''Clarion'' is a literary magazine founded at

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in 1998.

History

The first issue, titled ''?'' (stylized as ''The Staff Issue of ?'') was published by an undergraduate student group named the Boston University Literary Society. Subsequent issues were released under the name ''Clarion''. In the beginning ''Clarion'' only published the writing of

students. In 2008, the editors opened submissions to all writers, regardless of their affiliation with the university. In 2011, The Pen & Anvil Press, a Boston-based imprint operated by the nonprofit Boston Poetry Union, took over responsibility for publishing ''Clarion'', in agreement with BULS and the BU Literary Organizations liaison. Through its cooperation with the BULS, the Creative Writing department, and the BU Creative Writing Club, Clarion continues to employ undergraduate editors on its staff, alongside graduate editors and persons independent of the university. In 2013, '' The Review Review'' included ''Clarion'' on its list of notable Boston-based literary magazines.

Boston University Literary Society

The Boston University Literary Society was founded as ''Boston University Students for Literary Awareness'' in Fall 1997, under the leadership of Jennifer Herron. The original members intended to publish a magazine titled ''The View from a Window'', though it was then renamed, becoming ''?'' (and then ''Clarion'') and ultimately released in Spring 1998. In 2009, the Literary Society started ''Burn'', a students-only showcase of edgier experimental writing, and in 2010 offered the editors of formerly independent publications, ''Back Bay Review'' (art criticism) and ''Pusteblume'' (literary translation) a home under the Boston University Literary Society administration.

References

External links

Online archive

Clarion at Duotrope

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