A Literary Welcome

Welcome to the online companion to Pembroke Magazine, where you'll find history, submission guidelines, archives, news, and more. Peruse the pages and get to know this unique publication, providing the best literary offerings from North Carolina and beyond since 1969.

Issue 56 presents fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and book reviews. Two retired women try their hands at solving a disappearance; an essayist muses upon her fear of bugs and submarine-sinking krakens; a nature walk is interrupted by the beautiful sight of owl pellets; a nun is torn between her devotion and a man who smells of brick dust; and much more. Cover art by Grant Fuhst.

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CURRENT EDITION: Issue 56, featuring Simon Anton Niño Diego Baena, Laura Bernstein-Machlay, Mark Brazaitis, Ann Bronston, Lindsay Forbes Brown, Gregory Calabro, B Rivka Clifton, Aaron Cole, John Cullen, Kelsey Day, Merridawn Duckler, Tim Fitts, Grant Fuhst, Kristyn Garza, Melissa Darcey Hall, Patricia Henley, Rebekah Denison Hewitt, Thomas Hobohm, Charles Israel Jr., Devin Jacobsen, Katie Kemple, Mickie Kennedy, Caitlyn Kinsella, Richard Krohn, Taylor Light, Khaled Mattawa, Jean McDonough, Michael Meyerhofer, Oak Morse, John A. Nieves, Kirie Pedersen, Lee Romer, Georgia San Li, Sarah Schiff, Dashka Slater, Kareem Tayyar, William Walker, Jesse Wallis, Suzanne Warren, Gabriel Welsch, Patrick Whitfill, Erin Wilson, Ellen June Wright, John Thomas York, and Saadi Youssef.