The Essence is a literary publication produced entirely by Neuqua Valley students and supervised by the illustrious Gillian Schneider, and published yearly. Throughout the year staff members rate submissions, analyze how they relate to our chosen theme for the year, and select 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 will be available for purchase in the spring. Staff members and published students receive free copies beforehand!
Last Year's Theme: Epiphany
This Year's Theme: TBAÂ
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.orgÂ
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: ARANA WAHAB aranawah7134@k12.ipsd.orgÂ
GRAPHICS EDITOR: EVA TOLLA evatol0038@k12.ipsd.orgÂ
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text @nvlitmag to 81010
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Last Year's Important Dates
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 files and changing the Lit Mag board
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
2/17 → 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 TO LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR
4/21 → LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR