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Oct 121 min read
We're Back & Open for Submissions!
The Weight Journal is back open for submissions or this season. Please read our submission guidelines (carefully) and send us your best...
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May 261 min read
Last call before the summer!
Every year The Weight Journal goes on hiatus for the summer. We are accepting our last round of submissions for our June drop. Send us...
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Oct 22, 20231 min read
November 1st = Our Next Drop!
Coming back from our summer hiatus, we have accepted some great pieces of writing for this new season of The Weight Journal. Those will...
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Sep 26, 20232 min read
Two New Editors & Open for Submissions
We are excited to announce that Jared Beloff (poetry) and Carrie Esposito (fiction) have joined the team at The Weight Journal ! What...
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May 29, 20231 min read
Last call before the summer!
Every year The Weight Journal goes on hiatus for the summer. We are accepting our last round of submissions for our June drop. Send us...
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Aug 26, 20221 min read
The Weight Journal is open for submissions with a new editor!
Fresh off our summer hiatus, The Weight Journal is back. You've been writing all summer, we've be getting ready for your submissions....
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Jun 10, 20221 min read
We are reading for the last drop before our summer hiatus
Every summer The Weight Journal takes a bit of a break. Currently we are reading for our last drop of accepted submissions before we head...
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Jun 11, 20214 min read
When the Center Cannot Hold (a note to poets)
tl:dr Writing poetry center-aligned drives (most) modern poets and editors crazy. We at The Weight Journal will still read them, but we...
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Apr 2, 20211 min read
The Weight Journal welcomes Robin Moten!
Robin Moten has just joined The Weight Journal's editorial staff! Robin (known to loved ones as Robbie) has recently been busy writing...
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Oct 16, 20201 min read
Back from our hiatus with a TON of new material!
All-in. Hybrid. Remote. We're still trying to figure this new world order out, but that has not stopped pens from capturing snapshots of...
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Sep 23, 20201 min read
The Weight Journal Returns on October 16th!
The school year is officially underway: in-person, hybrid, and remote. Somehow we're all keeping our heads (barely) above the rising...
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Sep 7, 20201 min read
Editor interview with Frontier Poetry
"As a platform for emerging poets, our mission is to provide practical help for serious writers. The community lifts itself up together...
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Jul 3, 20201 min read
NewPages Blog Interviews our EIC
"New Lit on the Block: The Weight Journal" Learn about how we got started, who we are, and where we're going. Click here to read the article
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Jun 30, 20201 min read
Yvonne Ventresca Interviews our EIC
Author and blogger Yvonne Ventresca asked our editor-in-chief a few questions on The Weight Journal and advice for writers young and old....
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Jun 1, 20201 min read
Call for works on racial identity
While submissions are still open for all students and on all topics, we are currently interested in works that are focused on matters of...
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May 1, 20201 min read
Meet the Editors
When you're done reading the three new works we've published today, learn a little about our staff.
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Apr 9, 20201 min read
Our Interview with TrishHopkinson.com
Click here to read our interview with "poet, blogger, and advocate for the literary arts," Trish Hopkinson! We were thrilled to talk...
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Mar 26, 20201 min read
@theWEIGHTJ ~ Follow us on Twitter!
Our Twitter account is now up and running! We will be using it to share our accepted works, as well as publishing opportunities outside...
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Mar 24, 20201 min read
What we mean by “WEIGHT”
We are looking to publish complete works that carry some "weight" or gravitas. Writing that leaves the reader a bit stunned, stopped in...
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Mar 18, 20201 min read
ATTN Writers: Submissions are Open and Editors are Reading to Publish on April 1st!
The WEIGHT is actively reading the submissions we've received and will begin publishing accepted material on April 1st!
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