Los Angeles high school students, you are invited to submit to:
Archer’s 18th Annual Literature &... Conference
Thursday, March 5, 2026
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The conference welcomes dynamic essays about works of art or literature in general, work synthesizing literature and another discipline, creative nonfiction, personal narrative, and poetry. What lenses on literature and life interest you? Share your ideas with peers from across L.A.!
Submission Guidelines:
Students should submit a 4–6 page essay with the name of their school and a supervising teacher via email to litand@archer.org. In lieu of a paper, students can also submit a video, a slideshow, or a 300-word proposal about their presentation.
The submission deadline is Sunday, February 8, 2026.
Connect with Us
- Faculty Coordinator
Brian Wogensen | bwogensen@archer.org - Student Coordinator
Melinda W. ’26 - Conference Leadership Team
Meadbh B. ’26Selah J. ’26Chloe K. ’26Ava M. ’26Oona S. ’26
About the Conference
Literature &... is a unique literary conference for high school students to present their original academic and creative writing. The conference challenges students to make connections, question preconceptions, and engage in purposeful dialogue about literature and ideas. Students can submit for presentation literary analyses, creative nonfiction, and poetry, as well as presentations that offer analysis of history, popular culture, film, art, and philosophy.
Click below to view programs from previous years.
Click below to view programs from previous years.
Previous Conference Recordings
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