A history of The Southwestern Review based on research courtesy of Alice Fugate Brown ‘18:

Starting in 1891, Rhodes College produced some version of a literary magazine. Originating as Southwestern Journal, the first literary magazine ran for approximately two decades, publishing mainly student prose. Following World War II, students led a rebrand of the magazine, STYLUS, which ran until at least 1950 and exhibited a larger variety of works, including poetry. After a brief hiatus, The Southwestern Review emerged in the early 1960s, publishing a more journalistic style of student works. Apart from a brief name change (Currents) in the mid-eighties, The Southwestern Review has stuck ever since, where we now publish poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art.

Rhodes College’s literary magazine, under various names, has continuously strived and succeeded to showcase the sentiments of each unique student population, morphing and adapting its style to the times as they change. May we continue to display the admirable works of our students, carrying on a century-long documentation of the influence of time on the creative work of our student body.