Calliope, South’s literary magazine, published its first “Middle Issue” on Jan. 24. This is the first time Calliope will publish three magazines, compared to the traditional two.

The “Middle Issue” was entirely staff produced, which meant that only Calliope staff members submitted work to the “Middle Issue.” For the other issues, a fall Halloween issue and a spring issue, both staff members and any students who submit work can be published.

According to sophomore Komal Gupta, Calliope staff member, the “Middle Issue” is an exciting way to allow the staff to make an entire issue to express their talent.

“It gives us a chance to showcase our own work and show what we can do,” Gupta said.

According to senior Carolyn Kelly, co-editor in chief, the workload for the Middle Issue actually decreased compared to the other issues. Since it is entirely staff written, Calliope members didn’t have to advertise to the school about sending in submissions, which allowed the issue to come together faster.

“We thought if we were going to do three issues, we would probably need to do one that was just [staff written] because there is less work,” Kelly said.

Kelly believes the “Middle Issue” is a great way to show South that Calliope staff members have a lot of talent in a variety of artistic media. The magazine consists of many different pieces of work such as short stories, photography, poems and other pieces of art and literature, according to Kelly.

“Most people know us as the short story magazine or the poetry magazine, but we’re really here to showcase all the art that South has to offer,” Kelly said.