5:30 p.m. | September 10th, 2025 | Nuçi’s Space
2025-26 Editorial Board
Margo McDaniel Editor-in-Chief
Ella Adams Business Manager
Finley Sleppy Managing Editor
Scarlett Alston Social Media Coordinator
Jay Braswell Outreach Director
Mr. David Ragsdale Adviser
What is the iliad Literary-Art Magazine?
Mission Statement:
The iliad Literary-Art Magazine is a student-produced Clarke Central High School literary-art magazine. The iliad serves as a conduit of expression for creativity and passion for the CCHS student body, iliad staff and rising ninth graders from feeder schools. Each issue is an open public forum for student expression under the guidance of a faculty adviser.
Vision Statement:
The iliad Literary-Art Magazine seeks to be an inclusive platform for creative voices that represent the diversity of the Clarke Central High School student body. Programmatically, the iliad strives to provide a venue to develop student leaders and communicators.
Event Details
Tonight’s event at Nuçi’s Space is a celebration for writers and artists published in our 2025 edition of of our magazine, “Sound & Color.” The celebration will include performances of published pieces, several musical performances, a Q&A with featured artists and an exhibit of visual art from the magazine.
As a showcase for the creativity of Clarke Central students and faculty, we also hope to allow community members to learn more about the iliad and how to support our mission. During the evening, we will encourage donations while also highlighting student creativity.
Set List
Margo McDaniel: A Welcome From the Editor-in-Chief
Highlighting Visual Artists & Subsection Music
CCHS Honor Chamber Strings Quintet: musical performance
Eudora Dawson: “Falcon to the Falconer,” poem
Gillian Williams: “To Me and You,” series of couplets
Sasha Barkan: “Goodbye Georgia,” villanelle
Peter Atchley: “Cannibal to Curiosity,” short story
Cameron Mojock, EJ Smith, & Meg Vanderbilt: Artists Q&A
Lea D’Angelo: “A House That’s Been Lived In,” villanelle
Doan Duong: “La Nuit Porte Conseil,” poem
Izzy Hammock: “Next!,” script performed by Izzy Hammock & Lucca Fleenor
Finley Sleppy: Closing Remarks
Lucky Girl: Musical performance
This event was brought to you by Nuçi’s Space
“Our mission is to prevent suicide. With a focus on musicians, Nuçi’s Space advocates for and helps to alleviate the suffering for those living with a brain illness and fights to end the stigma of mental illness.
To accomplish our mission, Nuçi’s Space maintains a health and resource center for musicians as a safe space to seek support and guidance, provides access to affordable, obstacle-free professional care, actively participates in treatment and educates about awareness, prevention and the risk factors of brain illnesses.”
- Nuçi’s Space Mission Statement
Special thanks to
Corey Jones, Gerald Burris, OMG Booster Club, David Ragsdale, Margo McDaniel, Finley Sleppy, Jay Braswell, Scarlett Alston, Ella Adams, Anna Flath and Iliana Tejada
Program contents compiled and designed by Margo McDaniel Program edited by Finley Sleppy, Lea D’Angelo and Mr. David Ragsdale
