an update from the editors

Dear readers,

You may have noticed things have been a little quiet at sneaker wave for the past few weeks.

Creating this platform has been a joy. We feel so privileged to have sat with so many of your stories and to have worked with over SIXTY of you to polish and publish your writing!

Publishing one story every single Sunday is also A TON of work—way more than we appreciated when we launched this thing. We’ve learned so much in the process of building sneaker wave, and we are continually striving to make sneaker wave magazine even better. So we’re rolling out some changes…

Going forward, we’ll be publishing one true story MONTHLY rather than WEEKLY.

This will also allow us to increase what we pay for stories!

Starting with work from our NEXT submission window, we’ll pay $75 for each accepted piece.

We’ll announce the next submission window soon. Get your nonfiction stories ready, because the window won’t be open for long!!

We’re also open year-round for developmental editing: work with one or three of our editors to get personalized, line-level feedback on that piece you just haven’t been able to figure out.

To help us in our next phase, we are seeking an intern to help us grow our social media presence! If you’re passionate about connecting people through storytelling and you’re savvy on the apps, please send a statement of interest to julie@sneakerwavemag.org.

Don’t forget to follow us on instagram, add us to your recommendations on substack, and share our stories with your friends. We believe in the power of storytelling to connect people. Hop into the comments and let us know what your favorite stories have been, or what you want to read more of. Drop a line anytime! And thank you, as always, for reading.

The Editors