We started this because we believed the work was already here.
Harbour Works began out of frustration — tired of waiting for permission, tired of being told student work was "almost" good enough. We built this magazine on the belief that the threshold for extraordinary writing is not age or publication history, only the work itself.
We publish fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, visual art, photography, and hybrid work. We are drawn to writing that takes risks — formally, politically, emotionally — and to writers who understand the page is not a safe place.
Our editorial process is rigorous and fully blind. Minimum three editors per submission before any decision. We do not publish competent work. We publish alive work.
We are open to high school and university students. We believe the most vital creative work is happening in student hands right now — not after graduation, not once someone decides it's ready.
"We reject the idea that student work is a lesser category. The only question we ask of a piece is whether it is alive."
All positions are volunteer. Open to high school and university students. No experience required.
Join the team →Three things we will not compromise on.
We don't publish because of who you are. We publish because of what you made. The submission process is fully anonymous. Editors are asked to read without knowing who wrote the piece.
No institutional funding. No faculty oversight. No external sponsors. Every editorial decision is made by the students whose names appear on the masthead.
We reject the premise that work made by students exists in a lesser category. The history of literature is full of writers who produced their most enduring work before anyone told them they were allowed to.