Mission Statement

Glass Mountain, the undergraduate literary journal at the University of Houston, is run by undergraduate students for undergraduate students, with the wants, needs, and curiosities of the emerging artist in mind. Forward-thinking and -moving, Glass Mountain is aimed at inspiring creativity, encouraging growth within a craft, and teaching undergraduate students the process of publishing—and getting published—with a can-do attitude. It continually seeks new ways of connecting emerging literary and visual artists on a national level with their seasoned contemporaries in an effort to foster collective growth. Regardless of genre, style, or even language, Glass Mountain invites all undergraduates to join in our celebration of the spirit of community.

Editorial Philosophy

We at Glass Mountain do not equate undergrad with underdog. We offer a venue for the underserved undergraduate literary community to show the world what it can do—and we like to make a big deal about the writers in the process. We do not discriminate against genre, topic, or medium; but we do encourage you to grab your best craft techniques and step outside your comfort zone. As undergrads ourselves, we are continually looking for new ideas, or at least new spins on old ideas, to share with others in our combined experiences.

Currently Reading?

In this section, you will find what our Glass Mountain staff is currently reading!

Sofia Trouselle Henry IV by William Shakespeare, Driving Without a License by Janine Joseph 

Amna SiddiquiHomer’s Odyssey translated by Emily Wilson

Nicole Sebesta Reading the Americans by Robert Frank and Jack Kerouac

 

 

Lilly Chipman The Plague by Albert Camus, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Kalena Holeman Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh

Michelle GarciaThe Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks

Interviews & Reviews

Review of “Bark On” by Mason Boyles

Reviewed by B. B. Garin || Magic, folklore and high-intensity sports may not seem like a natural combination, but in Mason Boyles’s debut novel, Bark On (Jan. 2023, Driftwood Press,

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) Review

Reviewed by Isabel Pitts || If one has never seen a Wes Anderson film, and is interested in his upcoming work, “Asteroid City,” I highly recommend taking a look at

Blog

Recent Posts

In Defense of the Short Story

by Alfonso Reyes || We all, as writers, learn about the short story before just about anything else in our prose classes. It’s the perfect medium for workshopping (ie., no longer than your peers’ attention

We Kept Writing

by Amanda Keill ||Spring 2020 What a way to end the semester. Currently coping with COVID-19, graduating, and watching our era’s Civil Rights movement begin has really made my brain reflect on the journey that

Crying from Beauty

by Eric William Farris || I was in the drivers seat of my car next to the McDonald’s on campus, parked: and I guess in my right hand there was the McDonald’s burger that I refuse

The Impostor Syndrome

by Minh Wang  || I don’t believe I’m a “writer.” I mean I started writing like most people who grew up going to general public schools and who wrote the bare minimum stories for their

Literature and Mental Health

by Isabella Neblett || Is there a responsibility in the literary arts to carve a space for those who have mental health issues? As a sexual assault survivor with PTSD, I can say that literature

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