Toyon

Toyon is an annual literary magazine, which started at Humboldt State University in 1954. Its beginning was made possible by a group of students who were committed to providing students with an opportunity to have a sneak peek into the publishing industry, which includes gaining hands-on experience at HSU. We have currently completed our 64th issues of Toyon, and look forward to continuing the legacy of Toyon that the founders started all those years ago. Writers and artists of all kinds are welcome to submit to our magazine, and a student-run staff evaluates each submission. The process of evaluation is accomplished with much consideration by each staff member. Toyon has blind review process with criteria that changes with each new group of members that join every fall semester. Within this issue we have pieces of work that fall under many different genres, including: translation, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, literary criticism, environmental justice, spoken word, and visual art. For this issue of Toyon, we have the newly included Fuerza award given in spoken word, audio, and multimedia. This specific award is courtesy of the Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc. at Humboldt State University. Next year will be our 65th issue, and we are planning to have a special call for submissions specifically for migration. Toyon is opening and welcoming to all cultures, and we want to represent writing, creativity, and art with a diverse variety.