The Laurel is St. Bonaventure University’s literary magazine and the oldest student-run college literary magazine in the United States.

Since 1889, The Laurel has been published every year. It was first published quarterly, then monthly, and then biannually with issues in the fall and spring semesters. For the past couple of years since the pandemic, we have gone down to one issue a year during the spring, and the editorial team has dropped in numbers drastically.

As the new editor-in-chief, my goal is to make The Laurel everything it can be. With hard work from fellow editors and help from our advisor, Dr. Joe Hall, my hope is that we can publish seasonal online editions and a final print edition in the spring.

This website, created by past editor-in-chief Rachel Panek and Dr. Joe Hall, is a place for online editions, current and past, to be published and shared. Subscribers will be emailed directly when editions are published.

We accept a wide range of work, such as creative writing, visual art, and photography. St. Bonaventure University students, alumni, faculty, and staff are welcome to send their pieces to us. To submit your work, learn more here.

Abigail Taber, Editor-in-Chief

Header image taken by Mary Quinn McNaughton