NATCHITOCHES – “Nana’s Icebox,” a single-issue literary magazine created by students in a senior-level class at Northwestern State University, is available to readers online at https://www.argusatnsula.com/nana-s-ice-box.
Students in Dr. Rebecca Macijeski’s English 4380 Special Projects class created “Nana’s Icebox,” which features original writing and visual art by young creatives from across Louisiana. Macijeski is an associate professor and coordinator of Creative Writing Programs at NSU.
“Students learned about the history and scope of literary magazines, and then created their own from start to finish,” Macijeski said. “They went from concept to submissions to magazine production and publication all in one semester. Special thanks go out to Argus and Argus‘ Website Manager Caitlin White for help getting this online.” Argus is NSU’s annual art and literary magazine.
The concept of “Nana’s Icebox” is a type of time capsule modeled on the way a Nana or Grandma would hang poems and artwork their children and grandchildren created on the kitchen icebox. The magazine is “dedicated to poetry, fiction, nonfiction, photography and artwork that endeavors to celebrate and preserve the roots of childlike wonder for Louisiana creatives,” Macijeski said.
While the magazine is available in mobile view, it displays best on a full screen, she added.
For information on programs offered through NSU’s Department of English, Languages and Cultural Studies visit https://www.nsula.edu/program/bachelor-of-arts-in-english/.