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Art. Faith. Mystery.

10/11/2026

Ever wonder what you'd ask your favorite author or artist if you had the chance?

Just how did they come up with a particular idea? When did they begin weaving a certain medium into their work? In what ways does their faith inform their process?

With our suite of InStudio video interviews and podcasts, you're invited behind the scenes with Image contributors as they share their little wonders and big revelations.

Listen to our InStudio podcasts on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or check out our video recordings of readings, interviews, curator talks, studio visits, and more!

Check out Image InStudio here: https://buff.ly/kJcUhAk

10/09/2026

From “Letter from Laurel Falls Camp” by Daniel DeVaughn:

Above my bed your sister’s crayon
rubbing reads, Good frend for Iesvs
sake forebeare / To digg the dvst
encloased heare… Forty days

dry and what was rotten in me,
round as an apple tumbled
into earth, seems to have gone,
though I know better, awake in this

cricketing dark with a stomachache
from bourbon truffle ice cream.
Wild nights give way
to morning’s hush. Memory

and the present like a sheet fresh
from the ream.

Read the rest of the poem in issue 129 here: https://buff.ly/TshqXLo

10/08/2026

Issue 130 has hit mailboxes!

Included in this issue:
✒️ Molly McCully Brown’s Glen Workshop keynote on the gift of doubt
✒️ William Blake, AI, and True Images
✒️ Jamie Quatro in Conversation: A Theology of Fiction
✒️ Mary as Mother-Survivor
✒️ Notes from Family Detention in Dilley, Texas
✒️ Searching for Redemption in Solitary Confinement
✒️ A Personal History of Colorado
✒️ The Art of Glacial Sound
✒️ Drawing the Forest Primeval
✒️ Poems by Eric Pankey, Rosebud Ben-Oni, and Allison Funk

Are you new to Image? Give Image a try and receive your print copy, plus full online access today here: https://buff.ly/AGkncJ2

10/03/2026

‼️ Last call: register for Image's fall fiction class before it's too late!

Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to deepen your craft with world-class faculty in an intimate cohort setting—all from the comfort of your favorite chair.

🖋️ 8 live sessions (60-90 minutes each) over 8 weeks
🖋️ A mix of craft-focused classes and workshop discussions
🖋️ One personalized written critique (up to 3,000 words submitted)

Click here to learn more and register: https://buff.ly/ZKA6ZtP

10/02/2026

“Unnumbered Psalm” by Jennifer Atkinson:

Why worry? As near to forever
as humans can bear to imagine

our earth’s one moon will circle,
and far-off stars although unstoried

shine—some bright, some faint.
Although no leaves will flutter

or seed disperse, the winds
will still rough up the seas,

hone smooth or grind to dust
the stone, polish wider fields

of deeper snow. Although no lives
will respire the sky will float

or frazzle clouds—some white,
some dark—and the nearest star

will burn long and gold. Although
and soon no fires will spark

or forests turn to twists of smoke.
Suffering will be no more—selah—

death will be undone.

Read issue 129 here: https://buff.ly/17weEOS

Image: Terry Maker. Drawn from Dust Cut, 2023.

10/01/2026

From "The Spiritual Frontiers of Film" by Ron Austin, issue 93

"I believe that a growing number of writers and filmmakers feel the need to create films in a new spirit. They are seeking new paths, yet are open to an ancient light, an age-old, never-exhausted source of artistic energy: the light that comes from our spiritual lives, from faith and religious belief, light that we can find within us, yet a mysterious gift from without.

"My premise is that screenwriting as an art must be evaluated by an aesthetic criterion: the principle of unity of form and content. This principle suggests that an attempt to find a contemporary expression of Gospel truths, to impart transcendent experiences through film, demands a change in form and structure. Further, the prerequisite for such a quest is to be found not simply in craft and practice but in the discipline of a spiritual life. There is no formula, nor would we desire one. To begin the search for these new forms, I am convinced that we must first break down the walls between art and faith and integrate the disciplines of writing and prayer."

Continue reading Ron Austin's essay in issue 93: https://buff.ly/b4kGM0h

09/28/2026

Receive expert advice on your manuscript & learn in an intimate cohort in our fall Image Intensives!

Image Intensives are designed for:
🖋️ Writers and thinkers of all levels, both published and unpublished, who wish to engage seriously in their craft or think about big questions.

🖋️ People interested in growing in an intimate cohort setting, offering and receiving thoughtful feedback.

🖋️ Writers who are interested in receiving guidance from world-class faculty who understand the unique impulses and challenges facing artists at the intersection of art and faith.

Each class includes:
📄 Live, in-depth guidance in a small-group setting capped at 12 participants.

📄 Meaningful discussions and thoughtful review in classes designed to offer reflection, discussion, and workshop feedback.

📄 A manuscript review—worth the price of the class all on its own!

Learn more about our fiction and poetry workshops: https://buff.ly/eHtrEx0

09/25/2026

From “Original Light” by Patrick Donnelly:

Oh, red rose, we’re
in such trouble.

Thinking I’d better head toward heaven,
I walked till I came to a main road.

A little angel stepped out of a scrub oak
and tried to bar my way—

but no, I won’t be kept out—
I’m from there, I said—that’s my home.

Read the rest of the poem in Issue 129: https://buff.ly/xAWulRx

09/18/2026

From our interview with Eileen Ryan in Image issue 129:

I am currently collaborating with a few non-human species. Codex is a project in which I have speculatively translated beetle galleries (the marks beetles make in trees) using neural machine translation. The result is a collaboration between two opposing forces, nature and technology. As I hovered my phone over the beetle tracings with the translator, the first message I received was “The limit has been taken.” This multi-year project has spanned multiple countries, and the translations I’ve received have grown and adapted as the program learns more. Beetles are around 327 million years old; humans are thought to be 5 to 7 million years old. What kind of knowledge does a creature that has roamed this earth for so long possess? Could the answers lie in the patterns they create?

Continue reading here: https://buff.ly/4Zw4m3o

Image: Eileen Ryan. Codex: The Limit Has Been Taken, 2026.

09/12/2026

We are excited to announce our fall Image Intensives! Join Carol Ann Davis for a four-week craft workshop on poetry or Gina Ochsner for an eight-week craft workshop on fiction.

These workshops are for writers of all levels who wish to develop their craft in an environment uniquely oriented toward asking the big questions of life, faith, and doubt. If you are yearning for a compassionate community, seeking to learn more about yourself, hoping for a thorough review of your work, or wishing for a supportive place to grow, these classes are for you.

Learn more about our fall classes here: https://buff.ly/7mLteov

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