by D'Nashia Jenkins | Feb 19, 2015 | News Slider
The Honors College has resurrected what once was called Exordium into a new online publication for Lipscomb’s creative. Lipscomb’s rising literary publication, Calliope, is a new form for students to express their own creative work, poetry or visual art. The previous literary magazine Exordium died off when students who were involved graduated. No student expressed interest in the magazine until sophomore Alycia Gilbert came to Lipscomb. Gilbert now serves as the editor of Calliope and came up with the name of the publication. “Calliope is described as the Chief of the Greek Muses and presides over eloquence and epics, so we thought it was fitting,” Gilbert said. Alongside Gilbert is a staff of students who will collaborate for each genre of the magazine. The first edition of Calliope is expected out in April of 2015. Gilbert and the staff said they anticipate Lipscomb students to get involved and express their creativity through Calliope. “We’re excited to see Lipscomb’s creativity and to give it a place where it can thrive,” Gilbert said. The requirements for getting work published are as follows: Fiction and creative-nonfiction short stories must be approximately 3,000 words Poetry submissions must be under 100 lines Visual art works — photography, paintings, sketches and short films — must be sent through email, like any other medium for submission. All visual artwork should be submitted in high-quality resolution. Students can submit creative work to...
