
Inkwell: Celebrating Literature and Art
Since 1995, Inkwell has been a proud part of Manhattanville University’s literary tradition.
The publication has a dual mission: to find new literary voices and to provide established writers with a venue for further developing their work. With every issue, we seek to publish work that upholds the highest literary standards and meaningfully contributes to the national literary conversation.
Inkwell continues to launch careers, inspire writers, and delight readers through the varied mix of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction that grace our pages. We’ve read what the greats from multiple traditions have said, and in the pages of Inkwell, we publish writers who answer.
Issue 40 is published below. We will open for Issue 41 submissions this fall!
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Our most current issue is the Summer 2025 edition, which featured an essay by Ariana Benson
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Our most current issue is the Summer 2025 edition, which featured a poem by Yalonda JD Green
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Our most current issue is the Summer 2025 edition, which featured a story by Julie Sarkissian
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INKWELL Reading Series: Hilary Leichter
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Writers’ HUB Workshop: How to Think Like Your Reader with Mike Levine
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Fall Poetry Festival
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Laurel S. Peterson, Consulting Editor
Rye Fitz, Managing Editor
Xenia Dunford, Creative Nonfiction Editor
Mariah Lanzer, Poetry Editor
Drew Marines, Fiction Editor
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