Students present work at annual Script reading

Twenty-two writers had their work displayed in the 19th annual Script edition, presented at the annual Script reading at the Campanile took place on May 9 at 4 p.m.

Script is a Whitworth student-led literary arts journal that is published annually in the spring. Each year, the students whose work is incorporated into the journal are able to read them aloud for an audience, such as took place on Friday.

The types of literary works incorporated varied, including poetry, prose, short stories, and visual arts. The entries were written by students representing several different classes.

The attendance was more extensive than anticipated; about 100 students and faculty members were present. There was even cheesecake and punch provided for all of the attendees.

Junior Andrea Idso, the author of the creative poem "Gravel," was also an assistant poetry editor for Script this year. Her job, along with three other editors, was to make a decision of which literary works should be incorporated in the 2009 edition. Idso estimated that there were approximately 100 applicants; Idso and the other poetry editors spent several hours deciding which works would fit best in Script.

"It was a long process but well worth it so see an end result with such great works," Idso said.

The managing editor of Script this year was senior Kelly Vincent. She had written two creative pieces that were included in the reading, one of which was used as the dedication for this year's issue. Her role as managing editor for Script gave her responsibility to oversee the creation of Script in its entirety. She helped to create the editorial board, the layout process, printing, binding, and led the reading event. Vincent was also able to aid in picking the works for the many entries, along with the other assistant editors.

English lecturer Thomas Caraway took on the project of Script this year for professor of English Laurie Lamon as the faculty advisor. Caraway worked with Vincent to brainstorm and talk about the future direction of Script.

"Script really is a student-generated journal, so the advisor is mostly there to help if there are any problems and keep up with the process of the journal," Vincent said.

Script is still for sale at the English Department desk in Westminster and can be purchased for $5.

Contact Rachel O'Kelley at rachel.okelley@whitworthian.com.

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