The Wave : Harvard's First Asian Literary Magazine

31/10/2023

‼️DEADLINE EXTENDED‼️
🌟SUBMISSIONS DUE NOV 5🌟

CALLING ALL WRITERS AND ARTISTS!!

The very term “revolution” holds a dual weight—one of cyclical orbits and seismic shifts. In the vastness of the cosmos, celestial bodies revolve in their endless dance, governed by invisible forces. So too do our lives take cyclical paths.

There is a quiet strength in equilibrium. In the vastness of change, what grounding forces keep you centered? What pivotal axis does your life spin upon? Is it the job you clock into, the loved ones you come home to, or perhaps the dreams you’ve yet to chase? Is this what you want your world to orbit?

Alternatively, revolution can mean a defiance and breakage of orbits, a force of its own that can shake societies and reform cultures. What revolutions are you a part of? What orbits in your life are you trying to break free from?

For this edition, REVOLUTION, we ask you to reflect on the gravitational catalysts and invisible threads connecting us all.

We publish short fiction, poetry, visual art, interviews, essays, and probably that other weird, formless, uncategorizable thing you’re planning on making, too. Our publication features contributors from the pan-Asian diaspora. Submissions are now open until October 29th (link in bio). We can’t wait to see what you’ve got.

15/10/2023

CALLING ALL WRITERS AND ARTISTS!!

The very term “revolution” holds a dual weight—one of cyclical orbits and seismic shifts. In the vastness of the cosmos, celestial bodies revolve in their endless dance, governed by invisible forces. So too do our lives take cyclical paths.

There is a quiet strength in equilibrium. In the vastness of change, what grounding forces keep you centered? What pivotal axis does your life spin upon? Is it the job you clock into, the loved ones you come home to, or perhaps the dreams you’ve yet to chase? Is this what you want your world to orbit?

Alternatively, revolution can mean a defiance and breakage of orbits, a force of its own that can shake societies and reform cultures. What revolutions are you a part of? What orbits in your life are you trying to break free from?

For this edition, REVOLUTION, we ask you to reflect on the gravitational catalysts and invisible threads connecting us all.

We publish short fiction, poetry, visual art, interviews, essays, and probably that other weird, formless, uncategorizable thing you’re planning on making, too. Our publication features contributors from the pan-Asian diaspora. Submissions are now open until October 29th (link in bio). We can’t wait to see what you’ve got.

15/09/2023

Let’s goooo comp starting!! We’re so stoked to meet you 🌊🌊🌊

08/09/2023

U already know what’s going on!!!

19/03/2023

🚨DEADLINE EXTENDED!!🚨We will be accepting submissions until THIS FRIDAY 3/24 @ 11:59pm!
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The experiences in our lives do not begin or end. Memories bleed into the present. Identities intersect. Moments of joy and sadness are buried and reemerge as lenses through which we interpret what the world does to us. It’s all never really over.

The theme of this issue of The Wave is SUPERPOSITION. Take any of its above definitions, or create your own. What happens when identities layer one atop the other? We are interested in work that explores our layered world, the ways we move in it and the little collisions and contradictions that make it all up. Tell us about an impossible dream. Recount a time when you misremembered or misidentified something. Place two opposing thoughts right next to one another in a little cage like Beyblades. And then let it rip!

We publish short fiction, poetry, visual art, interviews, essays, and probably that other weird, formless, uncategorizable thing you’re planning on making, too. Our publication features contributors from the pan-Asian diaspora. Submissions are now open until March 20 (link in bio). We can’t wait to see what you’ve got.

01/03/2023

CALLING ALL WRITERS AND ARTISTS!!

The experiences in our lives do not begin or end. Memories bleed into the present. Identities intersect. Moments of joy and sadness are buried and reemerge as lenses through which we interpret what the world does to us. It’s all never really over.

The theme of this issue of The Wave is SUPERPOSITION. Take any of its above definitions, or create your own. What happens when identities layer one atop the other? We are interested in work that explores our layered world, the ways we move in it and the little collisions and contradictions that make it all up. Tell us about an impossible dream. Recount a time when you misremembered or misidentified something. Place two opposing thoughts right next to one another in a little cage like Beyblades. And then let it rip!

We publish short fiction, poetry, visual art, interviews, essays, and probably that other weird, formless, uncategorizable thing you’re planning on making, too. Our publication features contributors from the pan-Asian diaspora. Submissions are now open until March 20 (link in bio). We can’t wait to see what you’ve got.

08/02/2023

Open mic with this Friday at 7pm!! Food from Kong (crab Rangoon and scallion pancakes) and mocktail will be provided as well as copies of our 2022 Legends magazine!! please come out to support all these amazing artists

03/02/2023

Today’s open mic collab with the CWC is postponed !!! It will now take place Feb 10 at 7 pm, at the same location! Stay warm all!

