Turning Tides

Literature and Arts Journal

Category: Letters from Editors

  • Introduction – Spring 2026

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    In heading the return of Turning Tides after its five year dormancy, I really hoped to highlight the high-quality of creative undercurrents of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy campus. A STEM-focused institution, it can be easy to overlook the energy, individuality, and expressive qualities of the campus community. We have a wealth of intelligent and thoughtful…

  • Letter from the Fiction Editorial Team

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    Throughout the semester, the fiction editorial team has prepared and worked to add quality fiction works to the Turning Tides journal. At the start of the semester we all had varying levels of aptitude when it came to reading and analyzing literary work so we spent a few weeks training and refining our craft. We…

  • Letter from the Multimedia and Poetry Editorial Team

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    As the Poetry and Multimedia Editorial Team, we had the honor of reviewing your submissions and creating the journal. Throughout the past semester, we have come together to learn more about the editorial processes and build on our skills. The most impactful exercise we did was when we reviewed “So Much Water, So Close to…

  • A Letter from the Nonfiction Editors

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    Dear Reader,  We are so happy with the pieces our contributors submitted. It’s great to see the diversity through literature on our campus. All the pieces selected were written very thoughtfully and display a lot of emotion through their writing. I hope, as you read through the Nonfiction section, you can enjoy the perspectives and…