About

Founding & Poetry Editor

Laura E. Davis


Fiction Editor

Peter Kusnic

Nonfiction Editor
Caitlyn Christensen

Art & Design Editor

Joel W. Coggins

Reviews Editor

Thom Dawkins

Readers

Lisa Marie Basile
Angela Bayout
Robyn Campbell
Caitlyn Christensen

D. Gilson

Frank Jackson
Hillary C. Katz

Molly Spencer
Olivia Stransky
Harrison Thurman

Lindsay Troyer

About Weave

Weave is a bicoastal literary organization and print publication. We seek to create a space for a cross-section of writers and artists to meet on the page, on the stage, and in workshop. We celebrate diversity in both the creator and their works and strive to showcase both novice and established writers and artists.

Our History

In January 2008, Margaret Bashaar and Laura E. Davis met one another at a strange and wonderful poetry reading hosted by the Typewriter Girls. Soon the two began meeting for coffee in clandestine areas around Pittsburgh discussing poetry and total world domination. Eventually they concocted a fantastic idea: create an art and lit magazine and host a reading series! On May 5, 2008 Weave’s website went live and they received a grant from The Sprout Fund in September of that same year.

The name Weave came from a desire to publish a wide-range of artists from all walks of life. The word “Weave” became the primary action for the publication: the weaving together of voices on the page and in the local community. Weave pledged to seek work from both emerging and established artists and writers. Weave seeks the work of local artists. Weave promises to publish the under-represented: women voices, voices of people of color, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender voices and more. But most of all, Weave seeks to publish the best artistic and literary works available. For more info on our views about diversity and the origins of our name, read this. 

Weave is currently run by a team of editors and readers. Everyone that works for Weave is an unpaid volunteer. We do this for the love of art and literature. If you are interested in helping out, check out our opportunities page for more info.

Our Style

Weave is dark humor and magical realism. Weave is strange and fantastical. Weave also loves realistic narratives in fiction and poetry. Weave loves honest and simple nonfiction, not confessional for confessions sake. Weave loves strong, well-developed characters. Weave especially loves when female characters are well thought out. Weave loves flawed characters. Weave loves retellings of old stories, fairy tales and myths. Weave is the universal told with unique, exciting language. Weave loves when writers play with language. Weave loves a poem that grabs our attention early and avoids clichés. Weave loves surprises. Weave also loves poems about animals. We love a good monkey poem, but have yet to find one. On that day, Weave will dance. Dance!

Click here to read sample work from past issues.