Stephen McCranie was on the staff of Scribendi 2007. After his work on the magazine, he went on to work in the comics industry and published his own works, such as Mal and Chad, which started as a strip during his college years. His current ongoing project is Space Boy, described as a sci-fi comic … Read More
How many editions of Scribendi did you work on? I worked on Scribendi from fall 2012 to spring 2014 and helped publish the 2013 and 2014 editions. For the 2014 edition I was the Managing Editor. What is your best Scribendi memory? The trip to the 2014 WRHC Conference in Denver! My parents live there, so almost the whole staff drove … Read More
Every year, Scribendi’s editors bestow two award to published pieces in the categories of art and literature. This year, the editors chose Krista Zimmerman’s photograph The Ties that Bind Us for the Editors’ Choice Art Award. Scribendi reached out to Krista to find out more about this haunting, tense photograph. The Ties that Bind Us … Read More
When it came time for the Editors to choose their award winners, this is how the conversation went: “Want to go with Pyrrhus for literature?” “Sounds good!” “Let’s do it!” End scene. Pyrrhus is a fun read full of history, linguistics, and a whole lot of fire. The author Jenica Jessen is majoring in linguistics … Read More
Leah Bleich helped create the Open Media Staff Choice Award-winning BLOOM. Here, she answers some questions about herself and her piece. How do you feel about being published? I’m thrilled to have BLOOM published in Scribendi! It’s exciting to know that the film is being watched and enjoyed, and it makes the creative process even more worth it. What … Read More
“Wooden Head” is neither wooden, nor a head. Rather, it is a sculpture created by Ms. Olivia Comstock, a friendly Idahoan who is a freshman at the University of Idaho and who is studying microbiology and philosophy. Recently, I interviewed her to learn more about her, “Wooden Head” and what it means, how it was … Read More
When deliberating which literature piece deserved our Staff Choice Award, our staff faced a tough choice—we received so many good pieces! Of all of the literature pieces published, Dorothea Rosenblatt’s “To Tabitha—” stood out to us for many reasons. From the relatable emotions that arc through the five stanzas to the unique concrete images that transport the reader to … Read More
Josh Lane’s work, Life in Varanasi, won the WRHC Photography award. It is characterized by beautiful, saturated colors against the morbid scene of a funeral. This ceremony occurred when he was at the house of Raj, a shop owner in the city of Varanasi. He invited Josh to lunch with his family. As Josh approached, he … Read More
Aloe Corry created the WRHC Award-winning visual art piece “Appraisal.” Her photograph, “Pop,” was also published this year. Here, she answers some questions about herself and her work. What was your purpose when creating the work? My art practice stems from the idea of “dislocation,” which can be defined as the disruption of an established … Read More
Wino is the WRHC Open Media Award Winner for Scribendi‘s 2016 edition, created by graphic designer, photographer, and artist Kim Schneider. Wino tells the intimate, stop-motion animated story of a woman working to confront existential questions in her life with the help of tiny figurine people and, of course, wine. The piece also serves as a music … Read More