A LITERARY MAGAZINE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LOW-RESIDENCY MFA AT WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE

heartwood literary magazine
is an alumni-run semi-annual online literary publication in association with the low-residency MFA program at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, West Virginia. HeartWood was founded in 2015 by graduate Danielle Kelly and guest poetry faculty member Mary Carroll-Hackett.

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DOUG VAN GUNDY

Julia Kastner

Lara Lillibridge

C.M. Chapman

Allison Pugh

Torli Bush

Brittany Morgan

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Lisa Kamolnick explores humanity, the natural world, and spaces between and beyond. Her work has appeared in Slipstream, Tennessee Voices, Black Moon Magazine, and others. You’ll find her in northeast Tennessee or northwest Florida. She is active in Tennessee and Florida poetry communities. Learn more at lisakamolnick.com.

Lisa Kamolnick explores humanity, the natural world, and spaces between and beyond. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Slipstream, Tennessee Voices, The Closed Eye Open, Black Moon Magazine, and others. You’ll find her in northeast Tennessee highlands or on northwest Florida shoreline. She is active in Tennessee and Florida poetry communities. Learn more at lisakamolnick.com.


Lisa Kamolnick explores humanity, the natural world, and spaces between and beyond. Her work appears or is forthcoming in The Listening Eye, Slipstream, Black Moon Magazine, Heartwood Lit Mag, Encore, and others. You’ll find her in northeast Tennessee highlands and on northwest Florida’s emerald coast. She is active in Tennessee and Florida poetry communities. Her poetry has been nominated for Best of the Net. Learn more at lisakamolnick.com.

Lisa Kamolnick explores humanity, the natural world, and spaces between and beyond. Her work appears or is forthcoming in The Listening Eye, Slipstream, Black Moon Magazine, Heartwood Lit Mag, Encore, Tennessee Voices, and others. Lisa serves as President of Poetry Society of Tennessee. You'll find her in northeast Tennessee highlands and on northwest Florida’s emerald coast. Her poetry has been nominated for Best of the Net. Learn more about Lisa at lisakamolnick.com.

Shyla Ann Shehan is an analytical Virgo from the US Midwest. She has an MFA from the University of Nebraska where she was awarded an Academy of American Poets Prize. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Pinch, New York Quarterly, Nelle, Door is a Jar Magazine, Midwest Quarterly, Drunk Monkeys, Plainsongs, and elsewhere, and she was nominated for a Pushcart in 2022. Shyla is the curator of The Good Life Review and lives in Omaha with her partner, children, and three cats. ❀ For more, please visit shylashehan.com. 

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Shyla Ann Shehan (she/her) is an analytical Virgo from the US Midwest. She received an MFA in Poetry from the University of Nebraska and is curator of The Good Life Review. She lives in Omaha with her partner, children, and three cats. ❀ For more, please visit shylashehan.com.

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