The Essence is a yearly literary publication produced entirely by Neuqua Valley students and supervised by the illustrious Gillian Schneider. Throughout the year the staff rates submissions and also looks at how they relate to our chosen theme for the year, and select a diverse amount of writing and art to be placed in the magazine. Submissions can come from any age student and provide a freedom for artists in the Neuqua Community. Our magazine is published and put up for general sale for the Fine Arts Festival in May. Staff members receive free copies beforehand!
This Year's Theme: Epiphany
If you’re interested in being published in our school’s literary magazine, submit your art (photographs, paintings, statues, other) or your writing (poetry, short stories, essays, screenplays, other) to the Google form linked for next year. For more detailed information, please refer to the Submit​ tab.
SPONSOR: GILLIAN SCHNEIDER (gillian_schneider@ipsd.org)
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF and GRAPHICS EDITOR: Ananya Jaiswal ananyajai5356@k12.ipsd.org
Join our Remind for reminders of when meetings will occur.
text @nvlitmag to 81010
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Our first meeting is September 16th in B131/B133!
Our Calendar
11/4 → Introduce this plan for rating, feedback and edits needed for this, start some entire club ratings for pieces
11/11 → Create some publicity stuff and decorating the display case
12/2 → Do mini group ratingsÂ
12/9 → Working on display board
1/6 → Do group ratings
1/13 → Writer's Workshop and rating pieces
1/27 → Continuation of writers’ workshop
2/3 → Continue rating pieces
2/10 → FIELD TRIP!!!Â
2/24 → Wrapping up rating
3/3 → Prepping for Writers’ WeekÂ
3/10 → Prepping for Writers’ WeekÂ
3/24 → WRITERS’ WEEK!!!
4/14 → SECOND LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR!!!
4/21 → LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR!!!Â