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Consequence Forum
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Consequence Forum addresses the consequences of war and geopolitical violence through literature, art, and community events to promote a clearer and more nuanced understanding of the realities and experiences of conflict.

https://consequenceforum.org/
Here's CF poetry reader Fadairo Tesleem in Lagos at the Aké Arts & Book Festival. The festival, now in its thirteenth year, has brought together over a thousand writers, poets, musicians, actors, filmmakers, artists and thinkers to celebrate creativity, network and share stories.
December 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Recently posted titles on the Consequence Substack.
December 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Recently posted titles on the Consequence Substack.
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
One of our past contributors, Jehanne Dubrow, has a new book coming out and she will be leading a special one-day class based on it later this month. We’re proud to be a partner in the event! Follow the registration link above to learn more and register.
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Thank you, TLA Network, for the recognition as a 2025 Transformative Language Arts Award winner. It’s an honor to be recognized and we can’t thank you enough. @tlanetwork.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Recently posted titles on the Consequence Substack
November 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Please join us in the celebration of our most recent issue. Go to consequenceforum.org to register and learn more.
October 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We offer both a sliding scale and a reduced rate for those who can’t make a class but would like to have access to the video recordings. For more info, please email [email protected]
October 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
We offer both a sliding scale and a reduced rate for those who can’t make a class but would like to have access to the video recordings. For more info, please email [email protected]
October 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
October 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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September 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
We spoke with Raphael Badagliacca, an author featured in Consequence Forum’s Journal 17.1, about what the organization means to him. Head to consequenceforum.org/journals to read his work.
September 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Learn more and submit at consequenceforum.org/submissions
September 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Learn more and register at consequenceforum.org/workshops. We offer both a sliding scale and a reduced rate for those who can’t make a class but would like to have access to the video recordings. For more info, please email [email protected]
September 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
We spoke to Peter McKinney, an author featured in Consequence Forum’s Journal 17.1, about knowing when his pieces are truly finished. Head to consequenceforum.org/journals to read his work.
August 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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August 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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August 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
🎉🎉 On Sunday, August 10, at 3 pm, Consequence Forum's Contributing Editor Martha Collins will be awarded the New England Poetry Club’s Golden Rose Award, one of the nation’s oldest literary prizes.

To learn more and register for the livestream: nepoetryclub.org/event/longfe...

Congrats, Martha!
July 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A new prose workshop!

Bringing the Receipts: Using Personal Documents as Prompts to Write about the Past

*We offer both a sliding scale and a reduced rate for those who can’t make a class but would like to have access to the video recordings.

To learn more: consequenceforum.org/workshops/
July 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Writing Sci-Fi War Stories

*Please note that we offer both a sliding scale and a reduced rate for those who can’t make a class but would like to have access to the video recordings.

To learn more or register: consequenceforum.org/workshops/
July 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
New Poetry Workshop: The Grammar of History, the Syntax of War

We offer both a sliding scale and a reduced rate for those who can’t make a class but would like to have access to the video recordings.

To learn more and to register: consequenceforum.org/workshops/
July 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Our reading period is open from 7/15 - 10/15. As always, we’re after the strongest fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translations, and visual art that address the consequences of war.

Have work you want to submit or want to learn about our pay rates? Go here: www.consequenceforum.org/submissions
July 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
As part of our Young Writers Nonfiction Project, we're launching a FREE three-part nonfiction workshop series for writers aged 15-24.

Learn more about the project: consequenceforum.org/young-writer...

To register for the workshops, please email us at [email protected].
June 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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June 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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June 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM