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genesis - the Literary and Art Magazine of IUPUI

The literary & art magazine of IUPUI
genesis - the origin or coming into being of anything Want to submit to us? We accept submissions all year round!

Genesis has been publishing currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate student's work at IUPUI once a semester for forty years. We accept poetry, nonfiction, fiction, screenwriting, and all forms of art. To submit go to: iupuigenesis.submittable.com

07/27/2025

Friends!!!
We hope your summer is going fantastic as of late! Did you know our submission portal is still open? You can submit anytime! 📖💻

✨WE ACCEPT✨
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Poetry
Screenwriting
Comics
Art
Photography

✍️ Come much later in the academic year, once we’ve finalized every submission, we as a staff revisit some of our favorite pieces and collectively vote on winners for art, fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction! The winners are congratulated by our $100 “Best of” scholarship!

So, submit your best work, friends! See you in August 💌

Artists from top to bottom:
- Masque of the Red Death (mixed media collage) by Ellie Bevan
- Pictures of Lilly (mixed media on canvas) by Robert Smith
- Man with Turquoise Necklace (mixed media) by Daylen Byrd
- Sister Golden Hair (oil paint) by Elise Howe
- Annie (graphite pencil) by Robert Smith
- Marina (graphite pencil) by Robert Smith

06/21/2025

Did you know you can submit your work over the summer? Visit the LinkTree in our bio to access our submission portal!
☀️We accept☀️
Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, art, (which are all eligible for our $100 “Best of” scholarship! Winners are announced at the end of the Spring once the issue has been published) comics, screenwriting, and photography!

So, while you’re doing your summer creatives, think of us!! We hope to see you in our submission portal, friends! 💌

05/29/2025

Need a good online read for the summer? Our digital archives are calling your name! We’ve just updated the site, which means the Spring 2025 issue is now LIVE!✨
Through the LinkTree in our bio, you’ll find not only the most recent publication, but every publication of genesis dating back to our very first one in 1972! We hope you enjoy, friends!

05/01/2025

Last night we celebrated our 54th issue of genesis with the most fantastic group of people! ♥️
Our staff treasures the opportunity to not only spend the evening with contributors, friends, family, faculty, and lovers of the arts alike, but also being able to be a vessel for the voices of our student body. It is a gift to work alongside you all and create something spectacular each year. Thank you all SO much for attending the event, and loving genesis. We love you equally, if not just as much🥳!

Spend the next few days reading our issue!!! If you weren’t able to attend, don’t worry! Check out the 3rd floor of Cavanaugh by the elevators to grab one (or a few, we understand 😚).

What a way to end the semester, friends 💌!

04/21/2025

Happy Meet the Staff Monday!!☀️📕
We’re in the home stretch of the Spring semester. Can you believe it?! Check out what our editor’s plans are for the summer, and feel free to tell us about yours below!

See you next week for our final Meet the Staff Monday of the semester, friends 💌!

04/16/2025

It’s Recently Accepted Wednesday! ✨🦋
With our second to last post of this segment before the release party, we simply had to highlight Kim Kile’s poem, “Body Art”! Here, Kim highlights the natural beauty of the body through the lens of both womanhood and motherhood.

Want to read the full piece? Join us on April 30th at 4:30 pm in Lilly Auditorium at Uni Library to celebrate the Spring 2025 release party! 🕰️✨ See our pinned posts for more info.
We cannot wait to spend the evening with you guys!

04/14/2025

Happy Meet the Staff Monday! ✨📕
April is a big month for the IUI English Department with release parties, celebrations, and student readings! While it may appear like a lot to be both a student and an editor, our staff is always on top of things! This week, we asked how they manage both titles. Check out what they have to say!

Until next time, friends! 💌

04/13/2025

Yesterday at the ICPA (Indiana Collegiate Press Association) awards, the Spring 2024 issue was decorated in numerous categories. We placed in Graphic Design, 3-D Artwork, Visual Art, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Single Issue, Cover Design and…1ST PLACE FOR LITERARY MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR! 💜✨

Our contributors make all of this possible, and we wouldn’t be everything we are without you. Showcasing the voices of the student body will forever remain a privilege we promise to always cherish.
2024 contributors, thank you for making this happen :) The genesis staff adored collaborating with you all!! 💜

Let’s carry on the celebration at our release party for the Spring 2025 issue! Please join us at 4:30 pm on 4/30 in Lilly Auditorium at Uni Library to honor not only our staff’s hard work, but our contributor’s talent! See our pinned posts on our profile for more details.

Wanting to read our award winning lit mag? Visit our online archive in our LinkTree and grab copies floating all over campus! Your best bet is to look on the 3rd floor of Cavanaugh by the elevators :)

04/12/2025

Mark your calendars! 📝

genesis is excited to invite you to the release party for our 2025 issue! We will be celebrating the hard work of all the people who made this issue possible and distributing copies of our new magazine for the first time!

We hope to see you all at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30th in the Lilly Auditorium found in the basement of University Library!

04/09/2025

It’s Recently Accepted Wednesday! ✨📕
This week, our staff presents to you Robert Smith’s “Pride and Joy” 🛠️! Here, the artist impressively worked with oil paint to create a piece filled with color and striking detail!

We want you to see Robert’s whole art piece, SO please join us on April 30th at 4:30 pm in Lilly Auditorium at Uni Library for our RELEASE PARTY! 🪩🪩🕰️✨
We are so excited to share IUI’s student work with you all very soon!

Until next time, friends!

04/07/2025

Happy Meet the Staff Monday! ✨📕
The rush of the semester has our staff thinking about their favorite places to be! This week, we asked them to name a location they’d want to stay at, but still do everything they do right now. Check out what they have to say!

♥️ REMINDER ♥️
April 30th at 4:30 in Lilly Auditorium at Uni Library is when and where we will be hosting the release party for the genesis Spring 2025 issue!!! We want you there and encourage you to bring friends! Whether you’re a contributor, apprentice, or just someone who is curious about our student-ran lit mag, we welcome everyone to attend! We’ll be serving refreshments + snacks, provide an art allergy of accepted art pieces, live readings of accepted written works, and SO much more 🥳

04/02/2025

Managing Editors, Bailey Evans and Eli Witham, and Senior Editors, Savanna Williams and Alec Jarvis got to spend the afternoon with Sarah Layden’s W280! ✍️

ENG-W280 (Literary Editing and Publishing) is a great way to get yourself familiar with editorial concepts, group discussions, and the process of publishing! It’s also, of course, where the magic starts for each member of the genesis staff. If you’re interested in joining us, sign up to take Sarah’s class, which is offered every Spring. W280 gives you the green light to join genesis, if you choose :)

Sarah and friends, thank you for having us! Per usual, it was wonderful! We hope to see your faces next Fall!

Address

Cavanaugh Hall (243E) 425 University Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN
46202

Website

https://genesis.so.iupui.edu/, https://linktr.ee/genesismagazine

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