WESTWOOD
Who We Are
Here before you is our literary magazine, Westwood. This project is a collaborative literary extravaganza created and managed by Woodford County High School and West Jessamine High School. Together we have collaborated to bring you a fantastic literary journal. This is our authentic voice.
Tutorial
We are dedicated to expressing the creativity of students around the world. If you would like to make your own online literary magazine this is our tutorial to show you how.
Tutorial
Contact Us
We encourage you to email us your ideas and suggestions! You can contact us at
You can also contact our teacher sponsors at…
Laura.benton@woodford.kyschools.us (Woodford Contact)
Matthew.haughton@jessamine.kyschools.us (West Jessamine Contact)
Thank You
While this magazine may be highly polished now, WestWood has come a long way. Thank you to our schools, Woodford and West Jessamine for providing us with the tools necessary for success. Thank you to the Mac Lab and the WCHS Academy program. Without them, this would be a poorly cut stack of pictures glued to a piece of our finest printer-paper. A special thank you to Middlebury College for their wholesome support and intellectual dough. Additionally, Ms. Benton and Mr. Haughton (our teacher sponsors) would like to thank the Bread Loaf Teacher Network and the C. E. and S. Foundation for all of their amazing support and inspiration.
In this Issue
This is our second issue of WestWood. This year, we invited writers and artists to contemplate the theme Cherish. These pieces have ranged from the standard poetry and prose, to out of the box student-produced art and Photonnets, (sonnets illuminated by photographs of the local landscape and accompanied by music). So please, pour yourself a cup of tea or coffee, pull up your favorite chair, kick up those tired feet, and let your mind lose itself in our world.
Our Sponsors
Matthew Haughton
Matthew Haughton is a teacher at West Jessamine High School. He is the author of two books of poetry, Stand in the Stillness of Woods and Bee-coursing Box. Currently, he is a graduate student at Middlebury College due to a generous grant from the C. E. and S. Foundation.
Laura Benton
Laura Benton is a teacher at Woodford County High school. She has published poetry in many journals and has been awarded grants from the Kentucky Fellowship for Women Artists. Currently, she is a graduate student at Middlebury College due to a generous grant from the C. E. and S. Foundation.
Author's Terms & Conditions
In submitting a piece to the WestWood Literary Magazine, the author acknowledges and grants distribution rights to Westwood and the Art Design & Voice class of Woodford County Highschool. The author shall retain all publishing rights, and may withdraw from the journal at their own discretion. At the author’s request, any pieces desired would be removed from the website. Until the request is made, however, Westwood assumes the right to repurpose content for advertising and other related use. Any and all usage outside of advertising would then be referred back to the author for permission.