Scripps College Journal

02/26/2024

Our Writing Workshop is this Friday, March 1st from 1-4pm at the Motley!! Drop by for a wonderful evening of writing and art! Get inspired by some of our writing prompts, continue working on your current pieces, mingle with fellow creatives, or make a collage with our spread of supplies!

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~~~Grab your favorite Motley drink and settle down for an afternoon of yummy snacks, great company, and creativity~~~

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Also, don’t forget to submit your amazing works if you’d like to be published in our Spring 2024 Issue!! All 5C students are welcome to send in submissions of creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, art, and photography. The winners of each journal category will receive a $50 Amazon gift card!

Submit your work through the Google form, linked below and in our bio. The submission deadline is March 10th, 11:59 pm.

http://tinyurl.com/SCJSubmissions2024

04/21/2023

Join us at our Spring 2023 Issue Reading at the Motley tonight!!!

Do you like writing? Reading? Art? Motley drinks? The Scripps College Journal?

If the answer to any of those questions were yes, then come join us tonight at 7:00 pm at the Motley for a sneak peek at our Spring 2023 Issue! Stop by to support your friends and classmates who will be reading excerpts of their work. There will be snacks provided!!

Grab your favorite Motley drink and cozy up for some incredible artwork and talented writing!

04/15/2023

Thanks to Scripps College’s Office of Marketing and Communications for featuring an interview with our Editor-in-Chief, Molly Yeselson SC '23!

Please join us this Friday, April 21st at 7:00 PM at The Motley Coffeehouse. Authors will be reading excerpts from their pieces and we'll provide snacks!

Physical copies of the journal will be distributed on a first come, first served basis at the final Scripps Tea of the year on Wednesday, May 3rd from 3:30-4:30 PM in Seal Court.

We'll also be posting the entire issue on our website https://community.scrippscollege.edu/scrippsjournal/ and there will be web exclusives you don’t want to miss!

Editor-in-Chief Molly Yeselson '23 says the spring 2023 issue is a nice marker of lessening pandemic restrictions.

03/09/2023

Meet Nikki Godinez from the SCJ Editorial Team!

“Hi! My name is Nikki Godinez, and I'm a junior majoring in Writing and Rhetoric and minoring in American Studies. I’m so excited to be the copy editor! My favorite book is a tie between 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘯, 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘕𝘰𝘸? and 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘦!”

The Scripps College Journal Spring is still open for submissions of creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, art, and photography from all 5C students!! Send in your work through the Google form, linked below and in our bio. The submission deadline is March 19th, 11:59 pm.

https://tinyurl.com/Submission-Google-Form

03/09/2023

Meet Clare Martin from the SCJ Editorial Team!

“Hello! My name is Clare and I’m the design editor for SCJ this year! I’m a senior majoring in Writing & Rhetoric. My favorite book is 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 by Niccolo Machiavelli.”

The Scripps College Journal Spring is still open for submissions of creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, art, and photography from all 5C students!! Send in your work through the Google form, linked below and in our bio. The submission deadline is March 19th, 11:59 pm.

https://tinyurl.com/Submission-Google-Form

03/09/2023

Meet Sophie Shepherd from the SCJ Editorial Team!

“Hi all! My name is Sophie and I’m the fiction editor of SCJ! I’m a Scripps junior doing a dual major in Environmental Analysis and Writing & Rhetoric. One of my favorite books is 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 by Carmen Maria Machado.”

The Scripps College Journal Spring is still open for submissions of creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, art, and photography from all 5C students!! Send in your work through the Google form, linked below and in our bio. The submission deadline is March 19th, 11:59 pm.

https://tinyurl.com/Submission-Google-Form

03/09/2023

Meet Molly Yeselson from the SCJ Editorial Team!

“Hey there! My name is Molly Yeselson and I'm a senior majoring in Writing and Rhetoric. As this year's Editor-in-Chief, I am extremely grateful to be working alongside such a talented and dedicated editorial team. One thing you may not know about me is that I'm a font nerd and have had the honor and privilege of learning how to letter press at both the First Floor Press and the Scripps College Press.”

The Scripps College Journal Spring is still open for submissions of creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, art, and photography from all 5C students!! Send in your work through the Google form, linked below and in our bio. The submission deadline is March 19th, 11:59 pm.

https://tinyurl.com/Submission-Google-Form

03/07/2023

Meet Molly Murphey from the SCJ Editorial Team!

“My name is Molly, and I am the poetry editor for the SCJ this year. I’m a Scripps first-year planning on majoring in EA. I was recently surprised by how much I enjoyed reading 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘖𝘯𝘦.”

The Scripps College Journal Spring is still open for submissions of creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, art, and photography from all 5C students!! Send in your work through the Google form, linked below and in our bio. The submission deadline is March 19th, 11:59 pm.

https://tinyurl.com/Submission-Google-Form

03/07/2023

Meet Mirabella Miller from the SCJ Editorial Team!

“Hi everyone! My name is Mirabella, and I’m a junior majoring in American Studies. I’m currently the nonfiction editor for the SCJ. Some fun facts about me are that my favorite book is 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘵 by Elif Bateman and my favorite music artist is Big Thief.”

The Scripps College Journal Spring is still open for submissions of creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, art, and photography from all 5C students!! Send in your work through the Google form, linked below and in our bio. The submission deadline is March 19th, 11:59 pm.

https://tinyurl.com/Submission-Google-Form

03/05/2023

Yesterday SCJ Design Editor Clare Martin SC ‘23 (L) and SCJ Editor-in-Chief Molly Yeselson SC ‘23 (R) setup the Scripps College Press’ table at the Print Pomona Book Art Fair! Today’s the last day of the fair, so head on over to see some amazing student work (including a couple of Molly’s prints) from 11 AM to 5 PM at Edmunds Ballroom in the Smith Campus Center, Pomona College.

02/28/2023

CALLING ALL 5C STUDENT CREATORS!! 📢❗️🚨

Would you like the chance to get published? 📖

The Scripps College Journal is open for submissions of creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, art, and photography from all 5C students!! The cherry on top? 🍒 The winners of each journal category will receive a $50 Amazon gift card!

Send in your amazing work through the Google form linked below. The submission deadline is March 19th, 11:59 pm.

https://tinyurl.com/Submission-Google-Form

02/10/2023

In case you haven't heard the news, the Scripps College Journal is returning for its first issue since 2019! We are still looking for an Art Editor and Media Director to join this year's editorial board.

Applications are due this Sunday, February 12th at 11:59 PM.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ATpRD_uARWPFNqwso6j65qJx7srkINgCPVAoerFr5g0/viewform?edit_requested=true