Wild Roof Journal
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WRJ is a community for visual & literary art. We're interested in creativity & nature & connections. Check out our website and open submissions / wildroofjournal.com / wildroofjournal.substack.com / EIC @aaronlelito.bsky.social
Authors Simmons Buntin and Kathryn Wilder talk about creative nonfiction (aka narrative nonfiction) as a genre and what makes it an exciting artform for writers today.
Check out the full conversation here: youtu.be/Qnb6nv706gQ?...
Check out the full conversation here: youtu.be/Qnb6nv706gQ?...
December 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Authors Simmons Buntin and Kathryn Wilder talk about creative nonfiction (aka narrative nonfiction) as a genre and what makes it an exciting artform for writers today.
Check out the full conversation here: youtu.be/Qnb6nv706gQ?...
Check out the full conversation here: youtu.be/Qnb6nv706gQ?...
December 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Check out our new writing prompt, available here: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/notebook-n...
December 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Check out our new writing prompt, available here: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/notebook-n...
wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/stillness-...
Check out our new guest post from Issue 31 contributor Ingrid Brown, who shares how she brings her love for natural landscapes into the studio
Check out our new guest post from Issue 31 contributor Ingrid Brown, who shares how she brings her love for natural landscapes into the studio
November 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/stillness-...
Check out our new guest post from Issue 31 contributor Ingrid Brown, who shares how she brings her love for natural landscapes into the studio
Check out our new guest post from Issue 31 contributor Ingrid Brown, who shares how she brings her love for natural landscapes into the studio
Issues | Submissions | wildroofjournal.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Issues | Submissions | wildroofjournal.com
Author Michael Engelhard joins the WRJ Podcast to talk about his essay collection No Place Like Nome: The Bering Strait Seen Through Its Most Storied City.
*Listen on any podcast app or web (wildroofjournal.podbean.com)
*Watch on Wild Roof Journal's YouTube channel
youtu.be/ad7IIeExXuo?...
*Listen on any podcast app or web (wildroofjournal.podbean.com)
*Watch on Wild Roof Journal's YouTube channel
youtu.be/ad7IIeExXuo?...
November 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Author Michael Engelhard joins the WRJ Podcast to talk about his essay collection No Place Like Nome: The Bering Strait Seen Through Its Most Storied City.
*Listen on any podcast app or web (wildroofjournal.podbean.com)
*Watch on Wild Roof Journal's YouTube channel
youtu.be/ad7IIeExXuo?...
*Listen on any podcast app or web (wildroofjournal.podbean.com)
*Watch on Wild Roof Journal's YouTube channel
youtu.be/ad7IIeExXuo?...
We have new nominations to announce! Congrats to our amazing contributors.
November 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
We have new nominations to announce! Congrats to our amazing contributors.
wildroofjournal.com/submissions
We're open for Issue 32 & beyond
Here's a wonderful piece from the Fall 2025 issue
We're open for Issue 32 & beyond
Here's a wonderful piece from the Fall 2025 issue
October 31, 2025 at 1:34 PM
wildroofjournal.com/submissions
We're open for Issue 32 & beyond
Here's a wonderful piece from the Fall 2025 issue
We're open for Issue 32 & beyond
Here's a wonderful piece from the Fall 2025 issue
wildroofjournal.com/submissions
We're open for Issue 32 and beyond
We're open for Issue 32 and beyond
October 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
wildroofjournal.com/submissions
We're open for Issue 32 and beyond
We're open for Issue 32 and beyond
Check out our new submission listings here: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/saturday-s...
@psmokejournal.bsky.social #litmags #submityourwork
@psmokejournal.bsky.social #litmags #submityourwork
October 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Check out our new submission listings here: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/saturday-s...
@psmokejournal.bsky.social #litmags #submityourwork
@psmokejournal.bsky.social #litmags #submityourwork
Haibun anyone? This new piece investigates the popular poetic form:
"In her Feb. 2014 essay, 'More than the Birds, Bees, and Trees,' poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil explains that a haibun juxtaposes a poetic prose journey or landscape description..."
wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/to-liberat...
