Quarry West was a prominent, student-and-faculty-run literary magazine published by Porter College at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). Founded in the 1970s, it operated for roughly three decades before concluding its run. Featured authors in this edition include: Roy Spafford, George Smith, John Chandler, Allison James, JonellHill, David Sullivan, Frank Parker, Joseph McNeilly, Amber Cloverdale Sumrall, Ana Chou, Ekua Omosupe, and Charles Atkinson. These authors were featured for their prize winning prose and poetry and represent Monterey Bay’s up and coming poets.