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Allium, a Journal of Poetry & Prose

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Representing the range and diversity of writers' voices, Allium publishes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry - from traditional to experimental. allium.colum.edu

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Storytelling Week starts next week! To kick things off, please enjoy this essay from Dan Sinker, who will be reading with Joe Meno on Monday at 12:30 at The Hive

07.03.2026 15:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Allium Journal Podcast comes out with new episodes EVERY first and third Friday! Go check out today’s newest release, Extraterrestrial by Victoria Cornelson!

#newworkfriday #alliumjournal #alliumpodcast #columbiacollegechicago

06.03.2026 14:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Today we’re bringing to life a brand new, terrifying, audio story by Dylan Terry! Just listen or follow along with the transcript, both in the New Work tab on our website~

#alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago #litmag #audiostory

03.03.2026 14:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A reminder that Allium submissions close THIS FRIDAY!!

02.03.2026 23:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Save the date and mark your calendars for our Inaugural Creative Writing Alumni Social!

28.02.2026 16:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy #NewWorkFriday ⭐️the theme is magical realism⭐️our newest review of Like Water for Chocolate is out NOW!

#AlliumJournal #ColumbiaCollegeChicago #litmag #review

27.02.2026 14:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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“Talk about avant garde. This scent is unpleasant, evoking strong mold imagery and filling every room you enter.”

Please enjoy this new work of fiction by Ally Finch, available to read on our website now~
#alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago #litmag #fiction

24.02.2026 14:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Submissions for the next reading cycle of Allium will close on Friday, March 6th at noon. CCC students may submit until April 10th. We look forward to reading your work!

23.02.2026 14:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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It’s New Work Friday and today it’s another new podcast episode!! Go listen to our 10th installment wherever you get your podcasts~
#alliumjournal #alliumpodcast #columbiacollegechicago

20.02.2026 14:19 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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📢STORYTELLING WEEK AT CCC📢 The second week of March marks the start of a week full of reading and writing events at Columbia! See the schedule below for details. We can’t wait to see you there!!

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A special thank you to everyone who attended, read, and interpreted at last week’s Writer’s at Lunch event! Featured here are excerpts from work by Brandon Anaya and Jamey Rabon. We hope to see you for the next one on Thursday, March 12th!

#columbiacollegechicago #writersatlunch

15.02.2026 19:45 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Our second installment of the new Imaginary Films Series is available online featuring a piece by visionary writer, Amelia Dellos⭐️ go check it out!

#NewWorkFriday #AlliumJournal #ColumbiaCollegeChicago #imaginaryFilm

13.02.2026 13:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Introducing a brand new text-based, horror, survival story THAT YOU CAN PLAY!! Download the game on our website and tell us what you think~
#alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago #litmag #writing

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10.02.2026 14:18 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Did you know that Allium Podcast episodes come out every first and third Friday of the month? Listen to our newest release written by Autumn Rogers OUT NOW
#NewWorkFriday #AlliumJournal #AlliumPodcast #columbiacollegechicago

06.02.2026 15:07 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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A brand new book review is up now~ see what we had to say about it, then check out the poetry collection for yourself!

#NewWorkFriday #AlliumJournal #ColumbiaCollegeChicago #litmag #bookreview

30.01.2026 14:32 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Columbia College Chicago is back for spring semester and to kick things off, we’re sharing a multimedia experiment from one of our MFA students, Nox Carmenate! Check out the full video on our website⭐️
#AlliumJournal #ColumbiaCollegeChicago #litmag #writing

27.01.2026 17:51 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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He’s Allium’s first featured writer for our new Imaginary Films series AND we had the pleasure of speaking with him about his work! Check out our interview with Travis Dahlke at allium.colum.edu
#NewWorkFriday #AlliumJournal #ColumbiaCollegeChicago #interview

23.01.2026 15:47 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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🪻Introducing a brand new series🪻Allium’s Imaginary Films depicts the films we wish existed in the world. We’re excited to share our first installment, Amelia Earhart, by writer and graphic novelist Travis Dahlke. View the full piece on our website!
#NewWorkFriday #AlliumJournal #ImaginaryFilm

23.01.2026 15:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Storytelling comes in all mediums⭐️This week, we’re sharing our conversation with rapper femdot. on his music, upbringing, and new position as a professor at DePaul University. Check out his latest album King Dilla 2 and read our full interview at allium.colum.edu

#NewWorkFriday

16.01.2026 14:23 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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An important and relevant story on identity🪻a book review of Yuri Herrera’s Sign’s Preceding the End of the World is up now
#NewWorkFriday #alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago #litmag #bookreview

09.01.2026 15:12 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Here at Allium, we’re celebrating the new year with two poems by writer Lor Clincy⭐️ Find “Pslam Bird” and “a cop pulls over a vehicle on Throop” in the New Work section of our website. Happy New Year!

#newworkfriday #alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago #litmag #poetry

02.01.2026 14:51 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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See what poet David Trinidad had to say about writing his new poetry collection in the interview on our website! link in bio~

#alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago #litmag #interview #poetry

26.12.2025 14:53 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The semester may be over, but we’ve still got new work coming out every Friday! Check out the latest review up on the website now⭐️
#newworkfriday #alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago #litmag #writing

19.12.2025 13:57 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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We’ve made it to the end of finals week at Columbia🎉 Take a moment for yourself by listening to some brand new work in the latest episode of our podcast!

#alliumjournal #alliumpodcast #columbiacollegechicago

12.12.2025 14:56 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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It’s New Work Friday and today we’re sharing an interview with Áine Gallagher discussing language, identity, and voice in her award-winning documentary, “Grá & Eagla”
Check it out on our website!
#alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago #litmag #interview

05.12.2025 15:08 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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⭐️An emerging filmmaker finds herself becoming obsessed with the young man she’s chosen as her leading man in an independent film~ this new podcast episode is out RIGHT NOW⭐️

#NewWorkFriday #AlliumPodcast #ColumbiaCollegeChicago

28.11.2025 14:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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🪻Congratulations to our Pushcart Nominees🪻

Poetry
“Fog Over Frisco” -David Trinidad
“Recording This to Remember” -Hoa Nguyen

Fiction
“Sweet Maddy” -Matthew Hernandez
“A Stroke of Genius” -Yance Wyatt

Nonfiction
“At Risk” by Mitchell James
“The Thing About My Hair” -Steve Weed
#pushcart

24.11.2025 15:23 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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New interview just went up⭐️ Read it on our site to find out more about the Alabama Poet Laureate’s poetry collection, Reparations Now!

#NewWorkFriday #alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago #litmag #interview

21.11.2025 14:25 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Submissions are now open for our next reading cycle!! Go to the submit tab on our website for more details. We look forward to reading your work🪻

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