Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose

Happy #NewWorkFriday! Today we're sharing the fifth installment of our Imaginary Films series, brought to you by Jim Hanas! ⭐📽 Read it now on our site~ #alliumjournal #litmag #columbiacollegechicago #imaginaryfilms

Happy end of semester! Take a breath and relax with a new Allium Podcast episode🪻 #NewWorkFriday #AlliumJournal #AlliumJournalPodcast #ColumbiaCollegeChicago

Please enjoy a new poem this Tuesday by graduating senior, Juniper Montgomery! #TuesdayTales #alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago #litmag #poetry

*A heartbreaking and hopeful story of queer joy* This coming-of-age young adult novel is our most recent book review! You can read what Columbia senior, Maison Syder, had to say about it in the New Work tab of our website~ #NewWorkFriday #AlliumJournal #columbiacollegechicago

This Tuesday, please enjoy a new video poem by Columbia photojournalist, Maria Soledad Gutierrez! #TuesdayTales #AlliumJournal #columbiacollegechicago #litmag #videopoem

As per every 1st and 3rd Friday, it’s a new podcast episode! Kick off the new month with our latest installment~ #newworkfriday #alliumjournal #alliumjournalpodcast #columbiacollegechicago

SPRING ISSUE READING HIGHLIGHTS🪻🧡 Please enjoy these final excerpts read aloud at the Allium Release Reading, by writers Rebecca Johnesee and Marc Meierkort. #alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago

You probably know about New Work Friday, but we put out new work on Tuesdays too… should we try #StorytellingTuesday or maybe #TuesdayTales Let us know! In the meantime, enjoy today’s brand new piece of fiction by Ally Finch! #alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago #litmag

SPRING ISSUE READING HIGHLIGHTS🪻🧡 Please enjoy these excerpts read aloud at the Allium Release Reading, by writers Jamey Rabon and Ted Roth. #alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago

Introducing the 4th installment of our Imaginary Films series! Please enjoy today’s story, brought to you by Wayne McMahon. #NewWorkFriday #AlliumJournal #ColumbiaCollegeChicago #imaginaryfilms

SPRING ISSUE READING HIGHLIGHTS🪻🧡 Please enjoy these fiction excerpts read aloud at last week’s Release Reading, by writers Dylan Terry and Nox Carmenate. #alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago

There’s only four weeks left of the semester at Columbia, but we’ll be sharing work all summer long! Go check out today’s newest story, a piece of short fiction by prose, stage, and screenplay writer, Alex Wanke~ #alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago #litmag #fiction

SPRING ISSUE READING HIGHLIGHTS🪻🧡 Please enjoy these poetry excerpts read aloud at last week’s Release Reading, by writers Caden Wiles and Charly Herber-Spates. #alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago

It’s been a big week here at Allium, but we’re not done yet! Here for our regularly scheduled #NewWorkFriday is a new podcast episode! Go check it out~ #alliumjournal #alliumpodcast #columbiacollegechicago

"On behalf of the Editor-in-Chief, managing editor, faculty and student editors, we want to thank all of you for your continued support of Allium, and for teaching the next generation of writers."

We’d like to thank all of our incredible spring contributors, the editors and faculty for the important work you’ve done in bringing this issue to life, and to everyone who supported us and our readers at yesterday’s release party. The 2026 Allium Spring Issue is now yours~

The last part of a Price to Pay is up now!! You can now read the final installment, or check out the three part serial in its entirety, all on our website~ #alliumjournal #columbiacollegechicago #litmag #fiction

We’re so excited to announce the 2026 Allium Spring Issue Reading and Release Party happening Tuesday 12:30 at The Hive! We can’t wait to celebrate with you🪻🧡

Today we’re sharing a poem by ibadãh asiyah ata about illegal ICE enforcements. You can read it in the new work section of our website~ #NewWorkFriday #AlliumJournal #ColumbiaCollegeChicago #litmag #poetry