our magazine—your creative haven.
about us:
The Pariah is a digital creative writing magazine created by students of Phillips Academy Andover to foster a welcoming creative writing community. Started in Spring of 2021, the Pariah has now put out four issues. Our writers deal in prose, poetry, and everything in between. We prioritize collaboration within our magazine, and our goal is to make publishing and sharing creative writing accessible to anyone on campus. In order to achieve this, all submissions are considered anonymously with the purpose of eliminating biases and taking the pressure off submitting work.
We are constantly growing to fit the needs of our writers, and we collaborate with other clubs to expand our reach.
Events & More
Past events have included a science-fiction based collaboration with the Andover Astronomy Club, where the writers wrote prompts based on astronomy concepts, and astronomers experimented in writing!
We also host a celebratory event for the writers after we publish every edition. Writers and listeners alike are invited to enjoy food and meet their peers while exploring the beautiful works of the community.
Check our calendar for more events and submission deadlines!
our process:
Our process begins with submissions. We encourage everyone to submit writing, no matter their experience! Every submission is considered anonymously, and the number of accepted pieces is based on the size of our team, which grows to fit the needs of the writers.
Once a piece is chosen, it is assigned to an editor based on that editor’s expertise. The editors immediately reach out and introduce themselves to their writers. Our goal for this is to highlight collaboration and community.
The first round of comments are provided by our fantastic team of editors. The writers then make edits.
The second round of comments is provided by the Editor-in-Chief and head.
Once the final edits are made, the writers confirm their preferred name and possible anonymity. Our website manager then publishes each piece into this website, for all to access!