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Literary Magazines, UA 2026.001, Roger Williams University Archives, Bristol, RI.
The collection is arranged in five series:
This collection was donated to the archives by the University's Creative Writing Department.
Aldebaran began publication in 1971 as an anthology of prose, poetry and art from students and faculty members of Roger Williams College (now Roger Williams University) in Bristol, RI. Submissions from outside contributors were also included. Each volume was edited by various editors chosen by the board of the journal. More than 30 volumes of Aldebaran were published over the next two decades. Aldebaran ceased publication in 1994.
Calliope was first published in 1977. It was published through a Creative Writing course (CW200: Literary Magazine) at Roger Williams College (now Roger Williams University). The course was designed to give students practical experience in and academic credit for publishing a literary magazine. A new issue was produced each semester, and the student staff participated in all phases of the production, including typesetting. Works were submitted by established and emerging writers around the world. (No student work was eligible.) The journal was published twice a year until 1998.
Ampersand Press, formed in 1980, was the only college-based literary press in Rhode Island. It printed, published and distributed collections of poetry and short fiction, as well as small chapbooks of emerging and established writers.
Mount Hope has been published since 2012 out of the creative writing program at Roger Williams University. Each year, faculty-led undergraduate student editors read submissions, choose from them, and bring the work to publication, giving voice to both emerging and seasoned writers, from anywhere, in all forms, and from all perspectives. The name of the magazine references Mount Hope, which sits adjacent to our campus on Mount Hope Bay.
Other student lead literary magazines at Roger Williams University include Title Wave, Roger,and RWU Voices.