Legacy
LEGACY WRITING COMPETITION
THEME: WONDER
Creative Nonfiction
Short Fiction
Poetry
Photography/Digital Art
As the cold weather seeps in, this year’s editorial team is launching our yearly Legacy writing contest. This year's theme is Wonder. Categories are creative nonfiction,
fiction, poetry, and photography/digital art. Email englegacy@southern.edu to participate! Deadline: March 1, 2026
wonder, noun. a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable.
The imaginative power of the human mind has no limits or bounds. Just as art embraces the new, old, strange, and mundane, wonder enhances the experiences that allow creativity to bloom. Who is to say what the mind will see when what is touches what could be? As you shape something new or reacquaint with something old, let wonder guide you into unique realms of understanding. As Socrates once said, “Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.”
Legacy
A BRIEF HISTORY
Legacy was the first campus publication devoted entirely to students' literary works. It began publication with the 1965-1966 school year, sponsored by the Scholarship Committee of Southern Missionary College. The publication is currently sponsored by the English Department. There were no issues published from 1985-1990.
Every year, the Legacy has a contest through which Southern Adventist University students can win cash prizes
for their creative writing submissions. During the 2019-2020 school year, the Legacy opened the contest up to photography submissions. They hope to also include other
creative outlets like painting, drawing, and digital art in the future.
View previous issues here.