Here. Literary Magazine

Here. Literary Magazine A literary magazine where Southeast Missouri high school students publish their writing and art, curated by a student-run editorial board. We are Here.

Here. Issue 05 is here!! We had a blast at our annual Launch Party + Reading and were amazed by the talent of the publis...
08/14/2025

Here. Issue 05 is here!!

We had a blast at our annual Launch Party + Reading and were amazed by the talent of the published writers who read their work, the published artists who exhibited their work, and the editors who made it all happen.

We are so grateful to all of the people who have made this project possible throughout the past year, including student writers, editors and artists; workshop leaders; parents and teachers.

And thank you especially to our sponsors who believe in and support this project:

Presenting Partner Edward Jones Financial Advisor Cheryl Mothes

Magazine + Launch Party Sponsor Saint Francis Healthcare System

Launch Party Sponsors SEMO Dept. of Mass Media, Cenet and The Book Rack of Cape Girardeau

Project creator rustmedia and the Southeast Missourian, where the publication is inserted Aug. 14.

We are grateful for all you do!

We had so much fun at our May Editorial Board workshops, learning about revision and writing book proposals from Here. f...
05/20/2025

We had so much fun at our May Editorial Board workshops, learning about revision and writing book proposals from Here. founder and director Mia Pohlman and learning about freelancing as an artist from sound designer Tyler Myers.

Thanks so much to Mia and Tyler for leading the workshops! And thanks to our sponsors who make it possible:
rustmedia
Edward Jones Financial Advisor Cheryl Mothes

SEMO Dept. of Mass Media
Silver Sycamore Gallery of Fine Art
Cenet
Saint Francis Healthcare System
Rotary Club of Cape Girardeau

The Here. Editorial Board had so much fun learning about Next Steps in Writing with Southeast Missouri State University ...
05/06/2025

The Here. Editorial Board had so much fun learning about Next Steps in Writing with Southeast Missouri State University Arrow editor-in-chief Maddox Murphy, and learning about photography with rustmedia photo + video producer Aaron Eisenhauer at our April workshops!

Thanks so much to Maddox and Aaron for leading the workshops! And thanks to our sponsors who make this program possible:
rustmedia
Edward Jones Financial Advisor Cheryl Mothes
The Book Rack of Cape Girardeau
SEMO Dept. of Mass Media
Silver Sycamore Gallery of Fine Art
Cenet
Francis Healthcare System
Rotary Club of Cape Girardeau

We had so much fun at our March workshops, learning about graphic design from Jeff Rawson, director of rustmedia, and ab...
03/17/2025

We had so much fun at our March workshops, learning about graphic design from Jeff Rawson, director of rustmedia, and about journalism from Dr. Tamara Zellars Buck, chair of the Mass Media Department at Southeast Missouri State University.

Thanks so much to Jeff and Dr. Buck for sharing your knowledge and experiences with us!

And thanks to our sponsors, who make this program possible:
rustmedia
The Book Rack of Cape Girardeau
SEMO Dept. of Mass Media
Silver Sycamore Gallery of Fine Art
Edward Jones Financial Advisor Cheryl Mothes
Cultural Exchange Network
Saint Francis Healthcare System

We had so much fun at our February workshops, learning about printmaking from Professor Hannah March Sanders, as well as...
02/24/2025

We had so much fun at our February workshops, learning about printmaking from Professor Hannah March Sanders, as well as screenwriting from filmmakers Shirlee Wilson and Fred Jones!

Special thanks to our workshop leaders, as well as to our sponsors who make this program possible:

Edward Jones Financial Advisor Cheryl Mothes
SEMO Dept. of Mass Media
Silver Sycamore Gallery of Fine Art
The Book Rack of Cape Girardeau
Cenet
Francis Healthcare System

Here. Literary Magazine Issue 04 artwork is on display throughout February for Youth Art Month at Silver Sycamore Galler...
02/03/2025

Here. Literary Magazine Issue 04 artwork is on display throughout February for Youth Art Month at Silver Sycamore Gallery of Fine Art, 302 Market Street in Ste. Genevieve!

High school students: Get inspired by Issue 04 artists, and submit your own writing and artwork for Issue 05 at herelit.com/project-2.

Special thanks to Silver Sycamore Gallery of Fine Art, one of our Issue 04 sponsors, for this exhibit and for all you do to promote the arts throughout Southeast Missouri!

