Latest issue of Hard Freight literary arts magazine available online

Artwork by Kellina Brannen

"Grasp" by Kellina Brannen. Brannen's work was selected as the cover art for the fall 2021 issue of Hard Freight, Penn State Altoona's literary arts magazine. 

Credit: Kellina Brannen

ALTOONA, Pa. — The fall 2021 issue of Hard Freight, Penn State Altoona's literary arts magazine, is now available online.

The fall 2021 issue showcases undergraduate poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, visual art, and the winners of the fall 2021 Writing Commons Common Read Writing Contest. 

Students interested in serving on the staff of Hard Freight may register for ENGL 209: Journal Practicum, a one-credit experiential course that focuses on editing the magazine. Students may take the course up to eight times. Student editors select the works to publish, help to organize an open mic event, and design the issue.

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