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On ordinary days, this is a magazine of creative nonfiction, inspired by travel, written by women–by which we mean that Vela publishes writing that…
Read MoreOn ordinary days, this is a magazine of creative nonfiction, inspired by travel, written by women–by which we mean that Vela publishes writing that…
Read MoreHow we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. – Annie Dillard It is September again, and those of us…
Read MoreYou and I met a little over a year ago at Colgate University, when I was the out-going Olive B. O’Connor Fellow in Creative…
Read MoreThe results are out this morning for this year’s Best Travel Writing Awards from Solas/Travelers’ Tales (read the full line-up here) and Vela Magazine…
Read MoreWhen The Rumpus ran Elissa Bassist’s article “Welcome to the Girls’ Club,” Twitter feeds from the mountains to molehills where women write rang with…
Read MoreToday, September 6, 2012, we at Vela celebrate the first anniversary of the magazine.There is much to come, but before we get to all of…
Read MoreOn the eve of Vela’s launch in September 2011, Sarah Menkedick sat down and wrote out her vision for the magazine. Vela has grown…
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