ADA, Okla. – The 2025 edition of East Central University’s long-standing literary journal, “Originals,” and this year’s student editors, are set to be showcased on March 27 at 3:30 p.m. inside the Linscheid Library on the ECU campus.
“Originals” is an annual literary journal that has been a fixture of ECU since the 1950’s. The journal offers students from any department across campus an opportunity to submit their writings or artwork for potential publication.
Submissions in poetry, short stories, novel chapters, lyrics, artwork and more are considered and accepted. Thousands of students have been featured in Originals over the decades.
Each year, students are chosen to serve as editors for the journal. For the 2025 edition, Destrie Cloud, Saydee Bryce and Maia Clark, all English majors, were selected.
“The Originals Reading on March 27th will showcase the 2025 edition of Originals, which is the first time I've been the faculty advisor/editor of the journal,” said Dr. Joshua Grasso. “The content itself was entirely chosen by our three student editors. What makes this issue exciting for me is that there is a broad range of students involved in it, compromising a variety of classes and majors, as well as three professors outside of the English department.”
Information about submission to “Originals” will be available at the open-mic, along with copies of past editions for browsing. Previous volumes may also be accessed on the Linscheid Library website at ecuoriginals.wixsite.com/ecuoriginals.
Flyers for the 20th Annual Scissortail Festival, set for April 3-5, 2025, will also be available with information about the upcoming event.
For more information on “Originals,” contact Grasso at jgrasso@ecok.edu. For information about the ECU English Department, contact Dr. Stephen Pedersen at spedersn@ecok.edu.
Cutline: ECU Originals editors, from left to right; Saydee Bryce, Destrie Cloud and Maia Clark, with Original Faculty Advisor, Joshua Grasso