The Echo Teen Art & Lit Mag is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit literary magazine made by teens for teens.
The magazine was established at a local high school in 2011 in Tampa, Florida under the guidance of writer and English teacher John Eric Vona.
In 2021, with the help of the nonprofit organization founded by a dedicated group of former staff members, The Echo Teen Art & Lit Mag began accepting submissions from around the globe. Since then, the magazine has published art and writing from many countries, including Nigeria, Poland, Singapore, and the Philippines.
(ISSN Online: 2832-1707, ISSN Print: 2832-1715)
Staff
Little Bats
Abby (left) is silent but should never be confused as timid; her wings help her fly through writings and edits for the ECHO cave! Noa (middle ) once got a haircut in the staff bathroom of a Middle School Media Center and now she is more gay. She reads lots of books and collects carabiners to express her gayness. She has limited vocal volume control and opinions about women's soccer. Elliot (right) Elliot is afraid of large birds and says that the government is replacing trees with fake plastic trees to build a giant bird feeder to attract what he calls “the omega bird” that will be the destruction of mankind. Elliot also likes cats.
Silly Shrews
Bre (top left) is going to have the world's best resume by the time she leaves HS: she is starting all the clubs, she is doing all the classes, and has more service hours than there are hours in the week. She still has a life though as she reads horror books at 3 in the morning and plays The Last of Us and makes silly art and takes .5 photos of her cats. Maryn (top right) is a disaster sandwich who loves toxic relationships, caffeine, and lesbian friends. Maryn is a goober who has lots of boogers. She is so cringe tbh. Emily Sumner (Bottom Left): I’m under your feet. I’m in the walls. I need to eat. Can you hear me crawl? I might be tiny. I may be small. But don’t underestimate me. I’ll be your downfall. Sophia (bottom right)
Nessa (Pictured top left) will tell you her life story even though you didn't ask. She will give you a dramatic recounting of literally any event in her life. It will be epic, even if it was only how she got into the car that morning. Her b/f is really into planes or something. She draws and eats... a lot. Soccer . Ah, the mystical Weather Riley (top right ) in their natural habitat, room 125. They use the vibrations from their big poky horn to locate sound effects for the Echo’s awesome podcast, leaving the other critters in the ECHOtic ocean mesmerized. Bailey (Bottom left) is full of magic, full of unicorn, and full of beach. Therefore, narwhal. Glitter sparkles gnarly happiness friendship is magic. Sarah(bottom right) can't hear you. She's too high up at a whopping five foot ten. She is also flexible enough to qualify as a spider (check the tiktok for proof) and currently accepting applications for a better personality.
Big Booty Beluga Whales
Logan (top left) is a Wigginton who loves wiggling and gets the wiggles out by wiggling. Yay. Tessa ( top right) is GOATED. Tessa also really likes tea; in fact, she drinks two large travel mugs of tea a day. So, I guess you could say T is drinking Tea. Tessa hates slow walkers and has horrible allergies. Mr. Vona (Bottom left) has been singing and dancing around The Echo staff for fifteen years now, shaking his generous buns as he helps the staff become better writers and editors. Unfortunately, staffer Molly Pefley was tired of seeing that booty and nicknamed him Ass Crack McGee and despite purchasing belts, the moniker has stuck. Dragged kicking and screaming to the states, Zach (Bottom right) has been working his cheeks off editing the podcast and designing book covers for the magazine. If you have any vegemite in your pantry, be sure to lock it up!
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