Delta State University's Division of Languages & Literature has a long tradition of supporting the creative arts.  In 1972, students created the first issue of Confidante, a journal with a proud history of publishing some of the finest student writers in the region.  Sixteen years later, Dorothy Shawhan and Marion Barnwell founded Tapestry - a literary journal dedicated to publishing the best faculty writing emerging from the Delta.  Now, more than twenty years later, Tapestry has opened its pages to faculty from Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and Arkansas; and Confidante begins 2010 with an eye toward the future. 

Beyond its longstanding tradition of publishing the creative works of both students and faculty, the Division of Languages and Literature also brings both emerging and well-established writers to campus.  In just the past few years, L&L @ DSU has brought two Pulitzer Prize winning writers to the Delta.  Offering a concentration in Creative Writing, Delta State offers creative writing workshops each semester.  Students interested in working on the Confidante staff have an opportunity to gain credit hours for that work by enrolling in the Literary Magazine Workshop course taught each semester.