Quirk patrons likely to see biggest issue

Due to a record number of submissions, Quirk, the annual spring literary journal produced by the English Department’s Editing and Publishing class, is approaching 200 pages.

The works of UIW, national, and international writers will be showcased in the issue which normally comes in at around 150 pages, planners said.

The theme this year was “adaptation.”

“Our world is constantly changing, and it doesn’t go easy on anyone,” said Natalia Montzerrat Lopez, a junior English major serving as lead editor for the journal. “It’s an ambiguous theme but one we thought could resonate with all our readers and writers. Adapting is a part of the human experience. It’s in our nature.”

UIW is technically the publisher. OneTouchPoint is the printer. Fifteen editors in the course worked their way through the submissions under the guidance of the adviser, Dr. David Armstrong, an associate professor in the English Department.

Going to its online website -- https:// www.uiwquirk.org/ -- will allow patrons to order print copies at $10 each. All contributors published get a free copy and may order more at $7.50 each. A public reading of some of the works is planned Aug. 27 in the Special