Students might leave Davis Library to hear a different kind of reading as The Cellar Door offers a fall presentation of work on the last day of classes.
The Cellar Door Literary Magazine will hold its fall reading at Bull’s Head Bookshop in the Student Stores from 5-8 p.m.
“We are hoping that it’s kind of a de-stressor,” said Tara Boldrin, co-editor-in-chief of the magazine, said. “Students can come and celebrate the art.”
The Cellar Door, UNC’s oldest literary and arts magazine for undergraduates, started in the early '70s. It's continued to be a long-standing part of the University community.
“It’s a really exciting thing to be a part of and a really cool way of preserving history,” Boldrin said.
Students are encouraged to submit poems, works of fiction and works of visual art to be evaluated for publication.
The Cellar Door receives around 100 submissions for each section of the publication, narrowing the final product to around 50 pages, according to Evana Bodiker, a columnist for The Daily Tar Heel and co-editor-in-chief of The Cellar Door.
The magazine publishes two times a year, once in the fall and once in the spring. They also organize a reading every semester, where each student with a selected piece has the chance to present their work for the student body.
This year's edition of the magazine includes pieces that are first-time publications for many of the contributors, offering an opportunity for them to share original work.