About
The Owl is Santa Clara University’s undergraduate-only, student-run literary arts magazine. Poetry, prose, music, art, and photography are presented via a multi-modal platform—from publication on our website, to a short chapbook at the end of the academic year. We are a sister magazine to the Santa Clara Review (SCR), one of the oldest literary journals in the Western U.S.
Unlike SCR, however, The Owl is dedicated to the undergraduate students at Santa Clara. We encourage submissions from all undergrads in any medium or genre: fiction, poetry, nonfiction, music, film, photography, visual art, etc. Whatever you create, we hope to publish!
Submissions to santaclaraowl@gmail.com are encouraged year-round. However, for consideration in next year’s annual chapbook, please submit all work by February 16, 2026.
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Jenny Chen
Editor-in-Chief
･:*+. Jenny is currently a sophomore undergraduate at Santa Clara University, double majoring in Communication and English. She’s more than passionate about leading The Santa Clara Owl, which produces a yearly magazine, themed writing workshops, and Coffeehouse—where poets, authors, and musicians gather to perform live art. <3 🦉✿ She enjoys reading multiple books at once, playing the guitar, watercoloring, and contemplating beautiful prose and poetry. She also likes to visit the Triton Art Museum—local to Santa Clara—on the weekends, watch horror game plays, and 2 hour long video essays. She is currently reading three books and a Baudelaire poetry collection, and is torn by what new book she should add to the growing pile. ･:*+.･:*+.
Hazel Inoway-yim
Associate Editor
Hazel Inoway-Yim is a sophomore studying Political Science at Santa Clara University. She’s passionate about writing, American Sign Language, and social justice. She has been playing piano her whole life, loves writing, and is Apple’s most frequent Notes App user. You can find her hiking with friends, researching this month’s niche obsession, or napping with her hedgehog.
Victoria Liu
assistant editor
Victoria Liu is a current Sophomore at Santa Clara University, pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in English and Theatre Arts. She has been very involved in the Santa Clara University community during the two years that she has been a student! Victoria is a student worker in two different departments at SCU on top of her coursework. In her free time, Victoria has performed in four productions with the Theatre and Dance department and continues to act in various productions at SCU and beyond. Her favorite role was performing as Samantha Brown in the spring production of The Mad Ones, which was her first leading role. She is so excited to be joining The Owl this year as the Assistant Editor and Social Media & Communications Manager :]