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A mindful literary arts magazine that respects
what you do and why you do it.
what you do and why you do it.
Ruminate receives over 5,000 general submissions and contest submissions each year. We can't publish every story or poem, and we seek not to be a solution but rather a sign for all—a sign that points us toward hospitality, welcome, and care for one another's stories.
CONTESTS
VanderMey Nonfiction Prize
is open!
is open!
Kalos Foundation Visual Art Prize
will open soon!
will open soon!
William Van Dyke Short Story Prize
is closed.
is closed.
Janet B. McCabe Poetry Prize
is currently closed.
is currently closed.
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- Melissa Resser Poulin
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