Pivot is a literary journal founded and operated by the English Graduate Student Association at York University.
Our goal is to provide a space of critical and creative discussion for those who read and write literature. See our "News" tab for our 2026 Call for Papers on the theme of "Adaptation."
Pivot is extending our submission deadline for our 2026 issue on the theme of "Adaptation" to March 13, 2026. Please see the fall Call for Papers below for more details.
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In our recent call for papers, Pivot invited submissions on the theme of "Adaptation." The issue that resulted tackles this idea in multiple ways, from autotheory and a review of Emerald Fennel's Wuthering Heights to creative poems and visual art that challenge our notions of what it means to adapt in and to uncertain times.
In keeping with this year's theme, the 2026 issue marks the transition of Pivot from a primarily critical publication to a journal that blends creative and academic work.
