phoebe journal
@phoebejournal.bsky.social
A journal of literature and art published by George Mason University. Submissions are closed for the winter 55.1 edition!
https://linktr.ee/phoebejournal
https://phoebe.submittable.com/submit
https://linktr.ee/phoebejournal
https://phoebe.submittable.com/submit
Meet our poetry editors: Taylor, poetry editor, & McKinley, assistant poetry editor!
Taylor (she/her) is a 3rd year MFA poetry student. She loves cross-stitch, basketball, and contains multitudes.
McKinley (he/him) is a 2nd year MFA poetry student. He enjoys spending time outdoors and art museums!
Taylor (she/her) is a 3rd year MFA poetry student. She loves cross-stitch, basketball, and contains multitudes.
McKinley (he/him) is a 2nd year MFA poetry student. He enjoys spending time outdoors and art museums!
November 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Meet our poetry editors: Taylor, poetry editor, & McKinley, assistant poetry editor!
Taylor (she/her) is a 3rd year MFA poetry student. She loves cross-stitch, basketball, and contains multitudes.
McKinley (he/him) is a 2nd year MFA poetry student. He enjoys spending time outdoors and art museums!
Taylor (she/her) is a 3rd year MFA poetry student. She loves cross-stitch, basketball, and contains multitudes.
McKinley (he/him) is a 2nd year MFA poetry student. He enjoys spending time outdoors and art museums!
Meet our editor-in-chief: Jacob!
Jacob (3rd year, MFA fiction) loves bird watching, baking, and antiquing! Jacob’s favorite books are Orlando by Virginia Woolf and Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov.
Jacob (3rd year, MFA fiction) loves bird watching, baking, and antiquing! Jacob’s favorite books are Orlando by Virginia Woolf and Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov.
November 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Meet our editor-in-chief: Jacob!
Jacob (3rd year, MFA fiction) loves bird watching, baking, and antiquing! Jacob’s favorite books are Orlando by Virginia Woolf and Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov.
Jacob (3rd year, MFA fiction) loves bird watching, baking, and antiquing! Jacob’s favorite books are Orlando by Virginia Woolf and Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov.
Take a look at phoebe’s Best of Net nominations! 🙂↕️
October 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Take a look at phoebe’s Best of Net nominations! 🙂↕️
The Submittable will show all fee-waived submission portals. Head to our Submittable link to submit! To make space for voices that publishing too often overlooks, phoebe journal is offering free submissions for BIPOC and underrepresented writers starting today until our submissions close on Oct 8.
October 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The Submittable will show all fee-waived submission portals. Head to our Submittable link to submit! To make space for voices that publishing too often overlooks, phoebe journal is offering free submissions for BIPOC and underrepresented writers starting today until our submissions close on Oct 8.
Imagine if we did a fee-free weekend… oh wait, we are! It’s this weekend! Go submit your pieces now 😌 It ends on Sunday the 21st.
#WritingCommunity #CallForSubmissions #FeeFreeWeekend
#WritingCommunity #CallForSubmissions #FeeFreeWeekend
September 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Imagine if we did a fee-free weekend… oh wait, we are! It’s this weekend! Go submit your pieces now 😌 It ends on Sunday the 21st.
#WritingCommunity #CallForSubmissions #FeeFreeWeekend
#WritingCommunity #CallForSubmissions #FeeFreeWeekend
Hi everyone:
There’s a new submission deadline for phoebe, on October 8! Thank you for understanding and make sure to make note of the new date so that you can get your submissions in on time 🙂
There’s a new submission deadline for phoebe, on October 8! Thank you for understanding and make sure to make note of the new date so that you can get your submissions in on time 🙂
September 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Hi everyone:
There’s a new submission deadline for phoebe, on October 8! Thank you for understanding and make sure to make note of the new date so that you can get your submissions in on time 🙂
There’s a new submission deadline for phoebe, on October 8! Thank you for understanding and make sure to make note of the new date so that you can get your submissions in on time 🙂
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phoebe’s submissions are open now for the winter edition, 55.1! Find the Submittable link in our bio!
phoebe’s submissions are open now for the winter edition, 55.1! Find the Submittable link in our bio!
August 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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phoebe’s submissions are open now for the winter edition, 55.1! Find the Submittable link in our bio!
phoebe’s submissions are open now for the winter edition, 55.1! Find the Submittable link in our bio!
Our Spring issue, 54.2, is live! Please give it a read; we're really proud of this one. All of our contributors did an amazing job. The link to check it out is in our bio!!!
May 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Our Spring issue, 54.2, is live! Please give it a read; we're really proud of this one. All of our contributors did an amazing job. The link to check it out is in our bio!!!
Happy to announce the winners of our Spring 2025 Contest for issue 54.2. Jumaana Abdu for Fiction, Esther Ra for Nonfiction, and @sethpeterson.bsky.social for Poetry. Stay tuned for the launch of 54.2 in May, where you can read these lovely pieces and the other finalists.
April 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Happy to announce the winners of our Spring 2025 Contest for issue 54.2. Jumaana Abdu for Fiction, Esther Ra for Nonfiction, and @sethpeterson.bsky.social for Poetry. Stay tuned for the launch of 54.2 in May, where you can read these lovely pieces and the other finalists.
