Jefferson Humanities & Health Programs

Inside Out

Inside Out is an annual student-led art and literary journal that showcases photography, paintings, drawings, short stories, poems and essays by Jefferson students. All Jefferson students are welcome to submit their work to Inside Out.

Inside Out 2024

​Cover art by Makala Wang, SKMC '25

The work of an 18-member student editorial team and 45 student contributors merged to produce the newly-minted edition of 2024 Inside Out. We are moved by the range of media, content, and creativity enclosed in these pages.

Chief Editors​: Alice Wu & Connor Crutchfield
Art Directors​: Roselind Ni & Lauren Kelsey
Literary Directors​: Nancy Dinh​ & Joyce Bian

Inside Out Editions Archive

Check out the 2019-2023 editions — brimming with the multi-media art and multi-disciplinary writing of curious students:

Submissions for Inside Out 2025 are now open!

Submissions for Inside Out 2025 are now open! All Jefferson students are encouraged to submit prose, poetry, art, and photographs to be considered for Inside Out through Submittable. Maximum of four submissions per person.  Visual art files should be submitted as a PNG at the HIGHEST RESOLUTION possible (minimum of 3MB). Literary submissions should be submitted as .doc files. A committee of Jefferson student editors will judge submissions anonymously. 

Questions about the submission process? Contact Kirsten Bowen, Humanities Program Coordinator.

Would you prefer to play a more curatorial role? We're looking for new members from East Falls and Center City. Editorial committee members must be current Jefferson students and commit to attending two editorial meetings during the Spring 2025 semester. Serving on the editorial committee for Inside Out can be counted as credit for the Asano Humanities & Health Certificate by filling out a club attendance form for each meeting. For more information contact Connor Crutchfield, connor.crutchfield@students.jefferson.edu.

Thinking of submitting but need to revise your work? Contact Pamela Walter at the Office for Professional Writing, Publishing, and Communication for help with submissions.

Past Inside Out Launch Parties

Photos | Medical Media Services