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, 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.
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Submissions Received
Accepted Submissions
Awards
Every year, we submit our annual print edition to competitions for review.
Meet the Aprici-Team

Regina Balmaceda
Editor-in-Chief

Jaqueline ``Jax`` Knox
Managing Editor

Alex Zhang
Executive Associate

Grace Zhao
Business Manager

Sumaya Daghestani
Business Manager

TD Simons
Publicity Associate

Shama Tirukkala
Social Media Associate

Elyssa Sefiane
Events Manager

Alice Dashevsky
Submission Strategist

Nhu Nguyen
Web Editor

Gloria Wang
Web Editor

SaiPranav Gurijala
Visual Art Editor

Anh Vu
Film & Visual Associate

Elizabeth Le
Performing Arts Editor

Saxton Rios
Performing Art Associate

Anne Chow
Film Editor

Bella Plaza
Film Associate

Roshan Khan
Literary Arts Editor

Emma Tanner
Literary Reader

Morgan Jeitler
Literary Reader

Alec Weigel
Literary Reader

Lucy Johnson
Literary Reader

Nima Rahman
Literary Reader

Emily Lin
Literary Reader

Saylor Hinthorn
Literary Reader

Leah Piñon
Literary Reader

Janet Abou-Elias
Literary Reader

Clarissa R. Abrego
Literary Reader

Lucy Hwang
Design Director

Usman Khan
Design Associate
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