What is Apricity? We’re a magazine, a team, and a mission to give today’s groundbreaking artists a place for their voices to be heard. Learn more about us below.
Who We Are
APRICITY, n. | From the Latin ‘apricitas’, the warmth of the sun in the midst of winter
Apricity Magazine sprouted from an idea: we want to encompass all art in our fold. Founded in 2016 by Margaret Siu, we are the official literary and arts magazine of the University of Texas at Austin. We are an award winning publication that accepts literary, visual, and performing works from across the world: from Austin to Taipei to Islamabad to Dublin. We then select the finest to showcase in our annual print edition, which competes at collegiate competitions. We’ve published artists affiliated with and featured by entities such as Science, British Vogue, Smithsonian Magazine, PEN, USC School of Cinematic Arts, National Public Radio, Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards, Kyung Hee University, Rhode Island School of Design, Austin Symphony Orchestra, and the American Academy of Poets.
In March 2019, Analecta merged with Apricity, making Apricity the official literary and arts journal of the University of Texas at Austin. Analecta was founded in the fall of 1974 by a group of UT students on the College Council for Humanities. Headed by Thomas Belinoski, the staff published the first volume of Analecta in the spring of 1975. The staff hoped to create a journal that would be around for years to come instead of going out of print after a few issues, as most small-press literary magazines do. The magazine went on to publish the likes of Wes Anderson. As of Analecta and Apricity’s merger, the staff of Apricity has started archiving the 45 years of the University of Texas at Austin’s past community literary and art history. Apricity is a sponsored project of the University of Texas at Austin’s Senate of College Councils.
Currently, the editorial board is staffed by 37 students from UT, dedicated to elevating scintillating stories above the bleak, cold mountains of the world.
Awards
Every year, we submit our annual print edition to competitions for review.
Meet the Aprici-Team


Executive Team
Design Director Manoo Sirivelu
Performing Arts Editor Gavin Harris
Executive Associate Angela Gjini
Business Manager Shyla Sinha
Literary Editor Evie Brousseau
Editor-in-Chief Neha Donthineni
Managing Editor Kerryn Xu

Managing Team
Managing Editor Kerryn Xu
Editor-in-Chief Neha Donthineni
Executive Associate Angela Gjini

Design Team
Design Associate Kaissa Doichev
Design Director Manoo Sirivelu
Design Associate Sam Salabit

Visual Arts Team
Visual Arts Editor Mengjia Sun
Visual Arts Reader Dylan Recker
Visual Arts Reader Maria Belen Deiros Jedrysiak
Visual Arts Reader Vikram Banga
Visual Arts Reader Veronica Fang
Visual Arts Reader Antonio Arizmendi
Visual Arts Reader Ricardo Abeyta
Visual Arts Reader Alice Qu
Visual Arts Reader Saarah Hasan

Business Team
Business Associate Claire Qu
Business Manager Shyla Sinha

Publicity Team
Publicity/Events Manager Ava Motes
Publicity Associate Julianna Riccoli
Publicity Associate Claire Qu
Publicity Associate Meera Hatangadi
Publicity Associate Kaytlen Parker
Publicity Associate Sunwoo Kim
Publicity Associate Rainna Goel

Literary Team
Literary Editor Everette Brousseau
Literary Reader Alec Weigel
Literary Reader Belle Dupre
Literary Reader Nick Rao
Literary Reader Raina Zhang
Literary Reader Juliette Roberts
Literary Reader Alex Zhang
Literary Reader Christian DeBrady
Literary Reader Evan Koroma
Literary Reader Celeste Hoover
Literary Reader Gabrielle Mousa

Performing Arts Team
Performing Arts Editor Gavin Harris
Performing Arts Associate Antonio Arizmendi
Board of Directors
Chair | Margaret Siu
Business Director | Sharon Zhou
Creative Director | Eileen Bau
Performing Arts Director | Austin Ali
Visual Director | Rebekah Singleton
Operations Director | Madeleine Richter-Atkinson
Thank You to our Supporters
Founder’s Circle Members
Jeanne & Mickey Klein
Dr. George Christian
Dr. Michael Stoff
Dr. Randy Diehl
Dr. Betty Sue Flowers
Dr. Alexandra Wettlaufer
Dr. Elizabeth Cullingford
Dr. David Genecov
Lee Walker
Alicia Chen
David Ochsner
Mark Hurtubise
Morton Meyerson
Victoria Miller
Margaret Siu
William and Gloria Siu
Dr. Rebecca Teng
Yvonne Yeung
Huvishka Ali
Martin Kevorkian
Institutional Support
Plan II Honors Program
University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts
University of Texas at Austin College of Fine Arts