An annual literary memoir zine. Submissions based, advertisement free. Reads like a book, looks like a zine. ABOUT THE ZINE
We’ll Never Have Paris (WNHP) is a journal of nonfiction memoir in zine format.
It started as a biannual in 2007 and became an annual in 2012. WNHP Founding editor Andria Alefhi wanted to see her writing in print, and realized that other emerging writers did too. Collaborating with Jaime Borschuk began in the early issues with cover design, layout work, and story submissions. Asking her to come on board in 2016 to co-edit WNHP 13: West Coast was a natural progression. We publish real stories by diverse writers about *all things never meant to be.*
Calls for Submissions - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
Take a look at the latest publishing opportunities currently available to writers from the many literary magazines and presses that are members of CLMP.
Don’t forget, our submissions are open through the end of the month!
Take a look at the latest publishing opportunities currently available to writers from the many literary magazines and presses that are members of CLMP.
Please continue to work on your memoir submission and send it to us by 9/30. The webpage submission form is live. We can't wait to read this year's batch of personal essays on the theme of 'twenty'. So many ways that you can go with that theme. What does 20 mean to you? We will read and respond to all submissions next month.
Submit for WNHP #20/2023Theme: TwentySubmission Window: Month of September 2022Rules: 1200 words or fewer. True stories only. Name * First Name Last Name Email * Story Title * Word Count * Story * How did you find WNHP? * Thank you for your submission. We will reply once we have reviewed all subm...
September is near, is your story revised? The theme for Issue #20/2023 is TWENTY. Submission window is the month of September 2022.
True stories only. 1,200 words or fewer. Submit to:
wellneverhaveparis.xyz/submit —we will shout again when the page is live.
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Just hanging at @mcnallyjackson.
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Our printer accidentally made some copies of this year’s zine on thicker paper that we won’t be selling but instead of throwing them out we are distributing to Little Free Libraries in San Francisco over the next few weeks. Happy reading!
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Collect all four at @silversprocket in San Francisco. Issues 16-19.
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Look for us in the magazine/zine section at @dogearedvalencia.
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In stock at @mcnallyjackson in NYC.
Now in select bookstores in San Francisco and NYC such as McNally Jackson Books on Prince St.
The new issue is here. Order at #linkinbio.
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We are excited to annouce the publication of our 2022 issue Ever Given featuring essays by Ali Lawrence, Sarah Newman, Adrienne Robillard, Seth Kaplan, Lisa Fenger, Jaime Borschuk, and Andria Alefhi. Cover art by Kristin Cofer. Pre-Order now for delivery in 2-3 weeks at #linkinbio.
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The 2022 issue #19/Ever Given is now available for preorder on our website!!! This issue includes essays by Ali Lawrence, Sarah Newman, Adrienne Robillard, Seth Kaplan, Lisa Fenger, Jaime Borschuk, and Andria Alefhi. Artwork by Kristin Cofer. Order now for March delivery.
Cover Art by Kristin Cofer. Preorder Issue #19/2022Our new issue Ever Given includes essays by Ali Lawrence, Sarah Newman, Adrienne Robillard, Seth Kaplan, Lisa Fenger, Jaime Borschuk, and Andria Alefhi. Order now for March delivery. SHOP NOW Interview & Excerpts Kristin Cofer interviews designer &....
WNHP 19, Ever Given, is going to print. We're appreciative of another great year of compelling stories. Cover art preview soon!
In that thankful time of year, I'd like to thank the zine community of writers, shop and distro owners and readers. Zines are a vital living artifact that connect us all. I am so grateful that WNHP gets to keep going and that all the zines out there keep plugging away at it too. Keep writing, buying and reading so we can all continue the passion. If you have always wanted to read or write a zine but didn't know how, just do it. I did. There are thousands of options, you will be proud of yourself. Then post it here.
We seek artwork for our 2022 issue EVER GIVEN. Do you or someone you know have something that fits? Slide into our DMs or email us at [email protected].
San Francisco, we just replenished WNHP stock at @silversprocket. They have a new, very cute location at 1018 Valencia. Go support them!
