CMW Journal
The CMW Journal will be published bi-monthly. Each issue will typically focus on a particular theme, author, or genre within Mennonite Writing, and will include poetry, fiction, essays, and criticism.
Current Issue
read moreSpeculative Fiction
Guest Editor, Jeff Gundy
Current Articles
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Introduction: SF Special Issue
by Jeff GundyGrowing up on the Illinois prairie, I read pretty much ...
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Excerpt from "Monster Portraits"
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Interview with Tobias Buckell
by Tobias BuckellNOTE: I posed these questions to Tobias Buckell in July ...
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A Case for Mennonite Horror
by André SwartleyOne day a man named John came up with an ...
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Excerpt from "The Wretched Afterlife of Odetta Koop"
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Excerpt from "Gonzalo Vega and the Portal Down Below"
by Stephen BeachyGonzalo's encounter with Alex had left him feeling muddled ...
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Excerpt from "They Speak of Houses"
by Jessica PennerContext: A winter storm shrouds the county surrounding Ulysses, Kansas ...
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Wild Geese (Excerpt from "Requiem")
by Chad GuslerThe material substance which governs terrestrial life acts as agent ...
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The Last Djinn
by Keith MillerHe wasn't supposed to go down to the end ...
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Fiction, Theory, Memoir: Sofia Samatar’s “Request for an Extension on the Clarity”
by Daniel Shank CruzI cannot get Sofia Samatar's short story collection Tender ...
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Interview with Emily Hedrick
by Emily HedrickNOTE: This interview emerged from questions I sent to Emily ...
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Interview with William Squirrell
by William SquirrellThis interview with William Squirrell, author and founder and editor ...
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Review of "Heartseeker" by Melinda Beatty
by Britt KaufmannHeartseeker by Melinda Beatty
Hardcover | $16.99
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Five or Six Things You Should Know about "Amish Vampires in Space" [Spoilers everywhere]
by Kirsten BeachyAmish Vampires in Space—the truly inspired title is the ...