Note from the adviSor

Creating a literary journal is a labor of  love. Unpaid volunteers run 
the show, and while you can set your own hours, there are many, 
many hours of  work involved to produce each issue. Worth it, say 
the student editors of  genesis, who have kept this award-winning 
magazine in print for fifty uninterrupted years. We share our lives 
through the art we create, and the work in genesis tells a story about 
IUPUI. 

The magazine has taken a variety of  shapes (rectangle, oblong, 
square, back to rectangle) and materials (stapled cardstock, spiral-
bound pages, perfect bound with spine). In 2018, the magazine 
preserved its complete archive of  issues online, thanks to University 
Library’s Open Access Journals (https://journals.iupui.edu/index.
php/genesis/issue/archive).

Amid all those changes, the constant is the labor and love of  putting 
student words and art into the world. Editors passionately argue for 
their picks, spend late nights navigating new technologies, and handle 
the ups and downs of  leadership, management, and collaboration. 
They distribute free issues that represent our creative student body. 
They learn from each other and share a common goal: making the 
best possible magazine each semester. A point of  pride for IUPUI, 
the School of  Liberal Arts, and the English Department: genesis is 
frequently honored by the Indiana Collegiate Press Association, most 
recently sharing 2021 Literary Magazine of  the Year with Notre 
Dame. 

In addition to reading and selecting work submitted by current 
students, the genesis staff scoured the archives and voted to select 
pieces from each decade. This tour of  our publishing history gives a 
taste of  the diverse, compelling, and unique writers and artists who 
have made up our campus for a half  century. We hope that you enjoy 
reading this 50th anniversary issue as much as we enjoyed making it. 

Sarah Layden
Faculty Advisor

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