Statement Magazine 2007 wins national award

The 2007 issue of Statement, a literary magazine produced by CSULA students, is the recipient of a major award given by the Association of Writers & Writing Programs.  Statement received AWPs top prize for content in a student literary magazine for the 2007 issue.  

“I am thrilled that AWP chose to honor Statement 2007 with this award; even more so that the award was for content,  Said Statement 2007’s co-editor in chief Jessica Magallanes. Magallanes completed her M.A. in English in 2007.  She is now working on a second masters degree in creative writing while teaching as an adjunct.  Magallanes credited “the talent of CSULA’s creative writers and artists,” for earning this distinction.  She also praised the editorial staff for “working diligently and thoroughly to ensure that our magazine represented quality work.”

AWP s judge Rane Arroyo of University of Toledo said Statement received the award for being  inclusive of writers of all colors, classes, and geographies  without making a fetish of differences.  Arroyo complimented Statement for its high literary standards in both its prose and poetry selections.  He also singled out Statement s ability to foster a  presentation of younger writers whose individual passions as writers offer the rich complexities of life in the 21st century.”

AWP members include more than four hundred professional organizations for writers in higher education and university creative writing programs. “The AWP award is the nation’s highest honor given to a university literary magazine and a remarkable acknowledgement of [CSULA students’] achievements,” said Professor Lauri Ramey, faculty advisor of the 2007 edition.