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, USC School of Cinematic Arts, Kanye West, 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 33 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