Spring 2022

Mission Statement

Acknowledgments

The American Literary Magazine, affectionately known as AmLit, is American University’s student-run literary and creative arts magazine. Striving to showcase the best student creative works, AmLit’s review process is anonymous and democratic, with genre editors leading open discussions. The AmLit community, also known as the AmFam, comes together each semester to share their love for the creative arts, host events, and design the publication. All copyrights belong to the artists.

We are consistently humbled and awestruck at the dedication, passion, and vision of the AmFam. We owe this magazine’s existence to the hours spent in review sessions, the awkward Zoom silences, the fun events, and the AmFam’s determination to create a beautiful piece of art. We are honored to continue to share their brilliant work with American University.

This magazine was born from the talented work of our Creative Directors, Hannah Sjovold and Lia Patentas, and their Design Team. Their vision of time lost in record shops while dancing to funky music blossomed into this beautiful publication, turning a literary magazine into its own work of art.

We also owe a thank you to the efforts of our Copy Editors, Sophia Olson and Rebecca Oss, and their Copy Assistants. Their attention to detail allowed this magazine to appear in its most perfect form, and their efforts are at the crux of what brings this magazine to life.

To our Executive Board, we are deeply grateful to their continued effort in review sessions, designing the magazine, and events. This semester, a large portion of our E-Board had never previously served in the AmLit E-Board, and we are so thankful to their willingness to learn and formulate a tight-knit community.

We also could not have published this magazine without the help of our Student Media Board community and the guidance of our publisher, Heritage Printing.

In AmLit’s 100th edition, it is necessary to turn to the legacy of Editors-in-Chief and Executive Boards before us. We thank them for their continued guidance in the process of developing this little magazine, and for crafting the AmFam.

Alex is deeply grateful to Jinger’s continued patience and support in producing this AmLit. In approaching the next semesters, Alex is excited to witness Jinger’s efforts to revitalize the essential components of AmLit and bring it to new horizons. AmLit will be in good hands.

Lastly, a special thank you to Alexandra for her unwavering dedication to AmLit. Not only has she been a phenomenal EIC the past two semesters, but Alex has also been a role model, leader, and support system for the AmFam community. Alexandra’s creativity and drive have permanently transformed AmLit and will continue to influence the magazine in the future. We are lucky and grateful to have had Alex lead our organization!