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Élan is an international student literary magazine published by the Creative Writing department at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, Florida.
Originally created as a grassroots publication of the English Department in 1986, Élan found its permanent home upon the creation of the Douglas Anderson Creative Writing Department in 1990, overseen by Jacquelin Jones.
Now, Élan sees work from students globally, including Japan, Korea, India, and France. Publishing three times a year, a staff of passionate high school juniors and seniors continues Élan’s legacy of creating a world-class literary publication and opening opportunities for the diverse and talented young writers of the world.
Élan has won the Highest Honor for Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines (REALM) contest. The REALM program publicly recognizes excellent literary magazines produced by students with the support of their teachers. REALM is designed to encourage all schools to develop literary magazines that celebrate the art and craft of writing.
Mission & History
Staff
Staff
Emma Klopfer
Editor-in-Chief
Alahna Vallone
Senior Managing Editor
Allison Clausen
Senior Layout & Design Editor
Peyton Pitts
Junior Poetry Editor
Nylah Watkins
Junior Marketing & Communications Editor
Niveah Glover
Editor-in-Chief
Esmé DeVries
Junior Managing Editor
Scooter Wirth
Junior Layout & Design Editor
Lawson Lewis
Senior Marketing & Communications Editor
Oona Keleher
Junior Marketing & Communications Editor
Jaslyn Dickerson
Junior Editor-in-Chief
Emerson Flanagan
Art Editor
Ronen Manselle
Senior Genre Editor
Nadine Shanks
Senior Marketing & Communications Editor
Avery Grossman
Junior Editor-in-Chief
Sam Howell
Senior Layout & Design Editor
Rowan Paton
Junior Fiction/CNF Editor
Georgia Witt
Senior Marketing and Communications Editor
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