“The Crescent” September 12, 1986

It's that Wineskin time of year! The Wineskin is a literary arts magazine filled cover to cover with poetry and short stories by the students of George Fox College-and this year it’s big year! “After three years of publication we are at last organized,” said David Nevue. Nevue and Fred Tillman comprise the magazine's editorial staff. For 1986-87, four issues are planned. These include a Christmas issue containing seasonal poetry and short stories, and a Spotlight issue on a chosen poet to be published at the end of the year. Submissions of short stories and poetry are being taken for the November issue. Send typed submissions to SUB Box G by September 21. The Wineskin will be sold in the SUB throughout this month. Prices are $1.50 for more information contact David Nevue at SUB Box 19 or ext. 344.

George Fox University Archives, ""The Crescent" Student Newspaper, September 12, 1986" (1986). "The Crescent" Student Newspaper. 1039. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent/1039

“George Fox College Life” February 1987

A student-sponsored literary magazine at George Fox College has become self-supporting in its third year of production. The Wineskin, a magazine of poetry and prose written by GFC students, is steadily increasing in sales and now returns enough funds to cover production costs, says David Nevue, a coeditor. "It's a student-generated project," assures Ed Higgins, associate professor of English. He is the original sponsor and advisor for the magazine. The Wineskin, he said, "is reflective of the creative impulses of students." There are some "very talented writers" who contribute to the publication, he said. The Wineskin contains the efforts of 12 to 15 writers. It is printed on campus, produced twice a year. Nevue, a senior communications major from Colorado Springs, Colo., and Chris Divine, a junior telecommunications major from Aloha, Ore., are the coeditors. They plan to publish the magazine more frequently if the student support continues. The magazine's name comes from the Bible verse Matthew 9:17; "Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved." "If we are made in the image of God," Higgins said, "then by nature we are creative people. Some people are creative with words, and that is their way of "making old things new." Higgins said the campus literary magazine offers student writers the opportunity to have people see and respond to their work. The Wineskin, Higgins said, increases awareness of talent on campus. Nevue said, "It's been good practice for me, and it also encourages other students to write." Nevue says his goal is to work with a major magazine. The Wineskin ($1.95) is now being sold at the GFC bookstore.

George Fox University Archives, "George Fox College Life, February 1987" (1987). George Fox College Life. Book 109. http://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/gfc_life/109

“The Crescent” November 4, 1988

Send your submissions for the Wineskin to Phil Higgins, box 189. The Wineskin is the campus literary publication and contains works of poetry, short prose, and pen and ink drawings, a new category.

George Fox University Archives, ""The Crescent" Student Newspaper, November 4, 1988" (1988). "The Crescent" Student Newspaper. 1014. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent/1014

“The Crescent” October 23, 1992 by Lisa Mylander

The Wineskin, which is edited by students of the college, publishes drawings, poetry and short stories.

Pat Schmidt, co-editor of the 1992 fall edition, said, "I think students look forward to the Wineskin because they enjoy reading what their friends have written."

The Wineskin enables those who dabble in poetry, as well as those who are more serious, to put their literature in print, said Schmidt. "The more submissions we have, the higher the quality of the magazine will be," he said.

The Wineskin is focused on the non-literary audience, Schmidt said. "We are interested in publishing material that will appeal to all students, not solely to literature majors," he said.

Schmidt and co-editor Josh Pierce are working at collecting various submissons until the beginning of November. 'There are usually over 100 submissions, which makes deciding what to accept and publish very difficult," Schmidt said.

Schmidt encourages students not to be inhibitited.

Schmidt said, 'The Wineskin is respected and looked forward to by all. Hopefully this year's will surpass the expectations of everyone."

George Fox University Archives, ""The Crescent" Student Newspaper, October 23, 1992" (1992). "The Crescent" Student Newspaper. 1095.
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent/1095

The Wineskin "provides students the opportunity to submit and publish writings while introducing student readers to various genres of literature," according to the Wineskin editorial policy. This includes short stories and poetry, as well as artwork. The decision to publish one larger edition of the Wineskin this year, rather than two, should increase the quality of this collection. Gina Boyd coordinated this publication, which will be available by the end of the semester.

George Fox University Archives, ""The Crescent" Student Newspaper, March 31, 1995" (1995). "The Crescent" Student Newspaper. 1121.
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent/1121

“The Crescent” April 18, 1996, by Patrick A Johnson

Little did Gina Boyd know that being this year's Wineskin Editor would lead her into a debate about freedom of speech on the George Fox College campus. The Wineskin, a annual publication that contains writing by students and professors alike, is being distributed next Wednesday in the SUB building. When a poem by Ed Higgins, chairperson of the department of writing/literature, was rejected by the ASCGFC Central Committee, Boyd decided to publish the poem separately. "My advisor [Shelley Tapia] reads through the book," Boyd explained. "She found some poems that were questionable and those were the poems that went to Central Committee." Central Committee decided that the poem did not meet the editorial policy of the Wineskin.

So Boyd, unhappy with the rejection of the poem decided to take matters into her own hands." What I have decided to do since ASCGFC Central Committee censored that poem," Boyd explained, "is I am going to provide copies of the poem on a page that is not attached to the book so that students and faculty have a chance to read it. It is my way of protesting and hopefully it will encourage discussion about the policy, which I think is poorly written and doesn't really serve the students," Boyd stated.

"To me the policy is basically protecting ASCGFC from having to defend a student publication," Boyd explained. Boyd also stated that she believed the policy "demeans the student body by assuming that they are not adult enough to read adult literature." This year the Wineskin is 28 pages and features poetry only. There were some prose submissions but they were not selected and no art was submitted. Only 500 copies are being printed of this years campus art and literary journal. Wineskin so be sure to get your free copy.

George Fox University Archives, ""The Crescent" Student Newspaper, April 18, 1996" (1996). "The Crescent" Student Newspaper. 1173.
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent/1173