Think. Write. Publish.

Smith Writes is an interdisciplinary, multi-genre journal featuring the work of first-year Smith College students in writing intensive courses. It is edited and produced by students and staff at The Jacobson Center for Teaching, Learning, and Writing, with the purpose of providing a public space for the best, most engaging writing produced by early-career students at Smith.

Smith Writes accepts nonfiction in any genre or area of study, including but not limited to academic research papers, argumentative/persuasive essays, creative nonfiction/memoir, and journalism. We are especially interested in work that engages a public audience beyond the gates of Smith and academia; we look for work that demonstrates an awareness of an educated, but lay, reader and employs an arresting authorial voice. We also welcome work produced in digital platforms and that incorporates the use of image or video elements.