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Letter from Issue Three Editors

Dear Readers,

Time. Never seems to be enough of it. Especially for writers and editors, who, you know, love to push out a deadline as long as possible. 

We know it’s been a while between issues. But, trust us, we’ve been busy. We think you are going to be pleased with the third volume of Paper Dragon. 

Our journal started as an idea close to two years ago. In that time, we’ve seen the journal’s readership skyrocket and submissions have been overwhelming – but in a good way! To our readers and writers who’ve helped make Paper Dragon a success in a short space of time, we are forever grateful. 

Because of you, this little journal has come into its own. We’ve made our literary journal accessible to underrepresented voices, incarcerated persons, and we welcome new writers with open arms. That is our proudest achievement as editors—allowing great writing to find a home and allowing new writers to connect with readers. It’s been such a pleasure watching this unfold. Together, we’ve made this possible. 

With our growth in submissions and readership we realized it was time to make the journal’s home on the web better. Something that shows our vision and reflects the input of writers and visual artists. That’s what you’ll see when you open the third volume. Writing that jumps off the page and a visual presence that adds to the ambience of each piece. We hope you enjoy the new Paper Dragon as much as we’ve enjoyed putting it together for you. 

So yeah, it took some time. Time that we didn’t want to see slip away. After this issue, Paper Dragon will no longer be our baby. It’ll pass on to the next cohort. But we don’t own it—you do. Our time with Paper Dragon is a gift, and we are simply its caretakers. Keep on reading and keep the dream of Paper Dragon alive. To all the artists, writers, and poets who have trusted their work with us, thank you. Together, we’ve all made something that will last long after the last page is turned. 

That something is us, a community of readers and artists. 

Keep turning those pages. 

All the best, 

Paper Dragon 2022 Editors 

Nick Perez, Fiction Editor 

Sarah Campli, Art Director 

Dylan Brown, Screenwriting Editor 

Anthony Chatfield, Nonfiction Editor 

George MacMillan, Poetry Editor 

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Managing Editors

Sarah Campli, George MacMillan, Nick Perez, Anthony Chatfield, Dylan Brown

Art Director

Sarah Campli 

Social Media Manager 

Anthony Chatfield 

Fiction Editors 

Becky Titelman, Ashley Bhasin, Paul Bekendorfer, Kyra Sampson

Non-fiction Editors

Emily Mras, Bianca Cuie, Rachael Weaver

Poetry Editors

Maura Morgan, Julie Tran, Karl Okamoto, Rylee Cella

Screen Writing Editors 

Danni Sonnenberg, Rachael Weaver 

Website Designer 

Yashfa Azizi

Publisher

Drexel Publishing Group