Please join us in unveiling Volume 23 on Wednesday, April 29th!
The Bridge is an award-winning annual literary and arts journal published with support from the English and Art departments at Bridgewater State University. Publishing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art from university undergraduate and graduate students, as well as alumni, The Bridge amplifies the voices of emerging artists.
Our staff comprises undergraduate students dedicated to making space for diverse stories and art forms, celebrating student writing and art, and helping creators gain wider audiences in the pages of The Bridge and on our website.
Visit our submissions guidelines for information on our next open reading period, and be sure to pick up a copy of our latest issue in The Bridge Office in Maxwell Library, room 305!
Find us on Instagram and Facebook. Please contact thebridgejournal@bridgew.edu with any questions.
Thank you to everyone who submitted work for Volume 23!
Admission emails were sent the week of February 11th. We would like to thank all the Bears who submitted their work; your creative efforts truly make the book!
If your work didn’t get selected this year, don’t be discouraged; Bridgewater State University students and alumni alike are able and encouraged to submit! No matter if you’re returning, graduating, or haven’t stepped on campus in 20 years, you have the chance to get your work published next year. You’ll always be a Bear!
Please join us in unveiling Volume 23 on Wednesday, April 29th!
Get Published! The Bridge will begin accepting submissions for Volume 23 on Friday, September 19th, 2025!
Visit our Guidelines tab for more information on submitting and deadlines.
Thank you to everyone who submitted work for Volume 22!
Virtual copies of “CATHARSIS” can be found on our virtual commons page, and our website gallery now includes this edition’s award winners
Art and literature became an outlet for the outpouring of growth, grief, and love that many of us experienced.
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