Writing
- Sideways Eight by Hayley Allison
- Untitled by Hayley Allison
- I was in love with that girl by Anonymous
- I Was a Kid by Annie Barry
- Love Everlasting by Annie Barry
- Let Me Speak by Madeline Bell
- The Sculpture by Renee Born
- how to write a poem by Miah Clark
- POETry by Abigail Cottingham
- Junkie by Kayla Doubrava
- Eyes Shut Wide by Yasi Farahmandnia
- Pay Attention by MJ Ferguson
- April 20th by Kaitlin Green
- Late Night? by Grace Gurgett
- This Generation by Ada Heller
- trials of the female by Ashley Honey
- The S Word by Olivia Humphrey
- Bloom by Elizabeth Joseph
- Reclamation by Elizabeth Joseph
- What's in a Name? by Vic Kepner
- Fathers are for Freedom by Gillian Knaebel
- You, Myself, and I by Alexander Krauss
- a yard sale by Isobel Li
- Paper Bird by Angela Lombardino
- Let That Girl Go by Emme Mackenzie
- Immesurable Distances by Leah Mensch
- The War Between Kids and Adults by Ian O’Brien
- fortune cookies by Amanda Pendley
- Muscle Memory by Amanda Pendley
- heavy named girl by Kahill Perkins
- honey by Kahill Perkins
- Breaking Free by Juliette Pike
- Virgo, Virginis by Samiya Rasheed
- warmth by Samiya Rasheed
- Stained Glass by Oli Ray
- Sueño, America (I Dream, America) by Janeth Reyes
- Making Maps by Natalie Rovello
- Like Spearmint and Snow (no blues) by Isabelle Shachtman
- Assault and Go by Saadia Siddiqua
- Restoration by Mia Sisul
- Counting Calories by Neha Sridhar
- Dreaming by Maggie Toppass
- Call Me Stephanie by Ayiana Uhde
- Cars On Roads Like Blood In Veins by Willow Vaughn
- Sticky Rice by Kylie Volavongsa
- Aloe Vera by Katherine Westbrook
- A Refuge Without Light by Alice Wu
- Hot and Sour Love by Alice Wu
- 1955 by Katherine Young
Digital Editions
About this issue
This issue of elementia is dedicated to author Jacqueline Woodson, and to the theme of breaking free. Published in 2019, it contains 53 pieces of writing and 67 pieces of art.
As the editors of issue xvi note:
"We wondered what would happen if we broke free from our normal routines and showed the world our full potential. Breaking free can be as small an act as wearing rainbow socks every day of your life, or as big as deciding to trust your instincts and taking a leap of faith."
The editorial committee for the sixteenth issue consisted of teen selectors Annie Barry, Meghan Dillon, Yasi Farahmandnia, Elizabeth Joseph, Patty McClain, Olivia Miller, Peter Mombello, Amanda Pendley, Valerie Pugh, Isabelle Shachtman, Saadia Siddiqua and Neha Sridhar; teen designers Yasi Farahmandnia, Elizabeth Joseph, Jaimee Simwinga, Saadia Siddiqua and Neha Sridhar; as well as library staff Kate McNair, Jennifer Taylor, Becca Carleton, Cassidy Coles, Emma Fernhout, Cassandra Gillig, Abbey Ludlow and Mickey Willard.