BEMIDJI, Minn. — A student from Gwinn is one of 31 students who helped create “Paper Plains,” a literary publication that features work written by Bemidji State University students.

Aidan Anderson, a senior studying creative and professional writing, was an editor of this publication.

This collection, featuring fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and graphic narrative genres, incorporates an array of different themes including friendships, love, broken hearts, mental health, memories and more in just 74 pages. From self-empowering poems to single chapters from a bigger tale, the writings showcase a variety of student experiences.

Sponsored by the BSU English department, this publication gave students the opportunity to see their work published in print among a collection of works by their peers.

Bemidji State University, located amid the lakes and forests of northern Minnesota, occupies a wooded campus along the shore of Lake Bemidji. Enrolling more than 5,100 students, Bemidji State offers more than 80 undergraduate majors and eight graduate degrees encompassing arts, sciences and select professional programs. BSU is a member of the Minnesota State system of colleges and universities and has a faculty and staff of more than 550.