About Helicon

Helicon Literary & Arts Magazine was the brainchild of three students in Mary Kinzie’s 1979 poetry sequence. Lisa Getter, Christina Calvit, and Michael Steele wanted to provide Northwestern with a regularly published literary magazine that could showcase the artistic work of the student body. Helicon began in and is affliated with Chapin, the Humanities Residential College, and is funded by the Office of Residential Academic Initiatives. The first issue appeared in the spring of 1980.

Helicon’s 40th anniversary will arrive in spring 2020. Pictured above is Lisa Getter, co-founder of Helicon, who sat down for an interview with Helicon in honor of its 40th anniversary.

Listen to co-founder Lisa Getter tell the story of Helicon’s creation and her life post-graduation as a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist:

Our name

Mount Helicon

was the home of the Muses, the site of their sacred springs, and the foreground to the exploits of figures such as Narcissus and Pegasus.

Poetry Staff

Natalie Jarrett editor

Anna Souter

Eleanor Colligan

Judy Lawrence

Maeve Hickey

Bazil Frueh

Ava Raine

Tabi Parent

Yong-Yu Huang

Dayeon Son

Virginia Hunt

Caitlin Hubert

Ilana Hutzler

Prose Staff

Sophie Konde editor

Caitlyn Hill

Claire Lu

Janae Hill

Stephanie DeGnore

Toby Barrett

Angel Jordan

Ashwin Krishnaswamy

Emily Hancock

Harriet Fardon

Hye-won Yoo

Jose Tinoco-Rodriguez

Mika Ellison

Olivia Lloyd

Sydney Rodriguez

Zach Oliva

Arts Staff

Ann Gaither editor

Eleni Tecos

Ananya Bhatia

Michelle Kee

Olivia Abeyta

Reilly Sheehan

Kalaiya Corbin

Collie Stolar

Nikolai Tolstikov

Publicity Committee

Alivia Wynn publicity editor

Anna Souter

Elanor Colligan

Bazil Frueh

Eleni Tecos

Ananya Bhatia

Emily Hancock

Jose Tinoco-Rodriguez

Mika Ellison

Yong-Yu Huang

Eliot Lee

Jordan Carr

Katherine Yun

Lily Kim

Maggie Schneider

Maddie Gryzik

Piper Fishkind

Editor-in-Chief

Lily Glaubinger

Managing Editor

Lila Wu

Operations Editor

Skye Tarshis

Publicity Editor

Alivia Wynn

Faculty Advisor

Brian Bouldrey

Programming Board

Skye Tarshis Operations Manager

Anna Souter

Caitlyn Hill

Eleanor Colligan

Janae Hill

Judy Lawrence

Callie Stolar

Hye-won Yoo

Jose Tinoco-Rodriguez

Tabi Parent

Yong-Yu Huang

Zach Oliva

Dayeon Son

Juliet Burks

Katherine Yun

Lily Kim

Liv Freundlich

Maggie Schneider

Says Shamdasani

Upcoming Events

Stay tuned for Helicon events in the fall!

Past events

Helicon & RCB present Artfest 2019

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Interview with Lisa Getter Winter 2019

Spring Issue 2019 Launch and Open Mic

Evanston Literary Festival Book Fair Spring 2019

Spring 2018 Launch – Open Mic at Bookends and Beginnings

Spring 2018 Event – Humans of Helicon at Chapin Residential College

Winter 2018 Issue Launch – Open Mic at Dittmar Gallery

Winter 2018 Issue Pre-Launch – Open Mic at Chapin Residential College

RCB & Helicon Present Artfest 2018

Winter 2017 Issue Launch – Open Mic at Dittmar Gallery