We publish short stories, personal essays, pop cultural criticism & “reporting” (though we aren’t always certain what’s what)—typically under 7500 words. Unless the setting is specified, we’ll just assume yours takes place in and around an unboundaried Joy Z City. If you have an image that you’d like to accompany your words, please send it along, as long as it’s yours to use and sparks joy.
Mission
We at The Joy Z Journal firmly believe that everyone could use a bit more intimacy in our lives and propose to generate a public sort through the sharing of life stories, re-imagined with all the strategies of fiction at our disposal to elevate joy.
We hope these pages can capture something of the fleeting, unfettered joie de vivre coursing through our communities and serve as a celebration of real, everyday life, in all its kaleidoscopic, pulse-quickening beauty, as it is lived here in Joy Z City and as told by its most talented writers in residence.
