa Albert, the guest of our next Efroymson Creative Writing Reading Series event! 🌟📖 We’ll be sharing more info about the event in the next week 🪻 ~ #alliumjournal #authorinterview #columbiacollegechicago #litmag

Congratulations to our Best of the Net Nominees! 🪻⭐️ #bestofthenet #bestofthenetnominees #litmag #columbiacollegechicago #alliumjournal

While you’re taking a break and recharging this weekend, enjoy our latest book review by Ally Finch 🍁📚 Read the full review on our website NOW 🪻 ~ #alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago #litmag #newworkfriday

It’s #NewWorkFriday and we’re excited to share a piece of fiction by multidisciplinary artist Joseph Randolph! 🌟🪻 Find it under the New Work link in our bio ~ #alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago #litmag

“I think it's powerful to make lighthearted art.” 🐾⭐️ Check out our newest interview, featuring Chicago-based illustrator Fia! 🪻 Find the full interview under the New Work tab on our website, allium.colum.edu ~ #alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago #litmag

Interested in your creative writing work being adapted to audio? 🎧📚 Submissions for the Allium Journal Podcast will be open until October 30th! 🪻 Scroll for our submission guidelines ✨ ~ #alliumjournal #alliumjournalpodcast #litmag #columbiacollegechicago

We are excited to share the newest installment of the Allium Journal Podcast, featuring work by Colum alum Maison Syder ⭐️🪻 Join us next Tuesday for more new work! #alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago #litmag

It’s finally Friday again, which means we’re sharing new work! 🪻 Relax this weekend with a poem by David Raskin ✍️⭐️ #alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago #litmag

We had a full house at the HIVE during today’s Efroymson Creative Writing Reading Series event, which featured readings from Lisa Fishman and Samantha M. Schaefer! ✍️⭐️ Thank you to everyone who came out ♥️🪻 #ColumbiaCollegeChicago #EfroymsonFamilyFund #AlliumJournal

This past Sunday, Allium had the opportunity to table at the Phi Beta Kappa Society’s Pub Fair held in the Stock Exchange room of the Art Institute 🖼️⭐️ Scroll to get to know our 2026 Efroymson Editorial Assistants, the students behind our magazine! 🪻 #columbiacollegechicago

As you enjoy the last day of September, check out our newest upload, a fiction excerpt by our Efroymson Editorial Assistant Katie Peters, accompanied by original art by Jade Fang! 🗝️🪻 We will continue to share new work three times a week during the month of October 🍁⭐️ ~

Join us on Wednesday, September 30 at 12:30 p.m. at the HIVE for Allium’s first Efroymson Creative Writing Reading Series event of the semester! 🪻✨ #litmag #AlliumJournal #ColumbiaCollegeChicago