Still Point Arts Quarterly is a visually striking literary and arts journal published four times a yea with each themed issue featuring historical and contemporary art, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. The Spring 2026 issue is themed “Crafting a Life” and opens with Editor Christine Brooks Cote’s commentary exploring art, craft, and industry, closely examining the distinction between craft and industry.

“There is nothing certain about life. Every moment of every day involves risk — not knowing how to proceed, trying something to see if it will work, sometimes having to undo past efforts and try another way, hoping it all works out in the end — and possibly suffering the consequences of our actions. By accepting and living with the risks, we craft our lives. […] Just as we improve and progress in our craft as we do it, we learn how to live a better life as we do it, and often the lessons learned are interchangeable: patience, perseverance, problem-solving, a sense of curiosity, the importance of mental and physical stimulation, and so many more. Crafting a well-lived life is not without risk and uncertainty, but if we seek certainty, we miss the point.”‘

Contributing poets and artists who offer readers the opportunity to enjoy their craft include Christopher Wiley-Smith, Gloria Heffernan, Renee Dionne Mies, Sheri Reda, Lilace Mellin Guignard, Fendy Tulodo, Elise Chadwick, Gail Tyson, David Anson Lee, Joyce Lewis-Andrews, Lisa Timpf, Mary E. Berg, Robin Michel, Kathryn DeZur, Katherine Simmons, David M. Stern, Kimberly Beckham, and Sarah Kilch Gaffney.

A publication of Santi Arts, the Still Point Arts Quarterly Fall 2024 issue is themed “Walking,” as Editor Christine Brooks Cote writes, “I’ve walked to be in the moment, to let go of whatever difficulties and confusions occupied my mind, to feel the physicality of the experience, to absorb the natural world, to seek and find pure pleasure.”

Sharing in this joy of walking are writers and artists Kevin Browne, J. R. Solonche, Nancy Buonaccorsi, Kit Carlson, Daniel Thomas, Andrea Lani, Suzanne Doerge, Barbara Sapienza, Rebecca Ring, Katherine January, Paul Hilding, Brian T. Duncan, Jane Salisbury, Erin Jamieson, David Macauley, Amy Boyd, AD West, Molly Murfee, and Susan Currie.

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Still Points Arts Quarterly Summer 2024 is themed “The House of My Dreams” and features contemporary works of art, fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Produced by Shanti Arts, this luxuriously printed journal is intended for artists, nature lovers, seekers, and enthusiast of all types. This issue features works by Judith Sornberger, Patty Somlo, Charlene Logan, Susan Eaton Mendenhall, B. D. Ramsey, James Lowell Hall, Cathy Fiorello, Michael Riedell, Lily Ione MacKenzie, Ann Cwiklinski, Christopher Woods, Ellen Pliskin, Rosalyn Kliot, Chris Hero, Theresa M. Pisani, and many more!

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Still Point Arts Quarterly is a truly beautiful and engaging art and literary journal. “Living with Art” is the theme of the winter 2023 issue, which features historical and contemporary art and photography, fiction and non-fiction, and poetry. Still Point Arts Quarterly has been praised for its rich content as well as its splendid layout and design and is intended for artists, nature lovers, seekers, and enthusiasts of all types. A subscription to the interactive digital edition is free, and print editions may be purchased by subscription or single issue.

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“It’s the Journey, Not the Destination” is the theme of Still Point Arts Quarterly Fall 2023, featuring art and photography, fiction and non-fiction, and poetry. Widely praised for its rich and valuable content and splendid presentation, Still Point Arts Quarterly is intended for artists, writers, nature lovers, seekers, and enthusiasts of all types. Visit their website to download and read the full issue online as well as for information on how to order beautiful, full-color print copies.

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Minimalist Wisdom is the theme of the spring 2023 issue of Still Point Arts Quarterly, featuring art and photography, fiction and non-fiction, and poetry. Widely praised for its rich and valuable content and splendid presentation. Intended for artists, writers, nature lovers, seekers, and enthusiasts of all types.

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Still Point Arts Quarterly says this about its publication: “a truly beautiful and engaging art and literary journal.” Having held this quarterly in my hands and viewed it online many times over the years, I can attest that this is no hyperbole. Produced four times a year, each issue focuses on a theme and features historical and contemporary art, fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. “The Quarterly has been praised for its rich content as well as its splendid layout and design. Intended for artists, nature lovers, seekers, and enthusiasts of all types.” Themed Cities: Centers of Culture and Creativity, the newest issue holds good to these promises, with art and writing spanning the globe from San Francisco with “Walking Through Time” by Mitchell Near; Nanjing, China with “An Intersection of Time” by Dwight E. Watson; to Carl Boon’s “My Chicago,” Vivien Zielin’s “The Artistic Delicacies of Paris,” and David McVey’s “Glasgow in Squares” – just to name a few. Featured artists include Lorin Cary, Laruen Curtis, Linda Woolven, Theodosia A. G. Tamborlane, Lori Arbel, JoAnn Telemdschinow, David A. Goodrum, Deborah McGill, Caroline de Mauriac, MJU Edwards, Rosalie Sanara Petrouske, Mark Saba, Lu Lius, Nanci Stoeffler, and Jane Gottlieb. The publication is free to read online and available to purchase in print.

Produced four times a year by Shanti Arts, Still Point Arts Quarterly is a truly beautiful and engaging art and literary journal. Each issue focuses on a theme and features historical and contemporary art, fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, “Intended for artists, nature lovers, seekers, and enthusiasts of all types.” The publication is free to download from their website, but this is one journal readers will appreciate having in full-color print. When I look at the online version, it is impressive, but when I hold that copy in my hands, it’s truly immersive. Fitting, because the newest issue is themed “Immersed in Books.” Some featured works include Kathryn DeZure “Turning Fifty with Virgina Woolf,” Megan L. Steusloff “The Books I’ve Read,” Zachary Nelson “A Book is the Fastest Way to Travel,” Terry Barr “Greyhound Seats,” Jane Hertestein “Books as Signposts in Our Life,” Rosalie Sanara Petrouske “The Frangrance of Words,” and Wally Swist “Sam Murry, Bookseller,” as well as many others. Featured art and artists include Helen S. Geld, Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord, and numerous book-related archival artworks and photographs. If you have ANY booklovers in your lives (including yourself), you’re going to want to get a copy of this in their hands (or direct them to the Still Point website for the free download).

Published by Shanti Arts, the Summer 2022 issue of Still Point Arts Quarterly has been released! The theme of this issue is “Gardening: An Instrument of Grace.” It includes the work of roughly fifty artists and writers from around the world and includes essays, poetry, fiction, art, and more. The digital edition is free for anyone who signs up to receive it via email, and print copies are available by subscription or single-issue purchase. Still Point Arts Quarterly is one of the most beautiful, high-quality production art and literary journals on the market. You can view the current art feature here to see for yourself: Art Exhibit. Readers can also download many past issues as well as other art exhibits.