The Toyon staff was asked to visit the Toyon Room in Humboldt States Founders Hall (FH205) sometime during the week. The purpose of this was to visit our literary journal library and review previous Toyon issues. Once there, we were to choose two or more issues and pay close attention to: "the title page, masthead, table of contents, and contributor bios page of each [issue]" and share our findings on our blog.
I decided to compare and contrast two issues. My first issue is volume 41 published in 1995. The second issue, volume 57 published in 2011. I thought it would be interesting to compare two issues which were quite a few years apart, and see if there were any differences over the years.
I decided to compare and contrast two issues. My first issue is volume 41 published in 1995. The second issue, volume 57 published in 2011. I thought it would be interesting to compare two issues which were quite a few years apart, and see if there were any differences over the years.
Issue #1
Volume 41
Issue #2
Volume 57
What I noticed:
One of the first details that caught my attention was that both covers had images which were black and white. Volume 41 had a cover of an individual that got into my soul. He creeped me out, and I wanted to know if the work inside of the issue reflected the cover. Volume 57 had a cover that gave me similar feelings. Where is that tire swing located? What's up with the angle? Does it have a story behind it? It is very mysterious and thought provoking.
Inside of volume's 41 and 57, there were similarities and differences. In both issues, all members of Toyon are listed. In Vol. 57, the "guidelines for submissions" have a page, which is really interesting. I have never read an issue of Toyon (before this one) that listed their guidelines. I find this great to have inside because readers can see how each individual meet and followed these rules. Each table of contents is similar, but Vol 57 has separate sections for poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction, art, and literary criticism. I really enjoy it when these issues have the categories within their own section because it keeps the issue organized. I did read an issue of Toyon (Vol. 23) earlier in the semester when we visited the Humboldt Room which intertwined different sections within. That issue had artwork pieces that related to certain poems next to each other and I find this unique. The last difference between these issues is the "contributor bio" pages. Vol. 41 lacked this section all together, while Vol. 57 had six pages dedicated to the contributors. I feel that it is really important to have this section in all published works so that readers get a since of who the authors are.
Inside of volume's 41 and 57, there were similarities and differences. In both issues, all members of Toyon are listed. In Vol. 57, the "guidelines for submissions" have a page, which is really interesting. I have never read an issue of Toyon (before this one) that listed their guidelines. I find this great to have inside because readers can see how each individual meet and followed these rules. Each table of contents is similar, but Vol 57 has separate sections for poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction, art, and literary criticism. I really enjoy it when these issues have the categories within their own section because it keeps the issue organized. I did read an issue of Toyon (Vol. 23) earlier in the semester when we visited the Humboldt Room which intertwined different sections within. That issue had artwork pieces that related to certain poems next to each other and I find this unique. The last difference between these issues is the "contributor bio" pages. Vol. 41 lacked this section all together, while Vol. 57 had six pages dedicated to the contributors. I feel that it is really important to have this section in all published works so that readers get a since of who the authors are.
September 26, 2016