Glassworks Launches Issue Fifteen
                                                 by
                                        Devon James             

On October 26th, 2017 Glassworks magazine, the graduate literary journal of Rowan University held a reading to launch their 15th issue of the magazine. The event was held at the Rowan University Art Gallery. The evening consisted of editors reading selected pieces they accepted into the journal with a brief conversation about why they chose those pieces following their reading. There were refreshments offered, an art exhibit open for touring, and a special guest reading from Professor Megan Atwood’s new novel The Devils We Know.

With the backdrop of bottled ocean matter stacked high in the shape of a pyramid (part of the exhibit) the editors began the evening with a variety of poetry and prose including short stories, and a series of poetry by one of their newly published authors. The off-putting background and October chill culminated into an ideal atmosphere for Atwood to read from her newly published novel, which is a young-adult horror novel inspired by House on the Rock, an attraction in Wisconsin.

The evening concluded with a question and answer session, where attendees were able to ask Atwood questions. These questions consisted of inquiries into her writing process, inspiration, even the way publishing is changing in this new digital era.