Beeswax Magazine is an independent journal of literature and art based in Oakland, California. We have published four issues so far, and most are available for purchase online and in Bay Area bookstores.

We come from an eclectic background of music, writing, printmaking and visual art, and our foremost goal in Beeswax is to create a medium that approaches writing and art in a new way, encouraging everything from collaboration to cross-genre work. We are lucky enough to know a wealth of writers and artists who do just these things in their work already -- writers who play music, musicians who are writers, illustrators who write nonfiction, poets who paint, artists and writers who work together to produce graphic-oriented work, what have you... And, when we sat down to think about all the fantastic talent that we know, our biggest question was this: where can writers and artists like these showcase their work? Thus Beeswax. We welcome submissions of all varieties, from all over the place -- just see the Submissions page for details.

With access to a printmaking studio and a few years of typesetting experience under our belts, we are also keen on including some classic printmaking/bookmaking elements in each issue: Issue 1 has a 3-color letterpressed cover, done by hand, by us, with type and photopolymer plates; Issue 2 features a hand-sewn binding and letterpressed cover; Issue 3 has a hand-printed wraparound cover that turns into a full-sized poster; Issue 4 has a 2-color letterpressed cover and a handmade binding. We love printmaking & bookmaking because while we're all about the directions that writing and art are going in, we're also all about where we came from as writers and artists.

If you're still curious about us and what we stand for, let us know. You can reach us at: editors(at)beeswaxmagazine(dot)com.

Thanks for visiting!