Editorial Focus
Folio is a nationally-recognized literary journal sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences at American University in Washington, DC. Since 1984, Folio has published original works by both new and established authors in the genres of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, as well as original visual art. Made possible by the graduate student and faculty staff of AU's Creative Writing MFA program, Folio features poetry and prose that is bold and memorable alongside visual art that challenges.
Tips From the Editor
FOLIO literary journal is seeking poetry, nonfiction, fiction, and visual art that channels the whimsical. We believe that seeking the light has power. We honor challenge through gratitude and we see play as resistance. Whimsy is expansive, introspective, exuberant, and peculiar. It is free, nuanced, accessible, and sustainable. To be whimsical is to be curious and human.
If your work is empowering, amusing, thoughtful, or fanciful, we want to see it. Send us poetry that surprises and non-fiction that fuels wonder. Fiction of any variety has a home with us. We welcome all visual art, including photography, illustrations, comics, and the experimental. We’ll meet you at the edge of expectations.