THE LAVENDER
Wesleyan University's Bi-Semester Poetry and Prose Magazine.
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Meetings every Monday 8-9 p.m. at the Shapiro Center!
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The Lavender's Issue 10: Excess received an Honorable Mention in the 2024 Association for Writers & Writing Programs' national undergraduate literary magazine competition.
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​Why The Lavender?
The Lavender is an homage to the fact that Wesleyan University’s official color used to be lavender. The color was changed because, according to an October 1884 issue of the Argus, lavender was not suitable for intercollegiate sports. “Lavender is not a striking color,” the editorial proclaimed. Well, 1884 critic, we here at The Lavender find the color incredibly striking if we do say so ourselves!
The Lavender: Spring 2025
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The Lavender: Fall 2024
The Lavender: Summer 2024
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The Lavender: Winter 2023
The Lavender: Fall 2023
The Lavender: Summer 2023
The Lavender: Spring 2023
The Lavender: Winter 2022
The Lavender: Fall 2022
The Lavender: Late Spring 2022
The Lavender: Early Spring 2022
Valentine's Day 2022
The Lavender: Winter 2021
The Lavender: Fall 2021
THE TEAM:
Editors-in-Chief: Ella Spitz, Georgia Groome & Mia Alexander
Managing Editors: Mia Foster, Elva Leth & Jane Weitz
Poetry Editor: Mel Cort
Assistant Poetry Editor: Isaiah Rosenn
Prose Editor: Nettie Hitt
Assistant Prose Editor: George Manes
Design Editors: Kyle Reims & Madeline Metzger
Copy Editors: Ben Goodman, Emma Goetz, Sarann Spiegel & Zoe Sonkin
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Special thanks to: all the dear friends who make this magazine possible, Oliver Egger, Immi Shearmur, Merve Emre, Ryan Launder, Alpha Delta Phi, The Shapiro Writing Center, The Wesleyan English Department & the SBC.
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