45th Parallel

Oregon State University MFA and MA literary magazine based out of Corvallis, OR.

We publish resonant and lively voices in support of our growing and extraordinary community of writers. We publish both established and emerging voices in poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, and hybrid forms whose work demonstrates the wide range of voices and talents within (and without) each genre.

10/14/2025

it’s that time everybody 🧡🧡
submissions open on october 15th and close on december 15th! we’re so excited for your work!

06/18/2025

ISSUE 10 IS LIVE ONLINE

From our Editor-in-Chief: “Onward you’ll find experiments in light and photography; time explored through tragedy, narrative, and philosophy; science fiction that parallels the inhumaneness of today; and that, “in the rain / we learned a new degree of separation / meaning there was none.” We hope you enjoy.

Cover art: “Rust” by Sarah Kohrs

06/10/2025

COMING SOON: ISSUE 10

we are so excited to share this issue with you, full of brilliant pieces that take risks, challenge boundaries, and find the sublime. watch this space 🔮🔮🔮

12/26/2024

happy holidays from the 45th parallel crew! ❤️

12/14/2024

our submission period closes tomorrow, december 15! send us your fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art that puts the “art” in STEAM 🎨🌱💫🪐⚖️🔮📚

12/09/2024

From our 5th issue: “Intro to Art” by Chris Gavaler

Don’t forget to submit! We are open for fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and art until December 15 🩷

11/24/2024

our submissions are open until december 15!

for issue 10, we are especially seeking work that engages with the interdisciplinary. get experimental! talk to the moss. we’re listening👂👂👂

11/17/2024

From our first issue: “Course in Photographing Intimacy for a Digital Generation Desensitized by Nudes” by Ander Monson. Read the full poem on our website.

10/05/2024

Writers, will you answer the call?

Join Oregon State University for our virtual MFA open house on October 22 and learn about our fully-funded tracks in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.