"In her Feb. 2014 essay, 'More than the Birds, Bees, and Trees,' poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil explains that a haibun juxtaposes a poetic prose journey or landscape description..."
wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/to-liberat...
October 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Haibun anyone? This new piece investigates the popular poetic form:
"In her Feb. 2014 essay, 'More than the Birds, Bees, and Trees,' poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil explains that a haibun juxtaposes a poetic prose journey or landscape description..."
wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/to-liberat...
"In her Feb. 2014 essay, 'More than the Birds, Bees, and Trees,' poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil explains that a haibun juxtaposes a poetic prose journey or landscape description..."
wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/to-liberat...
In this podcast episode, we learn about Marybeth Holleman's new novel, Bloom Again, and we get into the central themes of the book: climate anxiety, changing ecosystems, and the question of how to navigate it all.
youtu.be/1IsuB-yzWbk?...
youtu.be/1IsuB-yzWbk?...
October 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
In this podcast episode, we learn about Marybeth Holleman's new novel, Bloom Again, and we get into the central themes of the book: climate anxiety, changing ecosystems, and the question of how to navigate it all.
youtu.be/1IsuB-yzWbk?...
youtu.be/1IsuB-yzWbk?...
ISSUE 31 | Fall 2025
Here's another selection from the new issue: "Garden of Verse" by Amber Penney
Beautifully done 💚📖🌱
See the full issue at wildroofjournal.com
Here's another selection from the new issue: "Garden of Verse" by Amber Penney
Beautifully done 💚📖🌱
See the full issue at wildroofjournal.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
ISSUE 31 | Fall 2025
Here's another selection from the new issue: "Garden of Verse" by Amber Penney
Beautifully done 💚📖🌱
See the full issue at wildroofjournal.com
Here's another selection from the new issue: "Garden of Verse" by Amber Penney
Beautifully done 💚📖🌱
See the full issue at wildroofjournal.com
wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/the-anythi...
Today, I have the pleasure of sharing an interview with Rachel Becker (Asst. Poetry Editor) & Judy McClure (Asst. CNF Editor), who share their insights about Porcupine Literary, a publication by and for teachers.
Today, I have the pleasure of sharing an interview with Rachel Becker (Asst. Poetry Editor) & Judy McClure (Asst. CNF Editor), who share their insights about Porcupine Literary, a publication by and for teachers.
October 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/the-anythi...
Today, I have the pleasure of sharing an interview with Rachel Becker (Asst. Poetry Editor) & Judy McClure (Asst. CNF Editor), who share their insights about Porcupine Literary, a publication by and for teachers.
Today, I have the pleasure of sharing an interview with Rachel Becker (Asst. Poetry Editor) & Judy McClure (Asst. CNF Editor), who share their insights about Porcupine Literary, a publication by and for teachers.
Get the new issue here: wildroofjournal.com/issue-31
September 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Get the new issue here: wildroofjournal.com/issue-31
It's pub day for our new issue!
Poetry | Fiction | Nonfiction | Visual Art
Check it out: wildroofjournal.com/issue-31
#poetry #creativecommunity #litmag
Poetry | Fiction | Nonfiction | Visual Art
Check it out: wildroofjournal.com/issue-31
#poetry #creativecommunity #litmag
September 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
It's pub day for our new issue!
Poetry | Fiction | Nonfiction | Visual Art
Check it out: wildroofjournal.com/issue-31
#poetry #creativecommunity #litmag
Poetry | Fiction | Nonfiction | Visual Art
Check it out: wildroofjournal.com/issue-31
#poetry #creativecommunity #litmag
From Summer 2025 issue | Read the full essay: wildroofjournal.com/issue-30-gallery-2/#RachelBunting
September 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
From Summer 2025 issue | Read the full essay: wildroofjournal.com/issue-30-gallery-2/#RachelBunting
Awesome new edition from @santafereview.bsky.social - digital copy available at www.sfcc.edu/santa-fe-lit...
