Provenance Journal

A literary magazine dedicated to history

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Provenance Journal is an online literary magazine dedicated to poetry and prose about all things historical. We welcome reflections on the stories of nations, poems about bars from eighty years ago, tales of the origin of some forgotten household antiques—if it has anything at all to do with the topic of history, we would love to read it.


We are based in the Philippines and we accept work from anywhere in the world. We are particularly interested in highlighting underrepresented narratives of history, especially the histories of marginalised peoples. Think: do you want to tell this oft-untold story? Do you want to retell this old story with a fresh take? Regardless, remember that no-one will ever write of history the same way you do. We are honoured to read your work.