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October 12, 2009
Matthew Jimenez
The school’s literary magazine, “The Scrivener,” includes pages of endless creativity. Ever since the first edition hit the school in December 2008, students have been submitting their creative pieces. The literary magazine was originally a brainchild of English teacher Teri Hu’s Creative Writing class, but it was the Media Analysis Club, led by former WHS alum Mika Kennedy, that made literary magazine happen.
The name of the literary magazine, “The Scrivener,” was democratically selected by Hu’s Creative Writing class of the 2006-2007 school year from a list of 15 other names invented by Hu’s Creative Writing students.
Current Media Analysis Club president and senior Cindy Wang, and other club officers help organize “The Scrivener.” The goal is to allow students to submit their creative pieces, such as pictures, drawings and written pieces (short stories, poems, essays, etc.). From there, the staff selects the pieces that will be published. However, their budget only allows them two print editions a year, but with an increase in sales, they may some day be able to publish more.
Most of the money they have is from pre-sales and previous fundraisers. At the moment, money is an issue, but they are confident that they will meet their mid-November deadline.
“Receiving ‘The Scrivener’ is the most exciting thing about ‘The Scrivener.’ Holding it in your hands really hits that we did it. We published another one,” Wang said.
Creative pieces written by Hu’s Creative Writing class and other WHS students may also be found at the magazine’s website, thescrivener.org. If you are interested in submitting any artwork or written pieces to “The Scrivener” for the next issue, please e-mail your submission to maroline.whs@gmail.com. The deadline is Oct. 31.
Pre-sales for the next edition of “The Scrivener” start November at $10. Older editions can also be purchased at the same price. Please go to room E229 for more information about the literary magazine.
