The Common is a literary magazine published at Amherst College in Massachusetts that focuses on the relationship between literature and place. Each issue features fiction, poetry, essays, and visual art that explore how the places we inhabit shape the stories we tell — and how writing, in turn, shapes our understanding of where we are. The magazine publishes work from around the world, with a particular commitment to international voices and to writing that crosses borders.
Founded in 2011, the publication has built a reputation for discovering emerging writers alongside established names, with a consistent editorial eye for work that is both formally accomplished and genuinely engaged with the world beyond the page. The design is clean and the production quality reflects a journal that takes the physical reading experience seriously.
For readers who believe that the best literature is rooted in specific places while reaching toward universal truths — and who want a literary journal that is as likely to publish a story set in Lagos as one set in Massachusetts — The Common is a publication that takes its name seriously: a space where different voices and different places find common ground.
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