Welcome to Aglaun, a literary magazine brought to you by Iḷisaġvik College. Since its founding in 2013, Aglaun has devoted itself to publishing content that highlights work that relates to the North Slope of Alaska.

Aglaun’s 2018/2019 edition features a collection of artistic drawings, photography, and paintings; creative short fiction and poetry; and academic work that examines themes such as technology, time, survival, and climate change.

Due to exciting changes and Iḷisaġvik College’s rebranding, we held off on our 2018 publication and combined everything in this special 2019 winter edition. Many thanks to all of our collaborators, to Denise Merat for her help editing submissions, Jerica Niayuq Aamodt for providing the iñupiaq language editorial support, and Jasmine Templet for her help and work on the design of our new website. Thank you to former managing editors Caitlin Walls and Paul Douglas McNeill II for their guidance and helpful insights. Also, many thanks to Dean of Instruction Birgit Meany and Iḷisaġvik College for its continued support of the journal.

After reading, please log on to aglaun.com and vote for your favorite published piece for the Reader’s Choice Award.

Moema Umann