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Inscape: A Journal of Literature and Art Inspired by Gerard Manley Hopkins, Inscape is a literary journal that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art. We take submissions year round.

Inscape Journal is run and produced by students of Brigham Young University, publishing creative writing and art twice a year. Each fall, Inscape is published both in print and online, and each winter an additional issue is published exclusively online. Submissions are welcome during the first half of fall and winter semesters.

Join us for a night of creativity as we launch our Fall 2025 edition. We'll see you there!
24/11/2025

Join us for a night of creativity as we launch our Fall 2025 edition. We'll see you there!

Read more from “Jobs”by Benjamin Schmitt at the link in our bio. —Benjamin Schmitt is the Elgin Award–nominated author o...
12/11/2025

Read more from “Jobs”by Benjamin Schmitt at the link in our bio.

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Benjamin Schmitt is the Elgin Award–nominated author of four books, most recently “The Saints of Capitalism” and “Soundtrack to a Fleeting Masculinity.” His poems have appeared in Sojourners, Antioch Review, The Good Men Project, Hobart, Columbia Review, Spillway, and elsewhere. A cofounder of Pacifica Writers’ Workshop, he has also written articles for The Seattle Times and At The Inkwell. He lives in Seattle with his wife and children. Find him on IG

“Self Portrait” by artist Moriah Smith depicts her own spiritual and personal growth, and her role as a creator. See the...
10/11/2025

“Self Portrait” by artist Moriah Smith depicts her own spiritual and personal growth, and her role as a creator. See the rest of this piece on our website (link in bio).

Read more from Kathleen Fields’s “Communion of Saints”at the link in our bio. —Kathleen Fields (she/her/they) lives in C...
07/11/2025

Read more from Kathleen Fields’s “Communion of Saints”at the link in our bio.

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Kathleen Fields (she/her/they) lives in Chicago. Fields is a three-time National Endowment for the Humanities teacher fellow. Her poems, creative nonfiction, and academic writing appear in literary magazines such as Belt Magazine, The Platform Review, The New York Times, and Terra Foundation for the Arts. She is a poetry reader at Iron Oak Editions and a founding poetry editor of Pine Row Press. She holds an M.A. in literature from Northwestern University. Find more of her work through

Come get cozy and creative!We’ll have writing prompts, warm vibes, and plenty of treats — think apples, caramel dip, pre...
07/11/2025

Come get cozy and creative!

We’ll have writing prompts, warm vibes, and plenty of treats — think apples, caramel dip, pretzels, and mini marshmallows 🍎🥨

Bring your notebook (or laptop) and join a community of writers for a relaxed afternoon of inspiration and good company.

Read more from “Forgetting”by Beth Sherman at the link in our bio. —Beth Sherman has an MFA in creative writing from Que...
05/11/2025

Read more from “Forgetting”by Beth Sherman at the link in our bio.

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Beth Sherman has an MFA in creative writing from Queens College, where she teaches in the English department. Her writing has been published in more than 100 literary magazines, including “Portland Review,” “Tiny Molecules,” “100 Word Story,” “Fictive Dream,” and “Bending Genres.” Her work is featured in Best Microfiction 2024. She’s also a Pushcart, Best Small Fictions, and multiple Best of the Net nominee. She can be reached at

Continue reading our interview with Alyson Hagy at the link in our bio. —Alyson Hagy graduated from Williams College and...
29/10/2025

Continue reading our interview with Alyson Hagy at the link in our bio.

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Alyson Hagy graduated from Williams College and received her MFA in creative writing from the University of Michigan. She is the author of six collections of short stories and two novels. She currently teaches in the creative writing program at the University of Wyoming and lives in Laramie, Wyoming with her husband, with whom she has one son. Find more of her work .hagy

Our November poetry contest is now open! What does faith feel like to you? Submit now through November 21st.
28/10/2025

Our November poetry contest is now open! What does faith feel like to you? Submit now through November 21st.

Read the full poem “Autoimmune” on our website (link in bio). - Jodi Balas is a neurodivergent poet from Northeast Penns...
24/10/2025

Read the full poem “Autoimmune” on our website (link in bio).

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Jodi Balas is a neurodivergent poet from Northeast Pennsylvania. Her poetry has been accepted in Hole in the Head Review, Painted Bride Quarterly, Wild Roof Journal, and elsewhere. Jodi is in the process of developing her first chapbook to market to the poetry world. You could follow her musings on Instagram

We are excited to invite you to celebrate the winners of our Creative Nonfiction Contest! Mark your calendars (you’ll be...
23/10/2025

We are excited to invite you to celebrate the winners of our Creative Nonfiction Contest! Mark your calendars (you’ll be haunted by it if you don’t…) 👻

Read more from “The Silence of the Sea”by Kendalyn Murdock at the link in bio. - Kendalyn Murdock is (will be graduated ...
20/10/2025

Read more from “The Silence of the Sea”by Kendalyn Murdock at the link in bio.

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Kendalyn Murdock is (will be graduated as of June 2024) an English major at BYU. She was born and raised in southeast Idaho and has had a love for the written word since she learned the alphabet. She loves time outdoors exploring and time in books, similarly, exploring.

We loved “Wintertime”by Deborah Bacharach. Read the rest of this piece at the link in our bio. - Deborah Bacharach is th...
15/10/2025

We loved “Wintertime”by Deborah Bacharach. Read the rest of this piece at the link in our bio.

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Deborah Bacharach is the author of two full-length poetry collections: Shake & Tremor (Grayson Books, 2021) and After I Stop Lying (Cherry Grove Collections, 2015). Her poems, book reviews, and essays have been published in One Art, New Letters, Poet Lore, and The Writer’s Chronicle among many others, and she has received a Pushcart prize honorable mention. She is currently a poetry reader for SWWIM and Whale Road Review and a mentor with PEN America. She lives in Seattle. Find out more about her at DeborahBacharach.com.

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