The Online Literary Journal of Rider University
Venture is the online undergraduate literary journal of Rider University. The journal publishes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction that represents the diverse aspects of the Rider community and the larger world.
2025 Call for Submissions
Submit your written work for our next publication! Open to all current Rider University students, alumni and staff members. Questions? Contact us for more info.
Recent Articles
A Real Boy
Carole Cobos Carole Cobos (she/her) is a member of the Fiction team. She is an English and Sociology major with a minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies. She’s been published by…
Murmurs in the Mirror
Brielle Engelhardt Brielle Engelhardt is an English major with a minor in Journalism. She is the treasurer of Venture and was the design editor for this year’s issue. She is in…
I Grew to Hate You (But I Don’t)
Brooke Foster Brooke Foster (she/her) is currently a junior English major and Social Media Strategies minor working as an Embedded Tutor for Rider’s first-year composition courses. While she enjoys sharing stories…
Blog
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Update on the Future of Venture Magazine…
Photo courtesy of Skye Chernobilsky Happy April’s Fools, gorgeous. Confession: I have this thing where my life is a constant battle between wanting to…
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Sigma Tau Delta Convention
Photos courtesy of Brooke Foster and Talia Hincks Hello readers! Over spring break, Venture editors Brooke Foster and Talia Hincks ventured out to Pittsburgh,…
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Day in the Life of a Venture Staff Member
Photo Courtesy of Maura Corman Hi Venture readers! It’s Skye with my very first blog post (feels exciting)! I figured thatbecause most of you…
High School Writing Contest
Lean more about the contest rules, read recent winners and more!