A journal of contemporary literature and art, The Bournemouth Journal is a publication edited by staff and students affiliated with the MA in Creative Writing and Publishing at Bournemouth University. We publish two issues a year including original fiction, poetry, and art. Along with the journal, we judge and publish The Bournemouth Writing Prize. We especially admire writers who are formally inventive and/or adopt new perspectives, risking empathy and insightful self-reflection.