Publications
Community Anthologies
In an era when so many literary magazines are closing their doors, we’re dedicated to building more platforms for our communities’ voices. Each year, we bring on four editors-in-chief to produce their own Community Anthologies — mini issues that showcase 6-8 writers or artists, each tethered to a topic of the editor’s choosing.
Our Anthologies
Each anthology has its own unique focus and aesthetic, curated by the editor-in-chief.
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Community Anthologies: 2023
On Work • Curated by Say Madges
Explore the Anthology: On Work • Curated by Say Madges“The media has fomented a moral panic — ‘no one wants to work anymore’ — when, more accurately, no one wants to work under these conditions anymore.”
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Community Anthologies: 2023
On Permanence • Curated by Briana Gwin
Explore the Anthology: On Permanence • Curated by Briana Gwin“Maybe you are like me, and you’ve been thinking a lot about permanence.”
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Community Anthologies: 2023
On Rivers • Curated by Patrycja Humienik
Explore the Anthology: On Rivers • Curated by Patrycja Humienik“A river is a contested site. I return again and again to rivers, real and imagined.”
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Community Anthologies: 2023
On Tending • Curated by Bianca Ng
Explore the Anthology: On Tending • Curated by Bianca Ng“What are you shedding these days in order to become more yourself?”
Process
We provide all the necessary tools and guidance for community members to edit their own mini-issues.
Our editors-in-chief work as a cohort, supporting each other as they curate their calls for submission, edit their contributors’ pieces, and finally, publish their individual anthologies. The process is laid out in month-long segments, with group and individual check-ins, as well as communication platforms for everyone to stay in touch between meetings. By sharing our knowledge and our resources, we are empowering the next wave of editors to dream big and learn how to curate their own mini-issues without the logistical hurdles of having to start their own publication.
Publications
“Seventh Wave’s approach to publication is truly radical in the best of ways.”
Our issues explore topics that encapsulate the most pressing social issues of our times.
Our Spotlights help make the act of writing more approachable, highlighting each maker’s inspiration and process.
“There is a different feeling to being published as part of a cohort, all writing toward the same theme.
“Whatever that feeling is — community, care, solidarity, grace — Seventh Wave, in its gestures, is holding this space, a space where our words can not only sit side by side but as part of a shared vision.”
— David Naimon, 2023 “On Rivers” Community Anthology contributor
