Student publishing outlets gathered in the George Sherman Union Academy Room for the Student Publications Open House last night, seeking submissions from Boston University writers while promoting their journals.

“Most students want to get published, but they don’t know how,” Back Bay Review Editor and University Professors’ Program junior Claudia Huang said.

BU offers many different opportunities for student writers, with many literary publications actively seeking submissions.

College of General Studies freshman Jess Booth said she has always been interested in literary magazines and was looking for a way to get involved.

Students wanting to get involved had many literary publications to choose from. The Clarion publishes short fiction, plays, poetry, photography and illustrations. It focuses on general topics and are “just looking for good literature,” according to President and College of Arts and Sciences junior Tom Simmons.

Clarion member Jan Hocker, a College of Arts and Sciences freshman, said the journal serves as an “open forum to find your voice.”

The Brownstone Journal is based on research publications and is the largest undergraduate publication. It is expanding this year from exclusively featuring CAS students’ work to students from all colleges.

“The journal allows students to become part of the campus and further explore their academic field,” former editor and CAS senior Rachel Eyler said.

Pusteblume publishes student translations of published works. Editor and CAS student Matthew Kelsey said “there is a huge population of international students,” and this is a way “to reach out to more people.” His interest and involvement with translations, as well as a trip abroad, inspired him to become involved.

CAS junior Dygo Tosa, who published translations in Pusteblume, is fluent in English and Japanese, and said he has always been “drawn between different languages.”

Pusteblume was published for the first time last spring, and Kelsey said it will be published twice each year. He said he hopes it connects with a variety of students on campus.

The Back Bay Review publishes literary criticism, poetry and photography. The Review is affiliated with UNI and is published annually. The current publication is the revival issue and aspires to publish annually. Previously, the Review included fiction in their publication, but staff members chose to exclude it this year.

“Every student deserves an outlet, and where better to express yourself than a university?” Clarion member Matthew Almoyne said.