Publishing people, not just pieces.
Seventh Wave is a BIPOC- and queer-led creative community by and for emerging writers, artists, and activists from around the world.
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Apply to our Spring 2025 digital residency
Learn more: Apply to our Spring 2025 digital residencyThe call has been extended to 11:59 p.m. PST on Sunday, Jan. 26.
We are re-imagining the status quo and dreaming into existence a new vibrant creative community.
Publishing
Editors’ Picks
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Every Morning I Take a Bus Through the West Bank (II)
Read: Every Morning I Take a Bus Through the West Bank (II)As I look out upon a landscape now heavily shaped by American colonialism, I know another world is possible.
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DEI, Bitch
Read: DEI, BitchCan everyone hear and see me okay? No? Oh, I was on mute, let me just … There we go.
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La-Pa-La
Read: La-Pa-LaSavannah Bowen’s La-Pa-La tells the story of two young siblings living in Haiti—one of whom must grapple with the mysterious…
Programs
We’re creating welcoming and nurturing spaces for our community to flourish.
Digital Residencies
Our genre-agnostic digital residency includes seven sessions over seven weeks, one-on-one conversations with our experienced facilitators, and an abundance of resources to help writers at any stage of their careers answer the question: “What next?”
In-Person Residencies
The Seventh Wave in-person residencies provide a place for our community to get to know each other, and to deepen their relationship to their own work. We offer residencies of varying lengths — four days to two weeks — to meet writers’ creative needs.
Writer’s Hub
Seventh Wave builds our ever-growing and ever-evolving community for and with artists, always with accessibility and inclusivity in mind.
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ReadThe three stages of revision
Revision can feel like a daunting task, but with a few frameworks and benchmarks, it can become more manageable. -
ReadSeven great books on craft
Over the years, we’ve compiled a comprehensive list of books that are great companions of craft. These are just a few. -
ReadWho is home in publishing? (Part 1)
The lights are on, the profits are coming in, but is there a conscience in the building? A three-part series.
“Without the Seventh Wave, I would never have had the courage necessary to write the piece that was waiting to emerge.”
— Saba Keramati, 2021 Fall Resident
Join Well-Crafted, Seventh Wave’s paid writer’s hub and receive exclusive access to writing prompts, discounts to our One-Time Talks, and free submissions to publishing opportunities throughout the year.
