A Literary Welcome

Welcome to the online companion to Pembroke Magazine, where you'll find history, submission guidelines, archives, news, and more. Peruse the pages and get to know this unique publication, providing the best literary offerings from North Carolina and beyond since 1969.

A man searches for love beneath cities; a woman and her dog navigate the dangers of humankind on the shores of a ghost lake; a deep sea creature violently joins its soul mate; trouble comes to Muncie, Indiana, via literary translation; an English teacher struggles to address increasingly absurd student interpretations; an emergency physician conveys the life-or-death importance of using the right words; a couple’s marriage is saved by a streaming device; and much more. Cover art by Sudip Das.

Purchase Issue 57 before it sells out!

CURRENT EDITION: Issue 57, featuring Stephanie Anderson, Pamela Baker, Andrew Bertaina, Anne Champion, MICHAEL CHANG, Aaron Cole, Irene Katz Connelly, Dallas Crow, Sudip Das, Matt Dennison, Susan G. Duncan, Andrea Eschen, Vickie Fang, Zachary Forrest y Salazar, Jane Gillette, Ian Hall, Alice Hatcher, Anya Johnson, Ashley Sojin Kim, Christi Leman, Priscilla Long, Vaidhy Mahalingam, Rachel Mallalieu, Steve Myers, Roberta Payne, John Picard, Matt Poindexter, K. A. Polzin, Jordan Roubion, Spencer Silverthorne, Michael C. Smith, Matthew J. Spireng, David Starkey, David Susman, Kareem Tayyar, Randolph Thomas, Aaron Tillman, Laura Traister, Jason Gordy Walker, and Suzanne Warren.