Veritas Literary Magazine and Club
"It's the truth, even if it didn't happen." -Ken Kesey
"It's the truth, even if it didn't happen." -Ken Kesey
Veritas is Latin for TRUTH. It's also the name of Oak Park High's literary magazine, the only place on campus to have your creative writing formally published for the benefit of a wider community. We don't see fiction as the opposite of truth in this club. We see it as an alternative, limitless window into realities of the human condition. And we believe you have a unique story to tell that will grant us new ways to understand old truths.
Veritas is Latin for TRUTH. It's also the name of Oak Park High's literary magazine, the only place on campus to have your creative writing formally published for the benefit of a wider community. We don't see fiction as the opposite of truth in this club. We see it as an alternative, limitless window into realities of the human condition. And we believe you have a unique story to tell that will grant us new ways to understand old truths.
Interested? Here are a few ways to get involved:
Interested? Here are a few ways to get involved:
-Join our club for the 2023-24 school year by attending Monday lunch meetings in H9. Take part in our selection, curation, and dissemination process-- invaluable experience for those with an interest in publication!
-Join our club for the 2023-24 school year by attending Monday lunch meetings in H9. Take part in our selection, curation, and dissemination process-- invaluable experience for those with an interest in publication!
-Write something. No, really. Write something-- anything-- and then muster the courage to show someone. Your voice has power when it can be heard. Submit your original poetry, short stories, and other mediums of creative writing to our magazine-- no prerequisites necessary! Selected pieces will be published in this year's edition of Veritas.
-Write something. No, really. Write something-- anything-- and then muster the courage to show someone. Your voice has power when it can be heard. Submit your original poetry, short stories, and other mediums of creative writing to our magazine-- no prerequisites necessary! Selected pieces will be published in this year's edition of Veritas.
-Participate in our special contests: the WritPiece competitions and the Cover Photo Contest each February!
-Participate in our special contests: the WritPiece competitions and the Cover Photo Contest each February!
Veritas VIII Status Update:
Veritas VIII Status Update:
Open submission will begin in November and end in mid-December. Feel free to workshop pieces for consideration in advance!
Open submission will begin in November and end in mid-December. Feel free to workshop pieces for consideration in advance!
Want more information? Reach out to us at jwall-smith@opusd.org
Want more information? Reach out to us at jwall-smith@opusd.org
Club advisor: Mrs. Wall-Smith
Club advisor: Mrs. Wall-Smith
Club president: Marina Chukhlebova
Club president: Marina Chukhlebova
Visit the Student Store to purchase your copy of Veritas VII today! Only $5 for last year's powerful collection of selected poetry and creative prose. You won't want to miss these literary accomplishments written by your very own classmates and peers.
Visit the Student Store to purchase your copy of Veritas VII today! Only $5 for last year's powerful collection of selected poetry and creative prose. You won't want to miss these literary accomplishments written by your very own classmates and peers.
