Copies of the 2025-2026 edition of The Tower. Photo by Sophia Cooper. by Sophia Cooper, Podcast producer
On Sept. 1, the University of Montevallo’s literary magazine, The Tower, had a release party for its latest issue.
The party took place at 5 p.m. in Farmer Hall. Attendees were provided free pizza and drinks, and students had the chance to sign up for an open mic to read their work.
The Tower is now accepting submissions for the next 2026–2027 edition.
“I think that The Tower is like a great way to be published as a student. It gives you a lot of familiarity with the publication process,” said Juli Stephens, The Tower’s new editor-in-chief. “I feel like it really generates like a really good artistic community, and like allows you to meet people who have similar interests to you that are also creatively minded.”
One of the writers who was published in the 2025–2026 edition, Ella Hunter, agreed and said, “If you like your piece and you truly believe that people would enjoy and relate to your piece, submit it. Most of the time, people reading it are gonna be like ‘Yeah, I get that.'”
For more information on submitting to The Tower, you can visit their Instagram.
In addition to submissions, The Tower is currently hiring for the paid positions of copy editor and graphic designer. For more information, go to FalconLink and look under “Forms.”
Applications for the copyeditor and graphic design positions close on November 27.