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We know you have a story and we’d love to read it. The Submissions window for the 2022 issue EVER GIVEN is still open. #linkinbio.
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Ah, zinefests. Always a pleasure to meet folks who have read WNHP, want to read more, and are inspired and encouraged to submit a story, joining the ranks of the crossovers from thinking about writing to writing. Just do it. I did in 2007, and we are still here, a little better, a little more well known, but just awkward enough to draw you in. Jaime Borschuk and I are awaiting your submission for WNHP 19: Ever Given until 9/30. Putting the noir in memoir.
Submissions are officially open for the month of September. Theme: Ever Given | Limit: 1200 words | True stories only. #amwriting #opensubmissions #submit #memoir #ZINE
Submit for WNHP #19/2022Theme: Ever GivenSubmission Window: Month of September 2021Rules: 1200 words or fewer. True stories only. Name * First Name Last Name Email * Story Title * Word Count * Story * How did you find WNHP? * Thank you for your submission. We will reply once we have reviewed all s...
Our September submissions window officially opens next week, but the entry form is ready to go if anyone wants to sneak one in like an early bird.
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Submit for WNHP #19/2022Theme: Ever GivenSubmission Window: Month of September 2021Rules: 1200 words or fewer. True stories only. Name * First Name Last Name Email * Story Title * Word Count * Story * How did you find WNHP? * Thank you for your submission. We will reply once we have reviewed all s...
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Cover Art by Shannon Mack. Issue #18/2021 is here!Our latest issue Blue includes essays by Liz Mason, Vikki Warner, Amy Bobeda, Scott Magri, Kim Cihlar, Dewey Sloan, Jaime Borschuk, and Ayun Halliday. SHOP NOW Interview & Excerpts Kristin Cofer interviews designer & co-editor Jaime Borschuk about th...
September is coming soon and our next submission window will be the full month of September, for the 2022 issue, on the theme EVER GIVEN. True stories only. 1200 words or fewer. You still have time to write, workshop, and revise. We'll provide more info on how to submit as the date approaches. Sign up for our newsletter (at the bottom of our homepage) to get a reminder and nudge in late August!
Cover Art by Shannon Mack. Issue #18/2021 is here!Our latest issue Blue includes essays by Liz Mason, Vikki Warner, Amy Bobeda, Scott Magri, Kim Cihlar, Dewey Sloan, Jaime Borschuk, and Ayun Halliday. SHOP NOW Interview & Excerpts Kristin Cofer interviews designer & co-editor Jaime Borschuk about th...
Our West Coast editor Jaime Borschuk was interviewed this week by Kristin Cofer on her BFF.fm- Best Frequencies Forever radio show The Infinite Kaleidoscope. Inspired by the latest issue, they share a collaborative playlist on the theme of Blue, discuss the zine and creativity, and Jaime reads excerpts from her story "Autopsy." Listen to the archive here:
The Infinite Kaleidoscope with Kristin Cofer on BFF.fm. Listen to show archives, or tune in live Wednesday 4:00 – 6:00pm. BFF.fm is a San Francisco community radio station supporting emerging and underground artists and bringing Bay Area music to the world.
Issue #18/2021 is here! Our latest issue BLUE includes essays by Liz Mason, Vikki Warner, Amy Bobeda, Scott Magri, Kimberly Cihlar, Dewey Sloan, Jaime Borschuk, and Ayun Halliday. Get it at
Cover Art by Shannon Mack. Issue #18/2021 is here!Our latest issue Blue includes essays by Liz Mason, Vikki Warner, Amy Bobeda, Scott Magri, Kim Cihlar, Dewey Sloan, Jaime Borschuk, and Ayun Halliday. SHOP NOW Newsletter Get updates about new issues, open submissions, and more. Email Address Sign Up...
