Two semesters of the Department of English and Comparative Literature's 133 class (comprising graduate and undergraduate students) solicit, edit, and promote the magazine for each year.

James Reed made a fortune during the Gold Rush and strongly advocated that San José be named the capital of the new state.

A small teaching college has evolved into a vibrant university with the most diverse student body in the nation, and an international reputation for excellence.

Reed is honored to feature the works of emerging authors alongside notable pieces by literary lions: nonfiction by Pulitzer Prize–winner William Finnegan, verse by U.S.

In keeping with their prestigious affiliates, Reed 156, features Poet Laureate of the United States Juan Felipe Herrera as judge of The Edwin Markham Prize in Poetry.