Canvas Literary Journal

Canvas Canvas Literary Journal

Founded in 2013, Canvas Teen Literary Journal showcases the writing and art of talented teenagers from around the world.

In this issue:

"fox-jaw" by Olivia Bell

"What does on do when they meet a god?" by Aliza Li

"loving" by Sophia Hlavaty

"nocturne in the fist of the aquarium" by Ana Chen

"After the Failed Audition" by Jodie Meng

"Thoughts & Prayers" by Ali Fishman

"Illusion" by Alexis Yang

"Aging" by Madeleine Nazarene Botti

"Magic Hands" by Nicole Li

"static" by mathilda barr

"Romeo craves fifteen minutes of fame" by Cathleen Weng

"Loss Tastes Like McDonald's" by Patrick Wang

"juicebox love affair" by Sarah Uhlman

"When the Rose Bloomed" by Anna Carson

"The Shoplifter" by Dedeepya Guthikonda

"They Let Me Pass" by Maia Siegel

"here is the church and here is the steeple" by Sarah Uhlman

"White Lady Etude" by Kevin Kong

"Rabbit Luck" by Nicole Li

"balloons don't belong in heaven" by Julia Do

"The Day My Mother Sold My Piano" by Cynthia Wang

"Butterflies" by Pia Bhatia

"I Wish" by Tiffany Liu

"Her" by Patrick Wang

"Brown-Skinned Girls" by Anushka E.

"Looking for Joy" by Alaina DiSalvo

"Hands" by Laya Reddy

"all-nighter" by Margaux Emmanuel

"Elegy (Gladiolus)" by Sabrina Guo

"strawberry moon, strawberry baby" by natalie owen

"How to Look for Magic in the Stars" by Drishika Nadella

Canvas Halloween

"How to Carve a Jack-o-Lantern" by Jyotsna Nair

"HALLOWEEN . . . THE HAUNTED SCREAMS!" by Oreo_M

"a quiet house" by Anna Wenzel

"The Hoarder" by Lita Gi

"Emmylou, or The Decision" by R. M. Lawler

"Erasure" by Maya Epstein

"Not So Dark Anymore?!" by Rusudan Janjalashvili

"The Clock" by Priyanka Shrestha

"little fires everywhere" by Nicole Li

"Ghosting" by Artemisio Romero y Carver

"My Emotional History with Zombie Movies" by Jimmy Francis

"The Autumn Rag" by Lucia Margarita Follman

"The Prophetess" by Grace Peng

"The Deceit of Mythology" by Jennifer Martocci

"The Thing About Perfection" by Michelle Ma

"The Insomniac" by Maddie Botti

"The Candlewick Man" by Hana Kim

"A Stain in the River" by Sofia Pham

"i know the caged bird" by Nia Sampson

"Empty" by Claire McNerney

"A Halloween Wish" by Cora LeCates

Art

Cover art: "Camouflage" by Hyung Jin Lee

Frontispiece: "Volunteer" by Sydney Lee

Interior art: "light me the way home" by Anne Gvozdjak

Interior art: "Blind Ambition" by Julia Do

Interior art: "All Hallow's and Cats" by Giana LaSpina

Interior art: "Lonely Girl" by Sloka Ganne

Interior art: "Overflow" by Anna Frankl