This past weekend, we got to spend some time in the ceramics studio at Southeast Missouri State University with ceramics...
01/20/2025

This past weekend, we got to spend some time in the ceramics studio at Southeast Missouri State University with ceramics professor Benjie Heu. We also learned from children's book author Chelsea Tornetto about publishing. Thanks so much to both of our workshop leaders for so generously sharing your experiences and time with us!

And thank you to our sponsors who make this program possible:
rustmedia
The Book Rack of Cape Girardeau
SEMO Dept. of Mass Media
Edward Jones Financial Advisor Cheryl Mothes
Silver Sycamore Gallery of Fine Art
Cenet
Saint Francis Healthcare System

We had so much fun at our December Art and Writing Editorial Board workshops! We learned about hip hop dance and being a...
12/09/2024

We had so much fun at our December Art and Writing Editorial Board workshops!

We learned about hip hop dance and being an arts entrepreneur from Micheal "Crank" Curry, owner of Fingerprint Urban Dance Studio, and about poetry recitation from Kelly Downes, director of the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri.

Special thanks to Micheal and Kelly for leading the workshops, and special thanks to Robinson Farms NxtGen for hosting us!

And thank you to our sponsors, who make this program possible:
rustmedia
The Book Rack of Cape Girardeau
Silver Sycamore Gallery of Fine Art
SEMO Dept. of Mass Media
Edward Jones Financial Advisor Cheryl Mothes
Cenet
Saint Francis Healthcare System

This weekend, we learned about writing artist statements with SEMO art professor Josh Newth, and we learned about writin...
11/18/2024

This weekend, we learned about writing artist statements with SEMO art professor Josh Newth, and we learned about writing creative nonfiction with SEMO English professor Missy Nieveen Phegley. Thanks so much to our workshop leaders for sharing your knowledge and expertise!

And thanks to our sponsors for making this program possible:
rustmedia
SEMO Dept. of Mass Media
Edward Jones Financial Advisor Cheryl Mothes
The Book Rack of Cape Girardeau
Silver Sycamore Gallery of Fine Art
Cenet
Saint Francis Healthcare System

We kicked off Year Five of the Here. Literary Magazine Program with a stellar group of students from eight schools throu...
11/06/2024

We kicked off Year Five of the Here. Literary Magazine Program with a stellar group of students from eight schools throughout the Southeast Missouri region on our Writing and Art Editorial Boards this past weekend! Thanks so much to Mia Pohlman, writer and editor at rustmedia, for leading a workshop about editing, and Kelly Downes, director of the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri for leading a workshop about running an arts nonprofit. We had a blast and can't wait for what the rest of the year holds 😊

And thanks to our sponsors who make it possible:
rustmedia
Edward Jones Financial Advisor Cheryl Mothes
The Book Rack of Cape Girardeau
SEMO Dept. of Mass Media
Silver Sycamore Gallery of Fine Art
Cenet
Saint Francis Healthcare System

Sharing some photos from our Issue 04 Launch Party + Reading. We had a blast viewing artists' artwork, listening to writ...
11/06/2024

Sharing some photos from our Issue 04 Launch Party + Reading. We had a blast viewing artists' artwork, listening to writers read their words and getting to look at Issue 04. Thanks so much to all of the students, family members, teachers and community members who were a part of the evening — we are grateful for you ❤️

And thanks to our sponsors who make it possible:
rustmedia
SEMO Dept. of Mass Media
Edward Jones Financial Advisor Cheryl Mothes
The Book Rack of Cape Girardeau
Silver Sycamore Gallery of Fine Art
Cenet
Saint Francis Healthcare System

📸: Aaron Eisenhauer

We had so much fun at our last workshops of the year, writing creative nonfiction with Dr. Missy Nieveen Phegley and tal...
05/06/2024

We had so much fun at our last workshops of the year, writing creative nonfiction with Dr. Missy Nieveen Phegley and talking about artist statements with Joshua Newth!

Thanks to our workshop leaders and to our partners, who make this possible:

First Midwest Bank
Edward Jones Financial Advisor Cheryl Mothes
Saint Francis Healthcare System
SEMO Dept. of Mass Media
artanddesignsoutheast
Cure Dental
Cenet
rustmedia

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