ADA, Okla. 鈥� East Central University鈥檚 Dr. Joshua Grasso and student editors will be releasing this year's 鈥淥riginals鈥� literary journal on Tuesday, March 24, at 3:30 p.m. in the Linscheid Library.
鈥淥riginals鈥� is a collection of students, alumni, staff and faculty work. The book has been published since the 1950s. This year, Grasso and his student editors received about 150 pieces; they spent over two months reading through and deciding which ones to publish.
鈥淲e wanted pieces that were very representative of all the kinds of voices here,鈥� said Grasso. 鈥淭he idea was, we wanted to make it more like older Originals, going back like 30 to 40 years. We went to the 2016 issue and found one poem that we felt really represented that issue, and we published it. We published it along with one piece of art from that issue, too. As a way of saying that those students who are gone now are still a part of this world.鈥�
Every year, students are chosen to serve as editors of the journal. Sarah Christensen, Jayde Landreth and Megan Moss, were selected as this year鈥檚 editors.
鈥淥riginals represents an opportunity for student writers to have their voices heard. It gives them space to share their creativity, effort, and perspective. It represents a shared community at 成人B站 that allows students to leave behind a legacy for others to read and enjoy,鈥� said Landreth.
The English department is also putting on the 鈥淪cissortail Creative Writing Festival鈥� set for April 2-4, 2026.
For more information on 鈥淥riginals,鈥� contact Dr. Joshua Grasso at jgrasso@ecok.edu.
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