Nexus Literary Journal & Advocate for the Arts

04/10/2018

See you tonight!

04/03/2018

Reminder!!

02/19/2018

01/17/2018

Interested in becoming an editor? We are looking for a new president, treasurer, fiction editors, poetry editors, and art editors!

Learn more on how to become an editor at one of our meetings in the Millett Atrium (first floor of Millett, open area, we will have a sign that says Nexus)

Monday, January 22 at 10:30 a.m.
and/or
Tuesday, January 23 at 11:00 a.m.

Any questions? Contact [email protected]

12/30/2017

Congratulations to the winners of our Fall 2017 Water Theme! Check them out on our webpage https://nexusliteraryjournal.weebly.com/

Nexus Literary Journal & Advocate for the Arts is a student organization at Wright State University that publishes students creative works

11/14/2017

Thank you to everyone who submitted to our Fall 2017 journal. We are now in the process of selecting the winners. Stay tuned!

10/12/2017

Meet Jeanne Bozard:

Jeanne is Nexus Literary Journal and Advocate for the Arts' Assistant Fiction Editor. She is a junior English major with a concentration in professional writing. Jeanne has a passion for adventure and loves animals, especially dogs.

Stay tuned to meet all our other editors!

10/10/2017

Editor Spotlight!

Meet Erin: Nexus Literary Journal and Advocate for the Arts' President and Lead Editor. Erin is a graduate student at Wright State studying English Literature. Besides reading and writing, Erin enjoys backpacking, running, yoga, kayaking, and biking.

Erin got involved with Nexus because she is interested in providing a platform for aspiring artists and authors to share their work. She loves being apart of Wright State's artistic community!

Stay tuned to meet the rest of our editors!

10/03/2017

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!

Our Fall 2017 Online issue's theme is.... Water! From the Miami to the Mediterranean, from raindrops to reflections, this semester’s theme seeks to capture the deeper meaning behind water’s role in the natural order. We will accept submissions that are exclusively related to or themed around water.

We will be accepting submissions from now until November 5th.

09/30/2017

Our Lead Editor and Poetry Editor at the English Department's Open House! We are super excited about meeting some promising authors and artists today!

Graduate students Erin Sherrets and Porter Lyons.

09/29/2017

Come visit us at the English Department - Wright State University's Open House this evening from 3:30-5 in the fourth floor atrium of Millett! There will be cake AND cookies! And... of course, we will be introducing the theme for Nexus Literary Journal's Fall 2017 online issue :)

09/27/2017

Did you miss out on our first meeting?
No worries! Join us tomorrow, Thursday, September 28 at 4:00 p.m. in the Millett atrium.

09/11/2017

09/11/2017

Are you interested in becoming apart of the Nexus staff? Join us at our first meeting on Wednesday, September 20 at 9:00 a.m. in the Millett Atrium. We are looking for a Lead Arts Editor, Asst Arts Editors, Asst Fiction Editors, Asst Poetry Editors, Designers, Marketers, and a Business Manager. Any questions? Contact [email protected]. Hope to see you there!

07/03/2017

Hope you all have been enjoying your summer break! We are looking forward to reading some of your writing when we resume classes in the Fall. Until then, though, here are a few tips to keep yourself writing:

1. Join/start a writing group.
2. Buy a book, or download an app, that gives you daily writing prompts.
3. Work on a story you've already written. This is where the writing group would be helpful.
4. Use Pinterest writing prompts.
5. Set time goals rather than word/page count goals if you're feeling stuck. Sitting down and writing for 30-60 mins a day is a great start.

Have a safe & fun holiday, and keep writing!

04/12/2017

Didn't get a chance to attend our event last night? No worries, we have plenty of journals for you! Email us at [email protected] to arrange a pick up. Our journal is also featured electronically on our website: check it out!
http://nexusliteraryjournal.weebly.com/

Nexus Literary Journal & Advocate for the Arts is a student organization at Wright State University that publishes students creative works

04/12/2017

Here are a few pictures of our contributors reading their wonderful work at the event tonight.

04/12/2017

We had a full house tonight at our Fiction and Poetry Reading! Thank you to all our contributors and supporters!

03/21/2017

02/23/2017

We made the news! Thanks to everyone who attended our workshop!

http://www.theguardianonline.com/wright-life/2017/02/21/nexus-literary-journal-offers-writing-workshop/

On Feb. 22, Nexus Literary Journal will be offering a writing workshop starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Dixon Hearth Lounge. The lounge is located across from the Cyber Cafe in the Student Union. The event is open to all university students, faculty or staff members. Organization editor, Erin Sherrets s...

02/23/2017

Happy (almost) Spring Break! Don't forget to submit your work for the final publication of the 2017 school year!

The deadline for the Spring 2017 issue is Sunday, March 5 at 8:00 p.m.. Please submit all materials to [email protected]

Nexus Literary Journal & Advocate for the Arts only publishes authors/artists affiliated with Wright State University as a Student, Alumni, Staff, or Faculty member. We accept submissions by email...

10/23/2016

We are now accepting submissions for our Fall 2016 web-issue. Those selected for this issue will also be featured in our print issue in Spring of 2017. Check out our webpage for submission guidelines and more information : http://nexusliteraryjournal.weebly.com/

10/06/2016

Are you interested in joining the Nexus Literary Journal staff?. We are looking for editors, marketers, and anyone interested in creative writing or the publishing world. Nexus is open to all majors and will be holding a meeting on Thursday, 10/6 at 11 a.m. near the atrium on the first floor of Millett. Hope to see you there!

If you are unable to make the meeting but are still interested in joining, contact [email protected]

12/04/2015

The Nexus Journal serves as an outlet for arts at WSU. We will be hosting a Valentine's Day contest and submissions open later this week. Like/Friend our page to get the latest updates.

04/29/2015

Spring and All
by William Carlos Williams

By the road to the contagious hospital
under the surge of the blue
mottled clouds driven from the
northeast-a cold wind. Beyond, the
waste of broad, muddy fields
brown with dried weeds, standing and fallen

patches of standing water
the scattering of tall trees

All along the road the reddish
purplish, forked, upstanding, twiggy
stuff of bushes and small trees
with dead, brown leaves under them
leafless vines-

Lifeless in appearance, sluggish
dazed spring approaches-

They enter the new world naked,
cold, uncertain of all
save that they enter. All about them
the cold, familiar wind-

Now the grass, tomorrow
the stiff curl of wildcarrot leaf
One by one objects are defined-
It quickens: clarity, outline of leaf

But now the stark dignity of
entrance-Still, the profound change
has come upon them: rooted, they
grip down and begin to awaken