The Blue Issue is here. Order from our new website, http://wellneverhaveparis.xyz
Our latest issue, No. 18 \ Blue \ 2021, will be ready to ship in 1-2 weeks. 8 true stories by Liz Mason, Vikki Warner, Amy Bobeda, Scott Magri, Kim Cihlar, Dewey Sloan, Jaime Borschuk, and Ayun Halliday. Preorder now on our brand new website!
Cover Art by Shannon Mack. Issue #18/2021 coming soon!Our latest issue Blue includes essays by Liz Mason, Vikki Warner, Amy Bobeda, Scott Magri, Kim Cihlar, Dewey Sloan, Jaime Borschuk, and Ayun Halliday. PREORDER NOW Newsletter Get updates about new issues, open submissions, and more. Email Address...
We're still accepting submissions to issue #18 for a few more days, deadline is 4/1. Personal stories on the theme of BLUE, 1200 words max. Theme is loose. We care about compelling stories over credentials. If you have an oddball personal essay that doesn't fit anywhere else, we're into that too. We want to hear your POV. https://wellneverhavepariszine.com/submit.html #amwriting #memoir #personalessay #submissions #creativenonfiction
January 2021 Note: Readers, writers, fans: Normally by this time of year you would have seen our last call for submissions. We wanted to let you know that we have noted submissions received already,...
Tonight join 10-11pm EST to hear a live, straight read thru of my literary odyssey "When your mom is first to go". It's not a show or an event and more turning on the camera into my room as I read the zine in keeping with the WNHP "tales from your grandmother's attic" vibe we have been cultivating since 2007. I printed it this summer, knee deep in an America in turmoil when it hardly seemed like the time to bother anyone with this book. This is the story I would like to have told over the years if I'd had the courage. If you do attend you can keep your video off, that is best. It will be a straight-thru read without introduction or socializing. Cover art by Gabriel Liston, layout by Jaime Borschuk.
Jan 31, 10pm EST
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83360343862?pwd=YTB3QnFVSk50TFY0Rm42a2NoTVZnQT09
Readers, writers, fans: Normally you'd be seeing 'last call for submissions' posts. We wanted to let you know that we have received a few submissions but with everything going on, we have been a little in limbo. We are extending the deadline to March 1. WNHP 18, which is the issue for 2021 might be an online only publication just for this year, or, we may be convinced to do a small print run. The theme is 'blue', and all the usual criteria apply: personal essay, nonfiction, 1,200 words or less. If you'd like to read WNHP 18 or submit or just say hi, we'd love to reconnect. [email protected] - Jaime and Andria
Hello America. WNHP is still here. Not much to offer you except zines. Well, mainly just the newest one, WNHP 17, printed the day before the March lockdown. We can offer you that. We're happy to mail you a copy, or you can support your local bookstores or the best zine and small press website, Antiquated Future. Miss you, hope you're well.
PS: Why would you want to read the most current issue of WNHP right now? Well to be honest, there are currently more pressing concerns in America and the world. You might like the reminder that we put a new issue out in March. In fact, I personally biked to the print shop, ubered back to avoid the NYC subway and within the hour took stacks of envelopes to the John St branch the day before lockdowns officially started, with hopes they would make it to bookstores before they all hibernated for the Covid. You might just appreciate the distraction. The issue was preemptively themed 'hindsight'. Oh how I wish we had saved that topic for 2021.
We spaced Independent Bookstore Day this year on Aug 27 with everything going on. With National Book Award nominations out, this is a good time to check in to resources on keeping indie book sellers and authors going. A few links I am exploring are www.indiebound.org and www.publishersweekly.com with indie best seller lists, book buying options, festival updates, and bookstore openings and closures. If you know of any indie bookstores that have either reopened or have closed, we'd love a list on this thread. #bookstoreupdate
Publishers Weekly is the international news website of book publishing and bookselling including business news, reviews, bestseller lists, commentaries and more.
Melissa Hung, who contributed to the 2019 Food Issue, has recently published an article about San Francisco Chinatown adapting to the pandemic.
The pandemic has brought a shrinking economy and renewed xenophobia to San Francisco's Chinatown. The neighborhood has weathered these problems before, and there's hope it can survive this iteration as well.
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