English Publications

UTC's English Department is home to a number of literary and scholarly publications. Our students often work with faculty advisors to edit and produce these publications.

Assay: A Journal of Nonfiction Studies

Assay publishes the best peer-reviewed critical scholarship of creative nonfiction. The journal explores nonfiction as literature, not simply art, and serves as a resource for writers, scholars, readers, and teachers of nonfiction. Dr. Karen Babine is Assay's editor-in-chief.

Catalpa

Catalpa is an annual publication that explores curious perspectives rooted in the South: the unexpected, unconventional, and unorthodox. The magazine draws inspiration from the catalpa tree, which offers a metaphor for the complexities of the South with its deep roots and diverse, beautiful, troublesome history. Dr. Rik Hunter directs Catalpa.

Midwestern Miscellany

Midwestern Miscellany is published twice a year by the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature. Guest editors select themes, topics, and submissions for publication and presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature, or at the Society’s panels at MMLA, MLA, PCA, and/or ALA. Dr. Marcia Noe edits Midwestern Miscellany.

Sequoya Review

Sequoya Review publishes creative writing and visual art by UTC students. This student-edited magazine has won prizes at the Southern Literary Festival. Sequoya Review is published in conjunction with English 3780: Literary Editing and Publishing and is a fantastic way for students to get involved in the fun, cool projects of the English Dept. Dr. Karen Babine is the faculty advisor for Sequoya Review.

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Signal Mountain Review

Signal Mountain Review publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid work that reflects on and helps us understand what it means to be human. This online journal is supported by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's online learning offerings. Dr. Sarah Einstein is editor-in-chief of Signal Mountain Review.

The Lavender Chronicles

The Lavender Chronicles is an anthology of undergraduate writing that celebrates Queer identity. Professor Sybil Baker served as advisor while Jo Kibble and Jonah Stokes co-edited the collection.

The Quill Collection

The Quill Collection is an Undergraduate Journal of Literary Criticism focused on fostering a community of readers and writers of literary analysis. Our goal is to help undergraduate students share their voices and to promote an understanding of literary analysis outside of the lens of classic literature. We believe literary analysis can be applied to all disciplines— music, popular culture, and modern media.

Submissions: Any student may submit academic papers centered around literary analysis in any form. Students may submit pieces through an email to [email protected].  Names must be removed from the PDF or document-- placed in a paragraph description of the paper in the content of the email. Specific submission guidelines are available on the Quill Collection website.
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Founder and Editor-in-Chief: Haley Durrett  |  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bryan Hampton