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

30+ Years of Mennonite/s Writing

Vol. 15, No. 1

A selection of recent work celebrating the Mennonite/s Writing 2022 conference. Included are links to plenary talks.

Current Articles

Introduction to Mennonites Writing 2022 issue

by Jeff Gundy

30+ years of Mennonite/s Writing: Looking back, looking forward.
Plenary Conference Events: Video Links

by Ann Hostetler

See below for embedded YouTube videos of conference plenaries.
Woman Built of Stones

by Kirsten Beachy

A version of this essay was read at Mennonite/s Writing …
from East of Liberal

by Raylene Hinz-Penner

Excerpted from Hinz-Penner's recently published book, East of Liberal (Cascadia …
Excommunication Sequence

by Abigail Carl-Klassen

Poems by Abigail Carl-Klassen
Two Poems from Fences

by Cheryl Denise

Where I’m From, and Brother Lawrence and the Sheep, …
On Creating Poland Parables

by Connie T. Braun

Poland Parables, with music by Carol Ann Weaver and …
Review of Anabaptist Remix

by Daniel Born

Anabaptist ReMix: Varieties of Cultural Engagement in North America, …
Review of MennoFolk3: Puns, Riddles, Tales, Legends

by Levi Miller

MennoFolk3: Puns, Riddles, Tales, Legends by Ervin Beck. 138 pp. …
Victor Enns: A Tribute

by Hildi Froese Tiessen

Presented at the Mennonite/s Writing: IX, October 2022 Conference
Hildi Froese Tiessen: A Tribute

by Robert Zacharias

Presented at Mennonite/s Writing IX, October 2022
Merle and Phyllis Good: A Tribute

by Ervin Beck

Presented at the Mennonite/s Writing IX, October 2022 Conference
Raylene Hinz-Penner: A Tribute

by Jennifer Sears

Presented at the Mennonite/s Writing: IX, October 2022 Conference
Magdalene Redekop: A Tribute

by Ann Hostetler

Presented at the Mennonite/s Writing: IX, October 2022 Conference