Phoenix is a student-run campus publication dedicated to the artistic expression of students, faculty, and alumni. Now celebrating over 60 years in publication, the magazine is known as a home for student artistry at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. The Phoenix staff has always sought to provide students with a platform to speak truth to power and share their own stories through art.
In the past, Phoenix has housed the works of Cormac McCarthy, Bennet LeMaster, and Marilyn Kallet.
The student literary magazine, the Phoenix, was first published in October 1959 as a supplement to the student newspaper, the Orange and White. That initial issue contained the initial literary publication of Cormac McCarthy, a short story entitled “Wake for Susan.” (A second McCarthy short story, “A Drowning Incident,” was included in the March 1960 edition.) In 1966 the Phoenix became an independent student literary art magazine. The Phoenix has been published every term since 1959. In January 2005 the Phoenix introduced its first multimedia compact disc to display films, music, and other artistic expressions that could not be included in the magazine. Written by Betsey B. Creekmore
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