In order to highlight students’ artistic and writing talents, senior Jessika Searles is organizing a committee to produce a literary magazine on campus.
Although students have published literary magazines in the past, according to academic adviser Molly Sargent, their existence on campus had diminished until Searles proposed making one this year.
“We have a lot of students who are really creative and have a lot of talent,” Searles said. “Even at a small school, we have a wide variety of talents, so it would be good for people to show them. I want people to have the opportunity to be exposed for their work.”
The annual publication, still in tentative planning, will feature several types of submissions, including 3-D art, paintings, drawings, poetry, short stories, personal opinion essays, a recipe section and a section reserved for seniors.
Published in-house, it will probably include a front page in color with the rest of the pages in black and white, Sargent said. The length of the magazine will depend on the number of submissions.
Students who wish to contribute material to the magazine will be able to receive a cover page from English teachers to complete and hand in with their work, Searles said. The cover page will provide background information on the work which will be published in the magazine.
“We have a committee that will check and edit all the submissions and see what fits. Pretty much everything will get in,” Searles said. “Then the executive committee will check to make sure everything is appropriate.”
The executive committee, Searles said, is composed of English teachers Greg Stobbe and Sargent along with art teacher Sharon Scharf. This group will review the content of the magazine and advise the students involved.
According to Sargent, there are also plans to hold competitions for works submitted to the magazine. The committee will choose a winner from each category who will receive a gift card or similar reward.
In order to inform the student body of these plans, the committee aims to make a presentation in an upcoming chapel.
For more information, contact Searles or one of the executive committee members.
