University of Detroit Jesuit

Submissions for publication are accepted during the first semester of every academic school year and can be uploaded through the link below. We accept poetry, short stories, art, and photography from current 7th - 12th grade U of D Jesuit students. Students are eligible to submit general writing and art, themed writing and art, or both.

How to Submit
To submit, click the link below to upload any and all files you wish to be considered for publication in this year's issue. Please make sure that you are uploading your files to the correct/appropriate section(s). Multiple file uploads for submission are allowed and encouraged. *Students MUST be logged into their U of D Jesuit accounts in order to upload.
All submissions must be uploaded by the end of the school day on Friday, January 12, 2024.

General Writing and Art Submissions
Inscape allows submissions of the following types of writing for publication consideration: poetry, short stories, essays, articles, personal reflections, etc.
Inscape allows submissions of the following types of art for publication consideration: drawing, painting, photography, files (pictures) of other mediums, and more.

Click here to upload General Writing

Click here to upload General Art

Contest: Themed Writing and Art Submissions
This year, Inscape is offering a chance to become a featured artist or writer by submitting work specifically dedicated to that issue's theme. This year's theme is 3024. Write a poem, story, or essay about what you think life might be like 1,000 years in the future. Create a work of art or take a photograph that captures the futuristic vibes you think might be present 1,000 years from now. Submit your themed photography, art, short story or poem for your chance to get selected as a featured contributor in the spring publication.

Click here to upload Themed Writing

Click here to upload Themed Art

Click on each year's edition to view an electronic version of the magazine.

Inscape, 2023 Issue

Senior Editors: Alexander Bell, Quincy De Klerk, Matthew Jamil, Oliver Marks, and Mason Vlademar

Inscape, 2022 Issue

Senior Editors: Andrés Borrego, Grady Cate, Thomas Kelley, Alexander Vecchio, and Joseph Wisniewski
MOST OUTSTANDING JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL LITERARY-ART MAGAZINE OF 2022, American Scholastic Press Association
First Place with Special Merit Award, American Scholastic Press Association
REALM FIRST CLASS, National Council of Teachers of English's Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines Program

Inscape, 2021 Issue

Senior Editors: Marcus Ellison, Jack Michelini, Ricardo Peres-da-Silva, Liam Richards, and Miles Smith
First Place with Special Merit Award, American Scholastic Press Association
Outstanding Photograph, "Arch Rock" by Thomas Leeds, American Scholastic Press Association
"Excellent" ranking, National Council of Teachers of English's Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines Program

Inscape, 2020 Issue

Senior Editors: Alejandro Borrego, Christopher Lujan, Griffin Neary, James O'Leary, and Rudolph Stonisch IV
First Place Award, American Scholastic Press Association
"Excellent" ranking, National Council of Teachers of English's Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines Program

Inscape, 2019 Issue

Senior Editors: Kameron Bloye, Nicholas Blum, Nathan Lichwalla, Peter Loch, Reed Michelini
First Place Award, American Scholastic Press Association
"Superior" ranking, National Council of Teachers of English's Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines Program

Inscape, 2018 Issue

Senior Editors: Calvin Adam, Anthony Campana, Jack Condit, Grant Gardella, Benjamin Gaynier, John Hurley
First Place with Special Merit Award, American Scholastic Press Association
Outstanding Cover, American Scholastic Press Association
Outstanding Poem, "Looking Past the Mirror" by Jonas Padilla ('19), American Scholastic Press Association
"Excellent" ranking, National Council of Teachers of English’s Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines Program

Inscape, 2017 Issue

Senior Editor: Matthew LoPrete

Inscape, 2012 Issue

Short Story Contest - Due Fri, October 27 (Scary Story)
Write a scary story of no more than 1,000 words Upload it to the link below for a chance to win a $25 gift card to a location of your choice.

2023 Contest Winners
First Place: "Insane" by Viktor Sagan '25
Second Place: "I Am Vengeance" by Simon Joyce Whipp '26
Third Place: "The Model of a Stalker" by Hans Boelstler '25

Previous Short Story Contest Winners
2022 WINNER: "Wild Card" by Matthew Jamil ('23) [Scary Story Contest]
2021 WINNER: "Mr. Linden's Library" by Matthew Jamil ('23) [Harris Burdick Story Contest]
2020 WINNER: "The Scream Heard from Around the World" by Matthew Jamil ('23) [Scary Story Contest]
2019 WINNER: "The Third-Floor Bedroom" by Grady Cate ('22) [Harris Burdick Story Contest]
2018 WINNER: "Under the Rug" by Grady Cate ('22) [Harris Burdick Story Contest]
2017 WINNER: "U.H.F. (Ultra High Frequency)" by Thomas Worden ('18) [Scary Story Contest]
2016 WINNER: "The Cow" by Jackson Stachelek ('18) [Scary Story Contest]
2015 WINNER: "The Ice Cream Man" by Jackson Stachelek ('18) [Scary Story Contest]

Toiletry Drive for the Ladies of Charity

Each spring, Inscape coordinates a toiletry drive in grade-level homerooms to collect travel-sized toiletries for the Ladies of Charity. The Ladies of Charity is the oldest Catholic laywoman's organization in the world. Ladies of Charity seek every opportunity to make Christ present in our world by serving the material and spiritual needs of those they meet in daily living. They use the travel-sized toiletries to help meet the needs of those less fortunate and the armed forces.

A student literary magazine like Inscape provides students with a voice as well as an audience for their writing and art. With your support, Inscape will be able to provide that opportunity to more students in the U of D Jesuit community. Each year, all issues are printed with the assistance of Student Senate funding and contributions from the magazine's avid readers, and each issue is given to the school community entirely free of charge. However, printing is not an inexpensive venture. Your support means that Inscape can afford to celebrate as much student work as possible in its pages and that magazines can be passed out to an even wider audience for all to appreciate the amazingly talented writers and artists here at The High.

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APPLICATIONS ARE no longer Available FOR THE 2023-24 EDITORIAL STAFF.