Presenter(s)
Shaela Eriksen, Reagan Roesler, Jade McElmury, and Camden McDonald
Abstract
This poster presentation will cover how ENG 324 created Winona State University's Literary Art Journal, Satori, and its companion, Irotas. Both journals feature works of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and photo submissions. Satori was created by students in the class who worked to solicit submissions and market the journal across campus. This presentation will also cover the production process and the many logistical aspects of publishing a literary journal.
The process of soliciting submissions included a variety of social media and traditional formats to advertise the Satori submissions. While receiving submissions, the class studied the legal and production processes of book creation. This was seen through monitoring trends of a wide variety of published literary journals.
After the submission deadline had passed, the class began the process of selecting and editing works for publication based on the values of Winona State University while working to emphasize creativity from the student submissions.
While a select number of students used InDesign, other groups worked together using Canva to create another unique literary art journal, Irotas, that includes submissions that were not featured in Satori.
The final edition of the Satori was completed with the help of the Winona State print shop, which aided us in printing around 400 copies to distribute within both Winona State and the larger Winona area.
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department
English
Campus
Winona
First Advisor/Mentor
Liberty Kohn
Location
Kryzsko Great River Ballroom, Winona, Minnesota; United States
Start Date
4-23-2026 9:00 AM
End Date
4-23-2026 10:00 AM
Presentation Type
Poster Session
Format of Presentation or Performance
In-Person
Session
1a=9am-10am
Poster Number
53
Publishing Satori Literary Journal
Kryzsko Great River Ballroom, Winona, Minnesota; United States
This poster presentation will cover how ENG 324 created Winona State University's Literary Art Journal, Satori, and its companion, Irotas. Both journals feature works of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and photo submissions. Satori was created by students in the class who worked to solicit submissions and market the journal across campus. This presentation will also cover the production process and the many logistical aspects of publishing a literary journal.
The process of soliciting submissions included a variety of social media and traditional formats to advertise the Satori submissions. While receiving submissions, the class studied the legal and production processes of book creation. This was seen through monitoring trends of a wide variety of published literary journals.
After the submission deadline had passed, the class began the process of selecting and editing works for publication based on the values of Winona State University while working to emphasize creativity from the student submissions.
While a select number of students used InDesign, other groups worked together using Canva to create another unique literary art journal, Irotas, that includes submissions that were not featured in Satori.
The final edition of the Satori was completed with the help of the Winona State print shop, which aided us in printing around 400 copies to distribute within both Winona State and the larger Winona area.
