SandScript 2023 [Digital Exclusive]

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andScript is the visual arts and literature magazine of Pima Community College,
Tucson AZ, and is published annually in the spring semester. All works are
created by the diverse body of Pima students, and the magazine is produced by
students enrolled in “Literary Magazine Production” (WRT 162), capped at 12
students. The editorial board consists of Pima students and one faculty advisor.
All submissions are read blind, and acceptances are determined based on staff
discussion and voting. Each issue is curated, edited, and designed entirely by the
editorial board, who come from a variety of academic backgrounds and disciplines.
SandScript has received the first place in the National Contest for Collegiate
Magazines held by the Community College Humanities Association for five years in a
row, from 2015-2019. The contest was on hold during the pandemic years, and upon
resumption, SandScript won awards for poetry and visual arts submissions in the
2022 edition.
As faculty advisor, it’s an honor to be a part of SandScript’s legacy of over 30 years of
publication - moreover, it has been a privilege to guide the SandScript staff as they
brought their energy, ambition, and tremendous talents to bear in creating this year’s
issue. A great deal of care went into bringing this issue together, and I know a great
deal more went into the creation of each of these individual pieces.
The writers and artists featured in this issue look unflinchingly at the messiness of
our world - the rising tide of oppression, homophobia and transphobia; the long
reach of addiction, mental illness and trauma; the dread of impending climate
change and global conflict. And yet there is joy, beauty, and delight in exploring
our inner lives and our shared world to find love, kinship, and acceptance. This
year’s staff went through hundreds of submissions with care, and we found art
and writing that moved us, made us laugh, and gave voice to our doubts, our
sorrows, and our joys. I hope readers find that the pieces speak to them in the
same way - revealing quiet truths and tapping into our inner sense of wonder at
what words and art can do.
Mariah Young
Faculty Advisor
Digital Edition
See SandScript on the Yumpu Platform for the expanded digital edition of SandScript 2023, as well as
our previous editions (2020, 2021, 2022).
Please consider supporting student artists and writers by making a donation to SandScript.
sandscript@pima.edu
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