New (Still Free) Submissions Process
Spring Submissions Starts March 6 Submissions for the Spring 2023 Edition goes from March 6-20 and we hope you'll join in and help us make our 20th issue a special…
Brookville writer's group
Why Writer’s Block Party
Why I Remain an Active Member of Writer’s Block Party by Rachel Robinson Since graduating from college eleven years ago, I have been involved in four different writer’s groups: including spearheading…
Living Among Ghost Towns
by Hannah Allman Kennedy Imagining and Remembering the Past In my novel, And It All Came Tumbling Down, published by The Watershed Journal Literary Group, protagonist Amy Ireland recounts childhood…
Image by Greg Clary
Submitting to The Watershed Journal, an Inclusive Literary Magazine
Inclusive, authentic, diverse storytelling Got some work you'd like to submit to The Watershed Journal literary magazine? Check out this overview of our magazine production cycle to learn more about…
What is The Watershed Journal’s Magazine Publishing Process?
Each magazine cycle starts with a one-month submissions period. During this time, writers, poets, photographers and artists email their work to thewatershedjournal@gmail.com in order to be considered for the next edition. There is never a charge to submit to the Journal. As we collect, track and share the submissions within our production staff, we market across platforms to reach as many local storytellers as we can.
New Edition is Out Now!
The newest issue of The Watershed Journal is full of all-new stories, poetry, photography and artwork from the western Pennsylvania Wilds and is available now on our website!
3 Reasons to Pay Attention to the NW PA Literary Scene
Our passion for each individual voice and perspective brings us closer and improves our craft. We have seen each other grow and struggle and risk and adapt. New voices are welcomed and encouraged and veteran wordsmiths are valued and heard. We believe a wider audience will enjoy storytelling from the Pennsylvania Wilds because we can’t get enough of it!
08 - Spring 2020 Edition
Spring 2020 Edition Coming April 20
We are committed to uplifting our community during this time of crisis. Our stories, poems and images have amazing power to connect us during this time and we are grateful to our supporters and submitters. Although we are temporarily pausing all physical events, we are getting creative and finding new ways to empower the voices of our region.
Keep TWJ Authentic: Submit Your Work!
Our submitters are one big reason why we have been so successful. Our readers are another. There is a hunger in our region for better representation than what is currently available from the media. We have opted for authenticity, diversity and honesty. In a literary world obsessed with superlatives, wanting to know who is better than whom, we instead have chosen to focus on what is real and uplift the voices in our area in truth.
TWJ takes on Cooperative Publishing (with help from some friends)
Publishing books is a big step, but it feels like the right directions for TWJ. We will continue to produce quarterly literary magazines, hold workshops and events, but now we have one more opportunity to offer our growing community of storytellers. And more books by more writers in the western PA Wilds is right in line with our mission to elevate and empower regional authorship.