September 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Awesome new edition from @santafereview.bsky.social - digital copy available at www.sfcc.edu/santa-fe-lit...
From our new book review: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/navigating...
Organic Matter paints a luminous portrait of the rural ecosystem that feeds the city and explores one perceptive young woman’s relationship with faith, labor, love, family, the body, and the ground. @autofocusbooks.bsky.social
Organic Matter paints a luminous portrait of the rural ecosystem that feeds the city and explores one perceptive young woman’s relationship with faith, labor, love, family, the body, and the ground. @autofocusbooks.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
From our new book review: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/navigating...
Organic Matter paints a luminous portrait of the rural ecosystem that feeds the city and explores one perceptive young woman’s relationship with faith, labor, love, family, the body, and the ground. @autofocusbooks.bsky.social
Organic Matter paints a luminous portrait of the rural ecosystem that feeds the city and explores one perceptive young woman’s relationship with faith, labor, love, family, the body, and the ground. @autofocusbooks.bsky.social
Read our new book review: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/navigating...
Organic Matter paints a luminous portrait of the rural ecosystem that feeds the city and explores one perceptive young woman’s relationship with faith, labor, love, family, the body, and the ground. @autofocusbooks.bsky.social
Organic Matter paints a luminous portrait of the rural ecosystem that feeds the city and explores one perceptive young woman’s relationship with faith, labor, love, family, the body, and the ground. @autofocusbooks.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Read our new book review: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/navigating...
Organic Matter paints a luminous portrait of the rural ecosystem that feeds the city and explores one perceptive young woman’s relationship with faith, labor, love, family, the body, and the ground. @autofocusbooks.bsky.social
Organic Matter paints a luminous portrait of the rural ecosystem that feeds the city and explores one perceptive young woman’s relationship with faith, labor, love, family, the body, and the ground. @autofocusbooks.bsky.social
In our new podcast episode, we learn about Marybeth Holleman's diverse background that bridges the arts and sciences, as well as her new novel, Bloom Again. Watch the full episode: youtu.be/1IsuB-yzWbk?...
#litmag #books #writers
#litmag #books #writers
September 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
In our new podcast episode, we learn about Marybeth Holleman's diverse background that bridges the arts and sciences, as well as her new novel, Bloom Again. Watch the full episode: youtu.be/1IsuB-yzWbk?...
#litmag #books #writers
#litmag #books #writers
From Summer 2025 issue | Read the full story: wildroofjournal.com/issue-30-gal...
September 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
From Summer 2025 issue | Read the full story: wildroofjournal.com/issue-30-gal...
September 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Here's a clip of the August episode with Fr. Isaac Slater, author of "Do Not Judge Anyone": Desert Wisdom for a Polarized World.
Listen to the full episode on any podcast app or watch on YouTube (youtu.be/Ev8fGCidTL4?...)
Listen to the full episode on any podcast app or watch on YouTube (youtu.be/Ev8fGCidTL4?...)
September 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Here's a clip of the August episode with Fr. Isaac Slater, author of "Do Not Judge Anyone": Desert Wisdom for a Polarized World.
Listen to the full episode on any podcast app or watch on YouTube (youtu.be/Ev8fGCidTL4?...)
Listen to the full episode on any podcast app or watch on YouTube (youtu.be/Ev8fGCidTL4?...)
Wonderful new piece up on the WRJ Substack. Check it out here: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/the-wisdom...
@ellisedenauthor.bsky.social #thehobbit #tolkien #books
@ellisedenauthor.bsky.social #thehobbit #tolkien #books
August 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Wonderful new piece up on the WRJ Substack. Check it out here: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/the-wisdom...
@ellisedenauthor.bsky.social #thehobbit #tolkien #books
@ellisedenauthor.bsky.social #thehobbit #tolkien #books