By Natalia Arreola, Nonfiction Editor
Pathos Literary Magazine is an all student-run creative publication based at Portland State University. Pathos only accepts and publishes work from students at Portland State University. Students can submit up to three creative pieces of different genres. The publication includes poetry, prose, visual art, review (demo albums, chapbooks, plays, etc.), and other categories. Pathos work in three issues per year and their issues are available in print and online.
Winter Term 2019- 2020
The online format of this issue supports the idea of reading a magazine. The color palette for the cover and throughout the book is neutral black and white, with some colored images. The cover is straightforward and minimalistic, with a photo reversed and the edition of the magazine.
The layout's order is Cover, Editors' note, Editors list (credits), Table of Contents, and Content. The issue contains 17 pieces by different artists, from images to poems, with 24 pages. It didn't show any contributor bios neither follow a genre order.
The Editors
On the magazine's website, there is a section with three short bios of the editorial team. The editors are Portland State University students, and they are in charge of the editor-in-chief, creative director, and copy editor.
Submission Guidelines
There is no mention of how many pieces are accepted per issue. However, there is a limit of three submissions per student- and all are required to submit separately. Pathos mentions the agreement to grant the magazine nonexclusive first publishing rights. All submissions are through email.
- Poetry category: Submissions should not exceed 50 lines in length.
-Prose category: Submissions should not exceed 3,000 words in combined length.
-Visual art category: Drawings, Prints, illustrations, photography, paintings, graphic design/digital artwork, and multimedia.
My Favorite Piece
My favorite piece is "Do You Think That Old People Feel Lucky" by Ian Sutherland. It's a one-page poem that illustrates the writer's thoughts about older people and how they are. I am intrigued by the poem because the writer thinks and compares himself to older people and refers to them wisely. I like how he described older people and then went back to his age to wonder the same thing. It made me very delicate and with a kind of affection towards older people.
My Favorite Art Piece
There are scattered works of art through a short issue, such as photographs, digital designs, and illustrations. My favorite image appears at the end of the edition, where it shows two birds flying. The digital picture is called "Harsh and Exciting" by Madi King. The palette of colors that the image contains provides a feeling of warmth, which allows us to understand a part of its meaning. The illustration reflects the birds, and by its name, it possibly indicates the path that everyone is taking, that uncertainty that one has. However, the birds are tied to a red thread, which could be said to destiny or a future.
Natalia Arreola is one of DiN's nonfiction editors. She is studying English at New Mexico State University with a concentration in Creative Writing and a minor in Psychology. She is expected to graduate in the Spring of 2021. She is also an editor of a literary journal called Chrysalis and is part of the BorderSenses organization, located in El Paso, Texas. She aspires to become an editor for a publishing house and a successful YA fiction writer.
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