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Fishladder: A Student Journal of Art and Writing is a student-run publication at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. We publish students' fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, drama, photography, and art. Students from across all disciplines in the university are encouraged to submit work in all styles, genres, and forms. fishladder aims to select the best, most artistic work for publication.

The journal accepts submissions throughout the GVSU Fall semester, with a deadline at the end of the December finals week. Submissions are carefully considered by our student staff, and final decisions are made by our editors. The yearly print edition is unveiled every April, with copies available in Lake Ontario Hall and across the Allendale campus. The online edition will be updated annually and archived continually.

Current Issue: Volume 16, Issue 1 (2018) Fifteenth Anniversary Edition

Articles

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Letter from the Editors
Kathryn Davis and Chiara Licari

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Incantation
Lily Moxley

Fiction

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It's A Boy
Annelise Trout

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An Ode to Best Friends
Lamont Arrington

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Char
Michelle Tiesma

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Magic 8-Ball
Emily Rose Doran

Nonfiction

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The Places We Call Home
Jacob Marion Van Singel

Poetry

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Impermanence
Jennalyn Stull

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In BIO 325
Anne Livingston

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Carnivorous
Emily Ferrera

Art

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Man 3
Robyn Knoper

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Homegrown
Lily Moxley

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After Painting
Hailey Ciesluk

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Desolate
Lily Moxley

Photography

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Door, Out of Order
Brett Clark

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Waiting for Noon
Kyle Flannery

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For Tomorrow
Kyle Flannery

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Black & White
Mariah Gozos

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Phantoms
Schyler Perkins

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Mended
Jenna Pewarchie