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Who We Are
Sea Breeze Journal of Contemporary Liberian Writings (SBJ) is a peer-review 501 (c) (3) literary arts ejournal devoted to publishing art, creative non-fiction, short fiction narratives, cultural stories, poetry, interviews, book reviews, criticism, theory, and social and political commentary by Liberians arising out of Liberian life wherever we are. The journal was named to honor and remember the almost forgotten Sea Breeze Folk Songs of Liberia.

Sea Breeze Journal of Contemporary Liberian Writings was founded in 2004, published quarterly through 2006, and became a biannual publication in 2007. The journal is published in May and November. We welcome submissions from guest writers and visual artists.

Our Mission
The journal aims to provide a forum for and stimulate an appreciation for contemporary Liberian arts and letters; the Liberian personality; indigenous Liberian languages; Liberian English; social justice; progressive politics; gender equality; African identities; African Diasporan identities; environmental sustainability; and ethnic, class and cultural diversity.

The journal maintains a commitment to publishing writings and art of social, literary and cultural integrity in in language and thought: committed to the idea of inspired renewal, even as the sea herself seeks continual, creative regeneration.

"The Other Society"
oil on canvas
Milly Buchanan, FEATURED ARTIST (Vol 3, Issue 3, Aug. 2006)


Sea Breeze Journal of Contemporary Liberian Writings (SBJ) is a peer-review 501 (c) (3) literary arts ejournal devoted to publishing art, creative non-fiction, short fiction narratives, cultural stories, poetry, interviews, book reviews, criticism, theory, and social and political commentary by Liberians arising out of Liberian life wherever we are. The journal was named to honor and remember the almost forgotten Sea Breeze Folk Songs of Liberia. SBJ was founded in 2004, published quarterly through 2006, and became a biannual publication in 2007. The journal is published in May and November. We welcome submissions from guest writers and visual artists. The journal aims to provide a forum for and stimulate an appreciation for contemporary Liberian arts and letters; the Liberian personality; indigenous Liberian languages; Liberian English; social justice; progressive politics; gender equality; African identities; African Diasporan identities; environmental sustainability; and ethnic, class and cultural diversity. The journal maintains a commitment to publishing writings and art of social, literary and cultural integrity in language and thought: committed to the idea of inspired renewal, even as the sea herself seeks continual, creative regeneration.


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