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A non-profit literary magazine with a penchant for journeys and a fascination with strangers. Subscribe: https://t.co/9jAgkmI7Ah
Joined June 2013
#callforsubmissions to our Letter to a Stranger, No Equivalent, Under the Influence, Witching Hour, & What I Didn’t Say columns. And, we've increased our payment: $500 for long-form essays ($100 for Witching Hour)! . Full submission guidelines here:
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RT @KimberlyBridson: Excited to share my latest words in one of my favorite literary magazines @OffAssignment. Thank you to my wonderful ed….
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RT @jackchristian_8: Wrote about my buddy Kate's Garfield from Memory art project for @OffAssignment .
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RT @splitlipthemag: If you're looking to attend a writing seminar this summer, check out @OffAssignment's new series on Writing the Body! G….
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In this week's "Behind the Essay," @nguyen_p_quemai tells us about what surprised her while writing her Letter to a Stranger, her hopes surrounding the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam war, and the books that inspire her. Read the full interview:
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In 2007, @nguyen_p_quemai stood at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, unable to enter—until a letter at the foot of the black marble changed her life. This month marks the 50th anniversary of Vietnam war; this essay calls for humanity in the face of horror:
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We've long been thinking about how farewell can mediate our relationships to place: whether it be temporary departure or, in the case of @lsjamison's essay this week, permanent loss. Read about the inspiration behind our new column, Goodbye to That Place:
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RT @lsjamison: "Where I practiced what I'd say to everyone on the first day of junior high. (I love how rain looks falling on water.) Where….
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RT @John___Phillips: "Where I practiced what I would say to everyone on the first day of junior high. (I love how rain looks falling on wat….
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RT @AubeReyLescure: Launching our new @OffAssignment column, "Goodbye to that Place," with this stunner of an essay by @lsjamison. Please r….
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Introducing our new column—"Goodbye to That Place"—with a gut-punch of a short piece by @lsjamison (one of OA's very first contributors!) about a home—now lost—that witnessed her childhood and adolescence in the Palisades. Read this stunning piece here:
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RT @steventagle: Last summer, @OffAssignment's month-long “Writing the Modern Love Essay” Masters’ Series course, led by @LaviniaSpalding,….
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RT @DisquietILP: New essay by DISQUIET staff member @steventagle in Off Assignment (@offassignment)!
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RT @char_mcmanus: Big thanks to @Narratively for resharing my @OffAssignment story ✨️ link in bio!
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RT @Narratively: Through our partnership with @OffAssignment, we’re pleased to share a recent gem from them, “Midnight on the Volta River”….
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RT @aldenejones: My year in publications was a slow one, but I did hand in the sh*tty first draft of my bonkers dissertation! I was proud t….
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RT @steventagle: Grateful to learn that my essay is one of @OffAssignment’s most read of 2024, along with nine other stunning stories from….
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