The Midway is a vibrant neighborhood located off I-94 that borders the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. It’s also the home to the Minnesota state fairgrounds. Alive with a mix of energies and people, The Midway is a place of boundary crossing, reflecting our vision for this journal.

Our goal is that Midway Journal act as a bridge between aesthetics (and coasts), and, like any good fair, that it also creates an engaging sense of place for our readers. The work we publish aims to complicate and question the boundaries of genre, binary, and perspective. It offers surprises and ways of re-seeing, re-thinking, and re-feeling: a veritable banquet of literary fare.

We seek to publish a variety of styles and diverse voices, and we are honored to present work by new and established writers alike. We especially welcome marginalized voices and authors from underrepresented communities to submit their writing.

We publish four issues annually with new issues going live on the 15^th of January, April, July, and October. Experience the wide range of prose, poetry, and artwork/photography in Midway Journal.

Awards

Works published by authors in Midway Journal have won numerous awards and have appeared in anthologies such as The Best Small Fictions anthology and the best microfictions anthology.

Authors who have published with us have also won, or have been finalists for, Best of the Net awards and have made the Wigleaf top 50 long list.

We currently nominate for Pushcarts, The Best Small Fictions anthology, the best microfictions anthology, and Best of the Net awards.

Please enjoy and submit your work for consideration.

Community 

Care to comment about a specific work published in Midway Journal? Share comments and interact with readers and writers at our Facebook page, Instagram page, and Threads account, where we encourage public dialogue with everyone who delights and shares in the Midway Journal experience. Welcome!

The Editors

Midway Journal is a member of Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP)

Check out our Duotrope listing 

Donations: 

Please consider making a one-time or annual donation to Midway Journal. Any amount is welcome. Every contribution matters. Your contributions will help us keep all Midway content free to the public.

Thank you for your generosity.