Tempered Steel Literary Magazine

24/04/2024

These beautiful humans did an amazing job of editing this year's edition of Tempered Steel, and they can't wait to share it with you at the release party on Tuesday, April 30 at 5 pm! From left to right, our editors are: Cierra Sea, Luna Lockhart, Summer Storm, Alexsondria Lane, and Kaden Julian.

17/04/2024

12/04/2024

Here's sneak peek of the cover of our next edition. It was designed by talented CSUP student Veronica Garcia. We can't wait to share the journal with you!

18/03/2024

Summer Storm is a Senior and member of Sigma Tau Delta at CSU-P, majoring in English. Originally from Florida, she loves to travel and take photos while incorporating the places she’s been into her work. Currently she is working on a creative nonfiction novel, We No Longer Hear The Music. She enjoys drawing inspiration from her life, allowing her best friend of 22 years to be the inspiration for “Monophobia” and a dream to be the inspiration for “Year of the Dragon”. Her pieces “Fruitless” and “Fireball” were previously published in Tempered Steel’s volume 33.

11/03/2024

Meet contributor Alex Armstrong! Alex is a blind artist currently working to get their bachelors in fine arts. On the rare occasions they can be found not drawing, they are likely crocheting or listening to podcasts. Most of their work is inspired by the LGBT community that they are a part of, and their beloved pet rats, Tater and Tofu.

07/03/2024

What would you do? Post a response jn the comments.

05/03/2024

Meet contributor Olivia Winkelman! Olivia is a second-year Sociology student at CSU Pueblo with minors in Anthropology and Creative Writing. She publishes work under the name Livvy Linz Winkelman. Her work has been published in Mister Magazine, Crab Apple Literary, etc., and she is currently an interning staff writer for Daughterzine. Find her work here: https://livvywinkelmanwrites.carrd.co

26/02/2024

James Rice is currently an English Major at Colorado State University Pueblo. He is also in pursuit of minor degrees in Music, Psychology, Coaching, Exercise Science, and Honors. He currently serves as a student coach for the Colorado State University Pueblo Football team. After ten years of working as a martial arts instructor and a singer-songwriter, James returned to college where he quickly switched from a specific Exercise Science interest into the desire to work as a writer and teach collegiately after graduation. In that pursuit, he plans to get his master’s degree in creative writing after leaving CSU Pueblo. He has a strong belief in the promotion of Mental Health and tries to blend that into every teaching opportunity he can.

James is a published author. Most recently, his poem: The Woods, and his short story: The Skys an Orange, were published in Tempered Steel, a literary magazine based out of CSU-Pueblo. He’s also currently working as an editor on the creation of a set of Music Technology textbooks created by Grammy Award Winning music producer Carl Lucero.

20/02/2024

Meet Taya Rosales, one of the writers featured in Tempered Steel vol 33. Taya is an English: Secondary Education Major with a Creative Writing Minor, a member of the English Club/ Sigma Tau Delta, and a senior at CSU-Pueblo. She specializes in poetry. Her poems published in Tempered Steel “Please Help Me Forget” and “Father’s Daughter” were inspired by “Apologies That Never Came” by Pierre Alex Jeanty. Taya hopes to be able to help her future students succeed.

14/02/2024

On Wednesdays, we're going to start posting writing prompts. So, write a story where a ghost watches their zombie-fied body.

13/02/2024

Unfortunately, our events with Oscar Hokeah this week will have to be reschedued. We hope to have a new date/time soon.

07/02/2024

This is happening next week! Join us!

31/01/2024

On Thursday, February 1, we will begin collaborating with art students on campus to design a cover for the 34th edition of Tempered Steel. We can't wait to see what designs come from our collaboration!

24/01/2024

Have you been a good literary citizen lately? Support your local literary community! Tempered Steel Volume 34 coming May 2024.

16/05/2023

Big thanks to all the folks in Media and Entertainment, the contributors, our amazing staff, and everyone who attended the release reading last week! You all made it a memorable night. Tag yourself in the photos.

If you missed the reading, copies of the new issue can be picked up on campus in AM 118 or CIHHI 202. If you can’t come to campus, contact us and we’ll find a way to get issues to you.

09/05/2023

Happy Spring and end of the semester means we will be celebrating the brand new issue of Tempered Steel Literary Magazine! Please join us Colorado State University Pueblo as we release reading for our university's literary magazine! Free copies and food will be available!

21/04/2022

Time to get excited for for 5/5/22, 5 pm. The new issue is coming soon!

10/06/2021

If you're looking to get a free copy of Tempered Steel's latest issue, there's a few ways to do that: DM us to set up a pick-up time in Pueblo or if you are out of town and want an issue mailed to you. There are also issues available on campus in CIHHI, the President's Office, and the Dean of CHASS' office.

07/05/2021

06/05/2021

For those of you who can't wait, the 2021 digital edition of Tempered Steel is now available on the CSU Pueblo website!

Happy reading and see you at 6 pm for the release reading.

https://www.csupueblo.edu/english/tempered-steel.html

Tempered Steel  is an annual literary magazine published every spring, featuring creative writing by Colorado State University-Pueblo students. Submissions in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction and other genres that reflect the community’s unique history and region are always in consideration.....