Mount Vernon High School
Pen & Palette
Submissions for the Pen & Palette 25-26 year open!
Pen & Palette
Mount Vernon High School values artistic expression from all students. One way for students to showcase their talents is through the Literary Magazine, "The Pen & Palette". The Pen & Palette is published three times per year, highlighting superior writing submitted by students in the Creative Writing class. Also featured are works of art and photography submitted by the MVHS student population.
Students taking Creative Writing compile, edit, and publish a new issue of the Pen & Palette in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarters of the school year. Submissions from Creative Writing students and the school are received before each issue. Of those submissions, only the best works make the cut. The Pen & Palette is available digitally, and students from all grades are represented.
Mount Vernon High School has a pool of immense talent in the building -- writers, photographers, poets, artists -- and we encourage all students to send their best work to The Pen & Palette.
Submissions are open all year round. Each piece must be submitted separately.
Submit your work using THIS google form!
Hello! My name is Asher and I'm excited to be part of the leadership team for The Pen & Palette. This is my 3rd year in Creative Writing. I'm most excited for this year's Pen and Palette. My favorite thing to write/style of writing is Fantasy.
Hello! My name is Valerie and I'm excited to be part of the leadership team for The Pen & Palette. This is my 3rd year in Creative Writing. I'm most excited for the first publication for the Pen & Palette. My favorite thing to write/style of writing is poetry.
Creative Writing 1
Joanna Al Saadi, Zoe Brooks, Vanessa Flores Arriola, Jayshawn Jackson, Joey Kogok, Emely Lopez Garcia, Naomi Martinez, Laraib Naseem, Jonathan Ovalle-Medrano, Mariah Palencia, Sydney Stokes, Rei Toone, Paola Trejo-Murillo, Caleb Walker
Creative Writing 2
Gio (The King of MV) Hernandez, Kayden Litten, Ian Mayer-Splain, Marissa Ramirez, and Sydney Ross
Creative Writing 3
Asher Ridle, Jaideyn Larson, Tiffany Tran, and Valerie Guandique
Hello! My name is Ms. Pulupa and I'm very excited and proud to be the literary magazine advisor and Creative Writing teacher this year! This is my fourth year at MVHS and my third year teaching Creative Writing. I'm so excited to see all of the incredible work from my Creative Writing students and from the entire MVHS population. I mainly write poems and lyrics, but I'm inspired by all the pieces that are submitted to the Pen & Palette. What I love most about writing is how there are so many ways to explore the art! Seeing students discover who they are and uplift themselves/others through writing is so inspiring as a writer, teacher, and human :)
Words can not express how proud I am of my students, who they are, and what kinds of writers they've become. I hope you enjoy the Pen & Palette!