"The current cannot be stopped."

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As a bi‑annual literary journal, The Cost of Paper advocates for arts and letters as a civic force: an intellectual commons where writers support writers and where ideas are treated as catalyst, not commodity.

The title itself is our thesis. Be it the material cost of producing literature in an era of constrained resources and structural challenges, or the metaphorical cost of writing truth in a divisive world, The Cost of Paper affirms the written word has the power to disrupt, inspire, and demand change.

The journal publishes essays, monologues, poems, and stories, reinvesting all submission fees into awards and contributor payments to cultivate a sustainable ecosystem for emerging and established voices.

We need to prioritize creativity over commerce. The weight of words for the cost of paper.

Accepting submissions in 2027.