Issue xx is available at all Johnson County Library locations!
elementia is a literary arts magazine published to represent and uplift young adults. We accept original poetry, fiction, nonfiction, graphic stories, photography and illustrations.
Save the date to celebrate issue xxi!
Join us at the elementia Issue xxi Reception and Readings Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at the Central Resource Library from 6:30-8 p.m. Pick up your free copy of issue xxi at any Johnson County Library location starting Wednesday, May 1 or view a digital copy on our website.
Read a sample of the latest issue
pretty enough
By Chloe Chousomething breaks in the frozen night
tearing / you sit up and i stay
right here in these warm sheets
you say i am pretty only because the word beautiful
The Love Letter
By Tess VanbergThe second time I got married was the happiest day of my life. It was illegitimate and secretive. It was born of utter foolishness, but the joy that filled my heart that day was unrivaled by anything done before the eyes of the familiar.