Iris: Art + Lit

The art and literature magazine of St. Paul Academy and Summit School in St. Paul, MN

How to Submit

Thank you for your interest in submitting writing, artwork, photography, videos, and everything else to Iris.There are two ways to submit:
- Fill out this Google form
- Email [email protected]We're so excited to see your work!(Frequently, we are asked if Iris: Art + Lit accepts anonymous submissions. It is the policy of all SPA publications to not accept anonymous work or work submitted under a pseudonym. If you submit your work and it is chosen for publication in the magazine, we will publish it with your name attached.)

Events + Contests

If there's an ongoing event or contest you'd like to submit to, relevant links will be posted here.CURRENT EVENT/CONTEST: None at the moment.

About

The mission of Iris: Art + Lit is to celebrate the diverse creative voices in our community and encourage engagement with the arts. Poetry, prose, and artwork are submitted via event participation, teacher recommendation of classroom work, and individual student submission. Professional artists and authors jury the work. The art juror ranks the top 20 works in each medium: drawing and painting, ceramics, and photography. Videography recommendations are made by the instructor. Iris staff remove names from the literature submissions and the judge ranks these works on a 5-star scale.Iris: Art + Lit is an open forum for student expression. The ideas presented in the work, as well as the copyright of each piece, belong to the author or artist who created it. However, the magazine staff reserves the right to deny publication to submissions. The staff may edit pieces for length or typographical errors, with the goal of maintaining the integrity of the original work.

Awards

Columbia Scholastic Press Association - Gold Crown Award (2018, 2020, 2021, 2024), Silver Crown Award (2019, 2022)National Scholastic Press Association - Pacemaker (2019, 2020, 2022) Finalist (2021), All-American (2017-present)JEA/NSPA Convention Best of Show - 4th Place (Spring 2024); 8th Place (Fall 2023); 7th Place (Fall 2022); 4th Place (Fall 2021); 2nd Place (Spring 2021); 1st Place (Spring 2020); 2nd Place (Fall 2019)NCTE: REALM - First Class (2018, 2021, 2022), Superior (2019)MHSPA - 1st Place - Best of Show (2017-present)JEM - All State Gold (2017-present)

Join Our Staff

Feel free to drop by the publications room (3276) during any club time! While most of our design work takes place during Semester 2, we welcome new members and visitors any time of the year. If you'd like to join our email list to get notified of our meetings, email [email protected]!

Staff List 2023-2024

Club Leaders: Eliza Farley, Poppy PloenAdvisors: Kathryn Campbell, Director of Publications; Andrew Inchoisa, Club Adviser