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ROUTE 9 LITERARY COLLECTIVE

Wesleyan University and Middletown, Connecticut's

Community of Writing, Art, and Publishing.

Lavender Vol.8: Graduation OUT NOW! Click here to read!

Poems of our Climate Chapbook OUT NOW! Click here to read!

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THE LAVENDER VOL.8 GRADUATION

Read Wesleyan's Poetry, Prose, and Art Magazine. Vol.8: Graduation. Summer 2023.

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WHAT IS ROUTE 9?

Route 9 is a literary collective that was founded in 2020 by Wesleyan student Oliver Egger. The collective publishes multiple magazines and literary projects a year at Wesleyan University and in Middlesex County, Connecticut. 

Currently we have four major projects:

-The Lavender:

Wesleyan University's bi-semester poetry and prose magazine.


Fall 2021: Inaugural Issue: Click here to read!

Winter 2021: Issue 2: Metamorphosis: Click here to read!

Early Spring 2022: Issue 3: Patterns: Click here to read!

Late Spring 2022: Issue 4: Fragment 94: Click here to read!

Fall 2022: Issue 5: Obsessions: Click here to read!

Winter 2022: Issue 6: The Unremarkable: Click here to read!

Spring 2023: Issue 7: Threshold: Click here to read!

Summer 2023: Issue 8: Graduation: Click here to read!

-The Route 9 Anthology:

An anthology of poetry and prose by Wesleyan University students,

professors, and residents of Middletown, Connecticut.

Book released in September, 2022 by Wesleyan University Press.  Click here to order!

-Poems of Our Climate:

 A weekly poetry column run in The Wesleyan Argus. 

Read a chapbook of the Fall '22-Spring '23 column here!

-Pre-Owned, Good Condition: 

A new magazine of found art and writing at Wesleyan University. 

The content includes found poems, collage, letters, photography, lists, and more.

Issue One: Click here to read!

Issue Two: Click here to read!

-Special Projects:

Everything else Route 9 is up to! Including but not limited to:

Sazón: Latin American Culture and Heritage Literary Magazine

Student-Faculty Reading Series

The Poetry Room Exhibit and Zine

Interested in starting your own magazine? Tell us your idea here!

Want to get involved? Email oegger@wesleyan.edu for more information!

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