Traverse: Literature, Arts & the Environment

Traverse: Literature, Arts & the Environment was founded in 2023 to celebrate Write Place’s new home at Western Oregon University and to promote environmentally-minded literature and art. Traverse is rooted in place, steeped in history and tradition, but also on the move, crossing new territory, exploring current ideas, and facilitating fresh exchanges between people and the planet.

Traverse seeks writing and visual art that engage the natural world. Although we are open to all genres, styles, and approaches, we greatly value work that weaves together science, history, culture, and art. Deep knowledge and appreciation of nature, and responsibility to a just, sustainable, and felicitous future are at the heart of our mission. The staff at Traverse endeavor to welcome, nurture, publish, and promote diverse voices from around the world.

Please send correspondence and submissions to Henry Hughes, editor: hughesh@wou.edu

Editorial Assistants: Trinity Herr, Jasper Beck, and Sophie Borgstahl