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Passages North
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A national literary magazine based at Northern Michigan University.

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Today's the day! I know you've been procrastinating on getting those poems/essays/short-shorts submission ready, but speak now or forever hold your peace!
April 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Submit now or forever hold your peace. Only 1 day left to submit to the Elinor Benedict Poetry Prize and the Ray Ventre Memorial Nonfiction Prize!

Find submission guidelines and more at passagesnorth.com/contests
April 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Act fast! Only 5 days left to submit to our poetry and CNF contests!

passagesnorth.com/contests
April 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Back by popular demand! Show off your exquisite taste in literary magazines this summer! Snag a Passages North t-shirt or baseball cap today!

We only have another week left for our fundraiser, so act fast!

Check out the link in our bio to find the store!
April 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We are so thrilled to see contributor @erindorney.bsky.social new book "Yes I Am Human I Know You Were Wondering" out in the world from @autofocusbooks.bsky.social !! Congrats, Erin!!!
March 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We are still open for submission for our Elinor Benedict Poetry Prize judged by Diane Seuss! Enter your best poems for a chance to win some $$$ and publication in Passages North!

More info at passagesnorth.com/contests
March 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Shorts team lead Jordan Vines on today’s short: "Apocalypse is a genre all too familiar. And yet, “The Movie Theater at the End of the World” invites us to experience the end like a good film: tinged with nostalgia; a blissful memory of how the world used to be."

Check it out at passagesnorth.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Do you have a visually-striking essay? Or a formally-inventive memoir? Or even just a darn-good piece on velociraptors? You should submit it to our CNF contest! Subs open now until April 15
February 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Check out our interview with Diane Seuss, judge of the 2025 Elinor Benedict Poetry Prize, conducted by Alex Watanen.

Check out the interview, contest info, and more at passagesnorth.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Issue 46 of Passages North is now available!

Featuring work from Nancy Nguyen, May-lee Chai (翟梅莉), Steve Gergley, Will Musgrove, Allison Field Bell, Areej Quraishi, Kenton K. Yee, Matthew Tuckner, Mike Nagel, Acie Clark, Sara Mae, and many, many more!

Get your copy today!
February 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
That’s right! Our poetry and nonfiction contests are NOW OPEN until April 15th!
February 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Get your poems and essays ready! Passages North's CNF and poetry prizes open this weekend! Check out passagesnorth.com/contests for more info!
February 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Happy December! Free submissions are now open for our Poetry, CNF, Shot-Shorts, and Visual Essay categories! Hope to be swooned by your work soon!
December 1, 2024 at 5:31 PM
ANNOUNCING the new glorious issue of Passages North!

Featuring the words of Yao Xiao, Giovannai Rosa, Monica Prince, Haolun Xu, Ross Showalter, and many more!

You can get issue 45 NOW on our site or at the Passages North table at AWP!!
January 29, 2024 at 7:49 PM