We’d like to thank our publisher Danny Khalastchi, the Magid Center, the English Department, and the University of Iowa Student Government for all their generous support. Without them, Wilder Things Magazine would not be possible. 

 

Wilder Things Magazine is a semesterly publication dedicated to uplifting speculative literature in academic settings. It centers itself around combating elitism in academic literary canon and publishes intercollegiate work from around the world. 

 

All pieces were subject to a fair, anonymous reading process. Every staff member was given ample time and space to speak on each piece. Measures were taken to address elitism within our literary tastes, and pieces were curated not on academic craft standards or the concept of "merit," but on their subject, message, and overall ability to remind us why we love words in the first place.

 

Cover design by Shea Winters. Website design by Lydia Hecker and Tatum Cuttell. 

 

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