''The Adroit Journal'' is an American literary magazine founded in November 2010. Published five times per year by founding editor Peter LaBerge, the journal was produced with the support of the University of Pennsylvania's

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from 2013 to 2017, was based in the San Francisco Bay Area from 2017 to 2019, and is currently based in the greater New York City area.

Contributors and staff

Authors featured in ''The Adroit Journal'' include Terrance Hayes, Franny Choi, Ned Vizzini,

Alex Dimitrov Alex Dimitrov (born November 30, 1984) is an American poet living in New York City. Early life Dimitrov is a first-generation immigrant, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, and raised in Detroit, Michigan. His parents fled a communist Bulgaria shortly bef ...

, Lydia Millet,

Chen Chen Chen Chen (born March 9, 1989) is a Chinese-American poet. His book, ''When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities'', has been longlisted for the 2017 National Book Awards. Chen has served as the Jacob Ziskind Poet-in-Residence at ...

, Ocean Vuong,

Danez Smith Danez Smith is an African-American, poet, writer and performer from St. Paul, Minnesota. They are queer, non-binary and HIV-positive. They are the author of the poetry collections '' nsertBoy'' and ''Don't Call Us Dead: Poems'', both of which have ...

, Fatimah Asghar,

Bob Hicok Bob Hicok (born 1960 Grand Ledge, Michigan) is an American poet. Life Hicok is a professor of creative writing at Virginia Tech. He is from Michigan and before teaching owned and ran a successful automotive die design business. He formerly taught ...

, Natalie Shapero,

D. A. Powell Douglas A. Powell (born May 16, 1963 Albany, Georgia) is an American poet. Life and career Powell lived in various places growing up, then graduated high school from Lindhurst High School in Olivehurst, California. He then worked in a number of ...

, Laura Kasischke,

Kaveh Akbar Kaveh Akbar (کاوه اکبر) is an Iranian-American poet and scholar. Early life and education Akbar was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1989, and grew up across the United States including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Indiana. He moved ...

, Dorianne Laux,

Randall Mann Randall Mann (born January 21, 1972) is an American poet. Life and career Born in Provo, Utah, the only son of Olympic Track and Field medalist Ralph Mann, Mann grew up in Kentucky and Florida, and earned a BA and an MFA from the University of ...

, Brynne Rebele-Henry,

Phillip B. Williams Phillip B. Williams (born 1986) is an American poet. Born in Chicago, he is the author of the chapbooks ''Bruised Gospels'' and ''Burn'' as well as the full length poetry collections ''Thief in the Interior'' and ''MUTINY''. Career He graduat ...

, and Hieu Minh Nguyen. Previous or current staff members of ''The Adroit Journal'' include

Anthony Veasna So Anthony Veasna So (February 20, 1992 – December 8, 2020) was an American writer. His short stories were described by ''The New York Times'' as "crackling, kinetic and darkly comedic" and often drew from his upbringing as a child of Cambodian i ...

, Leila Chatti, Aria Aber, Lisa Hiton, Talin Tahajian, Isabella Nilsson, Nkosi Nkululeko, Alexa Derman, Sarah Fletcher, Amanda Silberling, Jaclyn Grimm
Jim Whiteside
Rhodes Scholars Russell Bogue and Aaron Robertson, and Michele Selene Ang of

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Anthology and press presence

Pieces from the journal have been selected for inclusion in '' The Best American Poetry'', '' Best New Poets'', '' The Best American Nonrequired Reading'', ''Verse Daily'', ''Poetry Daily'', and ''Best of the Net'', and have been awarded the

Pushcart Prize The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize published by Pushcart Press that honors the best "poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot" published in the small presses over the previous year. Magazine and small book press editors are ...

. A video recording of Jim Parsons reading Max McDonough's poem
Egg Harbor"
originally published in ''The Adroit Journal'', was featured by '' The New York Times'' in February 2018.

The Adroit Journal Summer Mentorship Program

The Adroit Journal Summer Mentorship Program is a free, online program that pairs experienced writers with high school and secondary students. Mentees have been recognized through the National YoungArts Foundation & United States Presidential Scholar in the Arts designation, the National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, and the Foyle Young Poet of the Year Awards. Participants have also been featured in ''

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'' and NPR, among other publications.

The Gregory Djanikian Scholars Program

Gregory Djanikian was born in Alexandria, Egypt, and came to the United States when he was eight years old. He has published seven poetry collections, the latest of which is ''Sojourners of the In-Between'' (CMU Press, 2020). The Djanikian Scholars Program recognizes six emerging poets each year, beginning with 2018.

The Anthony Veasna So Scholars Program

(1992-2020) was an American writer of short stories that often drew from his upbringing as a child of Cambodian immigrants. His debut short story collection, ''Afterparties'', was published posthumously by HarperCollins in 2021 and was named a New York Times Bestseller and a winner of the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Prize for Best First Book. The Veasna So Scholars Program recognizes six emerging fiction writers each year, beginning with 2023.

The Adroit Prizes for Poetry and Prose

The Adroit Prizes are awarded annually to two students of secondary or undergraduate status "whose written work inspires the masses to believe beyond feeling the work."

References

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