31/01/2023

Open mic with this Friday at 7pm!! Food from Kong (crab Rangoon and scallion pancakes) and mocktail will be provided as well as copies of our 2022 Legends magazine!! please sign up to perform and/or come out to support all these amazing artists

13/12/2022

Looking to this spring, the Wave and the Creative Writing Collective are teaming up to kick off the semester with an open mic on Friday, February 3! Share your poetry, songs, plays, stand-up, short stories, narratives, and more with us! Food from Kong and fun mocktails will be provided, and copies of our Fall 2022 issue Legends will also be distributed!! Event will be occurring in the Thompson Room in the Barker Center (accessible space). Mark your calendars!!!!!
Sign up to perform at the link in our bio (NO experience necessary!) 🌊🌊🌊

27/10/2022

Join The Wave and other cultural groups groups on campus and the Harvard Affirmative Action Coalition for an open mic celebrating the diverse multicultural talents at the College! 💫 This open mic will also be a fundraiser for the rally in DC during the 10/31 Supreme Court hearing for the Harvard Affirmative Action case.

Want to perform? Sign up by Wed 10/26 @ midnight with the link in our bio.

19/10/2022

DEADLINE EXTENDED BY 5 DAYS! Submissions due this Sunday, Oct 23 by 11:59pm to the link in our bio 🌊

16/10/2022

3 days left to submit to our Fall 2022 Issue, Legends! ⭐️ Link to submit is in bio.

08/10/2022

Calling all pan-asian writers, artists, and creators!! Submit to our Fall 2022 Issue Legends by October 18th 💫

Legends is a way for us to reflect on the stories that mold us and continue to mold us.

We are each a mosaic of the places, experiences, and people that have come before us. Whether they are family anecdotes, cultural or religious lore, or tall tales about places dear to our hearts, The Wave invites you to explore the stories that make up who you are in our Fall 2022 issue Legends.

Link in bio!

07/05/2022

The Wave is excited to announce the launch of Dreamscapes, our 2022 spring issue, with a launch party and open mic TOMORROW 8-9pm at The Signet (46 Dunster street)!! Please sign up to perform at the open mic with the link in our bio (bit.ly/waveopenmic)!

Refreshments and snacks will be provided ✨

We are so so excited to share this magazine issue with you all. Come for live performances, special treats, and good company! 🌊🌊🌊

02/05/2022

The Wave is excited to announce the launch of Dreamscapes, our 2022 spring issue, with a launch party and open mic on MAY 8TH 8-9pm at The Signet!! Please sign up to perform at the open mic with the link in our bio (bit.ly/waveopenmic)!

Refreshments and snacks will be provided ✨

We are so so excited to share this magazine issue with you all. Come for live performances, special treats, and good company! 🌊🌊🌊

14/03/2022

LAST DAY TO SUBMIT TO DREAMSCAPES! Get your submissions in, we are so excited to see them all ☁️✨ Link in bio!

08/03/2022

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 14!!!

The Wave, Harvard’s Pan-Asian literary arts magazine, invites you to submit pieces to our Spring 2022 publication, Dreamscapes! ☁️

Submit using the link in our bio!!!
NEW Deadline: 11:59pm on March 14th

We welcome any combination of elements, such as text, music, and art. Submissions will be anonymously reviewed. Must be original work!

21/02/2022

Calling all pan-asian writers, artists, and creators!! Submit to our Spring 2022 Issue Dreamscapes by March 7th ☁️

Dreamscapes is a platform to create a landscape of all our dreams (both the whimsical and nightmarish), to dive into our desires, fears, memories, and hopes for the future.

Link in bio! ☁️

07/12/2021

Our launch party is TODAY from 8-10 at The Signet. Come for food, drinks, open mic, great art, and more!! We’re so excited to share our new issue with everyone 🌊🌊

06/12/2021

1 MORE DAY! OPEN MIC, FOOD, DRINKS, AND MORE FROM 8-10 AT THE SIGNET TOMORROW

06/12/2021

05/12/2021

THREE MORE DAYS!! Our launch party and open mic for SEEDS is on dec 7 from 8-10pm at The Signet...refreshments provided!!

03/12/2021

SEEDS LAUNCHES DEC 7th! Launch party and open mic will be held from 8-10pm in The Signet! Refreshments and snacks provided! Open mic sign-up form in our bio!

02/12/2021

The Wave is excited to announce the launch of SEEDS, our 2021 fall issue, with a launch party and open mic on DEC 7TH 8-10pm at The Signet!! Please sign up to perform at the open mic with the link in our bio! Refreshments and snacks will be provided ;)
We’re beyond excited to share this new issue with you🌊🌊🌊

28/11/2021

Come join a journalism event cohosted by the Wave! 8-9pm in the Butrick room!!

09/11/2021

DEADLINE EXTENDED!!! In an effort to accommodate for our creators, we have extended our deadline to November 12th, midnight!!

The Wave, Harvard’s Pan-Asian literary arts magazine, invites you to submit pieces to the theme of seeds.

Submit using the link in our bio!!!
NEW Deadline: November 12

We welcome any combination of elements, such as text, music, and art. Submissions will be anonymously reviewed. Must be original work

04/11/2021

DEADLINE TOMORROW! Submit to SEEDS with the link in our bio! Now’s your chance to be featured by The Wave 🌊🌊🌊

No form of media is off limits. Must be original work.

04/11/2021

DEADLINE TOMORROW! Submit to SEEDS with the link in our bio!

26/10/2021

Calling all Pan-asian writers, artists, creators!!! Submission form for our fall 2021 issue: SEEDS is open NOW! Submit with the link in our bio by Nov 5! 🌊🌊🌊

Essays, poetry, music, film, digital art... nothing is off limits! Must be original work.