The Traveler is a student creative arts magazine produced annually by the English and Art Departments of Glendale Community College since 1968. These stories, poems, creative non-fiction and artwork are created by GCC’s multi-talented student body.

The Traveler is currently CLOSED for submissions. We will reopen in Fall 2024 for our next issue!

Publication in the Traveler is decided by GCC staff judges that are experts in their respective fields. Submissions are accepted every Fall. Fiction and One-Act Plays (Drama) are limited to 3000 words. Creative Nonfiction entries are limited to 2000 words. Flash fiction returns in the new issue with a 500 word limit. Up to three pieces of poetry or artwork can be submitted–with poems not exceeding 67 lines.

Those responsible for this publication believe in artistic freedom of expression. Therefore, we have not censored the contents of The Traveler. We realize, however, it is important that the readers of The Traveler be aware that it contains some content of an adult nature.

Traveler Selections for 2023-2024:

Fiction

• 1st Place: Forty-Two Children, by Patrick McCarthy
• 2nd Place: The Confusing First Time, by Lucas Price
• 3rd Place: Hold the Anchovies, Please, by Olin Reams
• Honorable Mention: Too Much Exposition!, by Lucas Price

Creative Nonfiction

• 1st Place: Lively Lifelessness, by Lucas Price
• 2nd Place: When Home Is Home, by Edward Howard Freese

Poetry

• 1st Place: Masked, by Patrick McCarthy
• 2nd Place: Temporary, by Patrick McCarthy
• 3rd Place: And After All, by Amal Emily Zahroon
• Honorable Mention: There Are No Mandatory Minimums Here, by Edward Howard Freese
• Honorable Mention: Girls Turn to Monsters, by Amal Emily Zahroon

One-Act Play/Drama

• 1st Place: Messages of Atonement, by Sarah Dahdal
• 2nd Place: Chinchilla, by Adrian Castillo
• 3rd Place: Randall’s Birthday, by Brigham Rhett Larson

Jeff Baker is the GCC CRW coordinator for The Traveler. Feel free to contact him with any questions at jeffrey.baker@gccaz.edu.