The Adroit Journal

The Adroit Journal is an American literary magazine founded in 2010. Published five times per year by founding editor Peter LaBerge, the journal was produced in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania's Kelly Writers House from 2013-2017, and is currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Authors featured in The Adroit Journal include Terrance Hayes, Franny Choi, Ned Vizzini, Alex Dimitrov, Lydia Millet, Chen Chen, Ocean Vuong, Danez Smith, Fatimah Asghar, Bob Hicok, Natalie Shapero, Gregory Djanikian, Laura Kasischke, Kaveh Akbar, Dorianne Laux, Randall Mann, Brynne Rebele-Henry, Phillip B. Williams, and Hieu Minh Nguyen.

Previous or current staff members of The Adroit Journal include Lisa Hiton, Talin Tahajian, Wayne Johns, Dorothy Chan, Nkosi Nkululeko, Jim Whiteside, Alexa Derman, Sarah Fletcher, Russell Bogue, Elizabeth Ballou, Aaron Robertson, Kamden Hilliard, Amanda Silberling, Jaclyn Grimm, Meghan Plunkett, and Michele Selene Ang of 13 Reasons Why.

Pieces from the journal have been selected for inclusion in Best New Poets,The Best American Nonrequired Reading, Verse Daily, Poetry Daily, Best of the Net, and have been awarded the Pushcart Prize.

The Adroit Journal Summer Mentorship Program is a free, online program that pairs experienced writers with high school and secondary students. Mentees have been recognized through the National YoungArts Foundation & United States Presidential Scholar in the Arts designation, the National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, and the Foyle Young Poet of the Year Awards. Participants have also been featured in Teen Vogue and NPR, among other publications.

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