Fall 2018 Issue Now Online

I am so excited to add our latest issue to the website. This edition of Surgam features visual and written work from 13 talented artists, picked from our largest submission pool so far. It was such an honour for us to be able to print such high quality and innovative work. I would like to […]

Submissions for Fall 2018

Surgam is calling for your best fiction and non-fiction prose, poetry, visual art, photography, comix, manifestos, 3D art, textiles, spoken word, films, music, etc. Submit anything you want considered for publication in the litmag of Columbia’s oldest literary society. Be a part of campus literary history! If that’s not enough to entice you, there is […]

Now Accepting Submissions for the Spring 2018 Issue!

Surgam is now accepting your best poetry, prose, visual art, and photography for the Spring 2018 issue. The deadline is not until April 6th, so there is plenty of time to get your submission in! All published works of writing will be eligible for a part of the $1500 Philolexian Prize. You can submit with […]

Fall 2017 Issue!

I am pleased to update the website with our latest issue. The Fall 2017 issue features the excellent work of two photographers, five short poems, and a short reflective piece. With this issue, we set out to establish a new standard for the quality and maturity of the magazine and I think that we took a […]

Surgam – I shall rise

Welcome to the modest website of Surgam, the literary magazine of the Philolexian Society. Here, you can find previous issues, read about our society, contact our leadership, and submit to the upcoming issue. This page will be updated regularly with the dates and times of events and deadlines, along with any other relevant announcements. We want […]