Firethorne is Gustavus Adolphus College’s student-run literary magazine and is made entirely from student work and is put together by a student staff. Submissions range from poetry and lyrics to prose (of fiction and non) and art. The magazine is published twice a year, with a supplemental in the fall and a full-length, color publication in the spring. Before it was known as the Firethorne, it was Firethorn, and before that it was The Iron Butterfly.

This student-run publication has been around in some form or another since the ‘60s, and exempilifies the ways in which Gustavus students’ litereary talents continue through the ages. Featured are clips of art and poetry from past editions of the Firethorne.