Retrospect
Advisor: Brittanie Wyler
email: retrospect@esd401.org
The Retrospect Literary Arts Magazine
Since 1974, EHS has published an annual literary and art review called Retrospect. This work catalogs student’s creative works of art, including poetry, photography, music, short stories, essays, drawings, and paintings. The Retrospect is currently managed and published by the Creative Writing Club. Look for this year’s issue in May.
Submitting:
We accept submissions all year long, but entries must be submitted before April 24 to meet the publishing deadline for that year.To submit, bring an original copy to Mrs. Wyler in Room E225, or email to retrospect@esd401.org
Submission requirements:
- All submissions must be accompanied by your name, a title of the piece, and your graduation year.
- If you would like your work to be anonymously published, let us know in your email, but your name must bo on your submission to be considered.
- Submissions must be original creations of current EHS students, but do not have to be created during the academic year.
- When submitting, students are agreeing that the work can be copied and distributed by EHS and waives any copyright expectations for the piece.
- Work may be submitted in original prints or as high-quality digital copies.
Latest Edition:
We are proud to share the 2023 Retrospect! The digital edition is available to download here and print copies can be picked up at school.
Retrospect Archive
In over 40 years, EHS has published 33 volumes of the Retrospect. In 2017, The Creative Writing Club digitized each volume to share online.
Please report any emails or omissions to retrospect@esd401.org.
Individual volumes can be downloaded or viewed below. They can also be viewed via a Google Drive Folder.
If you'd like to find a specific author, we have created an index by first name or last name.
1974 Vol 1
1976 Vol 2 - Images
1977 Vol 3
1978 Vol 4
1979 Vol 5 - Fantasies
1980 Vol 6
1981 Vol 7
1983 Vol 8/9 - Reverie
1984 Vol 10 - Freedom of Thought
1985 Vol 11 - Frame of Mind
1986 Vol 12 - Artistic Cinema
1987 Vol 13 - Speaking in Visions
1988 Vol 14 - Outside Looking In
1989 Vol 15 - What Goes Around
1990 Vol 16 - Wishing Well
1991 Vol 17 - Mirror Image
1992 Vol 18 - Ties that Bind
1993 Vol 19 - Beyond Hidden Walls
1994 Vol 20 - New Horizons
1995 Vol 21 - Into the Mystic
1996 Vol 22 - No Limits
1997 Vol 23 - Beyond Measure
1998 Vol 24 - Silence Also Swings
1999 Vol 25 - If Walls Could Talk
2000 Vol 26 - Seeing is Believing
2001 Vol 27 - Glimmer
2002 Vol 28 - Flights of Fancy
2003 Vol 29 - Belle/Beau
2007 Vol 30 - Anthology
2011 Vol 31 - CRC
2016 Vol 32
2017 Vol 33 - Perspective
2018 Vol 34 - Behind Glass Eyes
2019 Vol 35 - Walk
2023