JBU Shards of Light

JBU Shards of Light Shards of Light exists to break through the often dark world of creatives by celebrating and publishing quality, Christ-honoring content.

Merry Christmas! We hope your 2025 is blessed. We’re excited to work with you in the new year. Peace and love- SoL ❤️
12/25/2024

Merry Christmas! We hope your 2025 is blessed. We’re excited to work with you in the new year. Peace and love- SoL ❤️

Lizzie Good is a junior English major with a creative writing emphasis and a photography and journalism double minor. Sh...
12/22/2024

Lizzie Good is a junior English major with a creative writing emphasis and a photography and journalism double minor. She loves lavender lattes, thrifting, and overusing commas. This is her third year in Shards of Light and her second time ever trying out bangs (it’s going better this time).

Lydia Wood is a senior English Major with an emphasis in creative writing. She is one of our two Editor-in-Chiefs this s...
12/17/2024

Lydia Wood is a senior English Major with an emphasis in creative writing. She is one of our two Editor-in-Chiefs this semester. She lives on coffee and music. Her favorite things to write are Creative Nonfiction and Poetry.

Kate Shields is a senior IMC major with a double minor in journalism and graphic design. This is her fourth (and final) ...
12/15/2024

Kate Shields is a senior IMC major with a double minor in journalism and graphic design. This is her fourth (and final) semester in Shards of Light. She loves reading and is constantly updating her Goodreads account. She is currently reading the Red Rising series.

Happy Thanksgiving from the SoL staff! We’re grateful for each of you!
11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving from the SoL staff! We’re grateful for each of you!

Ellie is a senior English major at JBU. She’s been a part of the SoL staff since her freshman year, and has served as Co...
11/27/2024

Ellie is a senior English major at JBU. She’s been a part of the SoL staff since her freshman year, and has served as Co-Editor for the past three semesters. As a writer and artist, she loves the work SoL does to celebrate local creatives and display harmony between written and visual media through publication.

Ellie Irving is a senior Graphic Design student from Nashville, TN. She enjoys the intersection of creative writing and ...
11/27/2024

Ellie Irving is a senior Graphic Design student from Nashville, TN. She enjoys the intersection of creative writing and editorial design and is the lead designer of JBU’s literary journal. Ellie has classical training in ballet and a true affinity for the arts. She loves the topics of biblical church leadership and theology and thrives in coffee shops with sunny windows where she can lose herself in a branding job or a study on Anglican tradition. Ellie can’t wait to start her final year with Shards of Light and compile the next journal.

Ryan Kees is an aspiring biologist, author, and worldbuilder. He’s a lover of fantasy, science fiction, myths, and class...
11/25/2024

Ryan Kees is an aspiring biologist, author, and worldbuilder. He’s a lover of fantasy, science fiction, myths, and classics. He hails from the small town of Salem, Arkansas and seeks to create stories that inspire others to pick up a pen and write. Ryan also likes looking at fish.

Kírsten Higley is a freshman English Education Major, who is ready to take on college. Like Jo March, Kírsten has a pass...
11/21/2024

Kírsten Higley is a freshman English Education Major, who is ready to take on college. Like Jo March, Kírsten has a passion for “big, strong words that mean something.” She enjoys writing poetry, trying new coffee shops, and hiking the beautiful trails all over Northwest Arkansas. She is excited to be a part of the Shards of Light team this year and hopefully many to come.

Watch for acceptance/rejection emails in your inbox!
11/08/2024

Watch for acceptance/rejection emails in your inbox!

Elijah Patterson is a senior Creative Writing major who, as you might expect, loves writing. He’s enjoyed every moment o...
11/08/2024

Elijah Patterson is a senior Creative Writing major who, as you might expect, loves writing. He’s enjoyed every moment of working with the Shards of Light team, helping others get recognized for their works and encouraging others to write boldly and intentionally. When he’s not enduring the load of school and work, you can find him writing a poem, mixing a song, practicing piano, drinking too much coffee, eating Big Macs, and hanging out with his family. Elijah is excited to start his second (and last) year of working with Shards of Light.

Volume .008 is in the works!
10/11/2024

Volume .008 is in the works!

Mark your calendars!! Shards of Light will be hosting another paint night with Hannah Williams () leading the class! Adm...
03/13/2024

Mark your calendars!! Shards of Light will be hosting another paint night with Hannah Williams () leading the class! Admissions cost $2 and can be paid at the door.

Hope to see you there!!!

We can’t wait to see your work!! Make sure to get those submissions in by Feb.14th everybody!!
02/02/2024

We can’t wait to see your work!! Make sure to get those submissions in by Feb.14th everybody!!

Are you interested in sharpening your creative writing skills? Or just want a break from preparing for finals? The Engli...
11/08/2023

Are you interested in sharpening your creative writing skills? Or just want a break from preparing for finals? The English department will be hosting Pen & Page (& Pastries): A Campus-Wide Creative Writing Workshop on Thursday November 16th from 6:30-8:30 P.M. in the second-floor classrooms of the Cathedral. Come hang with us and create original creative writing materials in poetry, playwriting, short stories, or creative non-fiction. Two workshops will be available with tea and pastries. All who write with us will be entered in a raffle!

Go vote in our Story!!!
11/06/2023

Go vote in our Story!!!

For the first time ever, all of the Shards of Light Journals are available in print! Volumes 1-6 are now available for o...
08/09/2023

For the first time ever, all of the Shards of Light Journals are available in print! Volumes 1-6 are now available for order. Get them all at the link in our bio!

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