Now up are two reviews of our Spring 2025 Poetry Contest Judge Corey Van Landingham's book Reader, I. Reviews written by our Poetry Editor, Victoria Jean Reynolds, and Assistant Poetry Editor, @taylorfthiel.bsky.social . Link in bio!
April 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Now up are two reviews of our Spring 2025 Poetry Contest Judge Corey Van Landingham's book Reader, I. Reviews written by our Poetry Editor, Victoria Jean Reynolds, and Assistant Poetry Editor, @taylorfthiel.bsky.social . Link in bio!
Our fiction editor, Connor, interviewed our fiction judge for the spring 2025 contest, Halle Hill. Give it a read!
April 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Our fiction editor, Connor, interviewed our fiction judge for the spring 2025 contest, Halle Hill. Give it a read!
Live now is our interview with Spring 2025 contest Judge,
@aaronburch.bsky.social and our nonfiction editor, Faith Palermo! Give it a read, and go ahead and purchase Aaron's latest book as well!!!
@aaronburch.bsky.social and our nonfiction editor, Faith Palermo! Give it a read, and go ahead and purchase Aaron's latest book as well!!!
March 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Live now is our interview with Spring 2025 contest Judge,
@aaronburch.bsky.social and our nonfiction editor, Faith Palermo! Give it a read, and go ahead and purchase Aaron's latest book as well!!!
@aaronburch.bsky.social and our nonfiction editor, Faith Palermo! Give it a read, and go ahead and purchase Aaron's latest book as well!!!
Announcement! Due to an unprecedented amount of submissions, phoebe has decided to close fiction submissions early.
Other genres will remain open, fee-free, until March 20th @ 11:59pm EST or until the submission limit for that genre is reached. Thank you for your submissions!
Other genres will remain open, fee-free, until March 20th @ 11:59pm EST or until the submission limit for that genre is reached. Thank you for your submissions!
March 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Announcement! Due to an unprecedented amount of submissions, phoebe has decided to close fiction submissions early.
Other genres will remain open, fee-free, until March 20th @ 11:59pm EST or until the submission limit for that genre is reached. Thank you for your submissions!
Other genres will remain open, fee-free, until March 20th @ 11:59pm EST or until the submission limit for that genre is reached. Thank you for your submissions!
Huge announcment! Phoebe has decided to extend our Spring 2025 contest deadline to March 20th. Not only are we extending the deadline, but we're also making the last two days (19th and 20th) of this extension fee-free!!!
March 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Huge announcment! Phoebe has decided to extend our Spring 2025 contest deadline to March 20th. Not only are we extending the deadline, but we're also making the last two days (19th and 20th) of this extension fee-free!!!
It's that time folks! The last day to submit to our Spring 2025 Contest.
March 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It's that time folks! The last day to submit to our Spring 2025 Contest.
A reminder that our Spring 2025 Contest ends in just a little over a week, on the 15th of March. The submission fee is $7 and winners receive $500!!! If you need a fee waiver or have any questions, feel free to send us an email.
March 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A reminder that our Spring 2025 Contest ends in just a little over a week, on the 15th of March. The submission fee is $7 and winners receive $500!!! If you need a fee waiver or have any questions, feel free to send us an email.
Phoebe's Incarcerated Writers Project (IWP) is looking for George Mason Alumni to join the team as readers. Check out the QR code for more information on our website. Please share if you know any alumni who might be interested!
March 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Phoebe's Incarcerated Writers Project (IWP) is looking for George Mason Alumni to join the team as readers. Check out the QR code for more information on our website. Please share if you know any alumni who might be interested!
This! Weekend! Only! Phoebe is holding a fee free weekend for our Spring 2025 Contest. Submit away!
February 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This! Weekend! Only! Phoebe is holding a fee free weekend for our Spring 2025 Contest. Submit away!
We are proud to show off our wonderful Poetry Editors, Tori Reynolds and Taylor Franson-Thiel. They both want to read your submissions (with a March 15th deadline)!
February 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
We are proud to show off our wonderful Poetry Editors, Tori Reynolds and Taylor Franson-Thiel. They both want to read your submissions (with a March 15th deadline)!
Welcome to the world our fantastic Nonfiction Editors, Faith Palermo and Austin Lavigne! Both are excited to read your submissions sent to us by March 15th!
February 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Welcome to the world our fantastic Nonfiction Editors, Faith Palermo and Austin Lavigne! Both are excited to read your submissions sent to us by March 15th!
Happy to introduce to the world our lovely fiction editors, Connor and Scott! A reminder that we are open for submissions until March 15th. Send these two your work!
February 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Happy to introduce to the world our lovely fiction editors, Connor and Scott! A reminder that we are open for submissions until March 15th. Send these two your work!
Issue 54.1 is now live on our website! Link is in the bio.
February 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Issue 54.1 is now live on our website! Link is in the bio.
Happy to announce that our Spring 2025 Contest is open tomorrow and will run until March 15th! First prize winners in each genre will receive $500, and honorable mentions will receive our standard contributor rate of $30 per accepted piece.
January 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Happy to announce that our Spring 2025 Contest is open tomorrow and will run until March 15th! First prize winners in each genre will receive $500, and honorable mentions will receive our standard contributor rate of $30 per accepted piece.