Greetings!
The editors of The Undergraduate Journal of Contemporary Issues & Media at the University of Utah are pleased to share this call for papers for our Spring 2026 volume. The theme for this volume, developed by undergraduate editorial assistants at the university, is “Self-Care as Resistance: Navigating Burnout Culture.”
We encourage submissions from undergraduates writing in any genre. Please direct questions to me at rachel.bryson. Submissions are due by September 1, 2025 with a publication date of May 2026. Accepted undergraduate student authors will be assigned to work with a peer editor enrolled in a technical editing class. Preparation for publication is highly collaborative and supportive. Please encourage interested students to submit.
Warmly,
Rachel Bryson
Maureen Mathison
Co-Editors
Rachel Bryson, PhD
Assistant Professor (Lecturer)
Associate Director of Composition
Co-Editor, UJCIM
Department of Writing & Rhetoric Studies
The University of Utah