New Forum – The Undergraduate Literary Journal of UC Irvine

Share your Creativity

Always wanted to be a published writer? Or feature your photography and artwork in a literary journal?
New Forum, the Undergraduate Creative Writing Journal, is waiting for your submission to fill our quarterly issues (sometimes more!) with the amazing student works of UCI!

SUBMISSION IS Closed

Spring submission will be ready soon!

Share your creative works - photography, prose, poetry, and artwork - with the community and showcase them in our upcoming publication!

Lead the Way

Weekly Writing Prompts

This year New Forum is trying something new. Join the weekly writing prompts on social media to motivate your writing and share them with the UCI creative writing community!

We will like and repost everyone who participate. Start writing now!

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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ― Maya Angelou

Submit Your Works

(Welcome!)

Weekly Writing Prompts

— Editors' Blogs —

Summer of Song

How To Make a Paper Bag Journal

The “Magic” of Fairy Tales

DIY Punk: Poetry Within the Music

Barcelona, Amsterdam, Paris

It Is What You Mourn For: A Drought In Life and Poetry

Creating an Absence: Haruki Murakami’s Men Without Women

How to Read for Fun – Seven Tips for Getting Started

— Past Issues —