About

Allegory Ridge was founded in 2017 as an online and print magazine for open-minded millennials with a focus on travel writing, fiction, poetry, artwork, photography, and personal essays. We have published seven print issues of the magazine. The magazine focused on three main categories: Explore, Create, and Grow. Each of these categories were further divided into three subcategories which are expanded upon below.

We have also published a fiction anthology, Archipelago, a poetry anthology, Aurora, and a nonfiction anthology, Allegheny.

Our book publishing imprint, Alden, The Allegory Ridge Press, has published two novels, and four books of poetry.

In 2023, we made the difficult decision to no longer publish new works, but we plan to keep this website up and running to showcase all of the talented creatives we were lucky enough to feature.

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Explore

experiencing a place that is not your own

  • Nature — the great outdoors, our natural environment, Earth in all her glory

  • City — metropolitan areas, urban wonders, tiny towns in rural landscapes

  • World — places outside the United States, foreign countries, faraway lands

Create

taking inspiration and molding it into a tangible form

  • Art — physical mediums of expression, crafting, mixed media

  • Writing — poetry, flash fiction, short stories

  • Photography — Instagram accounts, professional photographers, photo essays

Grow

challenging yourself to build a better life

  • Self — self-improvement, self-care, self-expression, self-acceptance

  • Design — curating well-balanced spaces, home decor, style trends, architecture

  • Society — politics, pop culture, relationships, what you need to know about what's going on

Director of Publishing

Alexander Rigby

Creative Editor

Samantha Hansen

Senior Editor

Michelle Weiss

Contributing Editor

Gabrielle Bradshaw

Acquiring Editor

Rose Selby

Senior Publicist

Marshall Roofner

questions can be sent by email to ALLEGORYRIDGE@gmail.com