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Recent Issues

On Water

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March 2019 / April 2019

On Weapons

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January 2019 / February 2019

On Mixture

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November 2018 / December 2018

Archive Issues

On Children

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September 2018 / October 2018

On Bosses

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July 2018 / August 2018

On Expansion

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May 2018 / June 2018

On Music

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March 2018 / April 2018

On Captivity

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January 2018 / February 2018

On Garbage

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November 2017 / December 2017

Pages

Deep Archive

Before Pacific Yearly Meeting existed, before North Pacific and Intermountain Yearly Meetings, even before the Pacific Coast Association of Friends . . . Friends in the West connected with each other through Friends Bulletin, which was founded in 1929 and transformed into Western Friend in 2008. Find a simplified chronology of past editors here, and a more detailed chronology here. Please let us know if you can help us fill in any of the “gaps” in our collection.

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Future Issues of the Magazine

Let us know if you would like to contribute writing, art, or photography to one of the upcoming issues of Western Friend, which will be organized around the following themes:

  • March / April 2019 – On Water  (Still accepting manuscripts for online publication)
  • May / June 2019 – On Puzzles  (Manuscript deadline for print publication: 4/1/19)
  • July / Aug 2019 – On Control  (Manuscript deadline for print publication: 6/1/19)
  • Sept / Oct 2019 – On Neighbors  (Manuscript deadline for print publication: 8/1/19)
  • Nov / Dec 2019 – On Separation  (Manuscript deadline for print publication: 10/1/19)
  • Jan / Feb 2020 – On Mediation  (Manuscript deadline for print publication: 11/15/19)
  • March / April 2020 – On Art  (Manuscript deadline for print publication: 2/1/20)
  • May / June 2020 – On Wealth  (Manuscript deadline for print publication: 4/1/20)
  • July / Aug 2020 – On Secrets  (Manuscript deadline for print publication: 6/1/20)
  • Sept / Oct 2020 – On Teachers  (Manuscript deadline for print publication: 8/1/20)
  • Nov / Dec 2020 – On Rules  (Manuscript deadline for print publication: 10/1/20)
  • We accept manuscripts for online publication at any time.

We publish articles on topics of interest to both Quaker newcomers and "seasoned Friends." Submitted manuscripts for print publication should be somewhat longer than 600, 1300, or 1900 words.

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