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About The Broken Plate

Founded in 2004, The Broken Plate publishes a variety of works by both emerging and established authors. Over the years, we have published writing by Roxane Gay, Mark Halliday, Celeste Ng, Elena Passarello, and many others. Send us work that will make us think, make us smile, or make us snap our fingers and nod knowingly. Along with basking in the immense talent of our submitters, we at The Broken Plate work to support the literary community by publishing reviews of books by small publishers and celebrating the successes of first-time authors through interviews and our partnership with Ball State’s annual In Print Festival of First Books. The entire journal is compiled, edited, and designed by the hardworking and talented Ball State University undergraduate students enrolled in English 489: Practicum in Literary Editing and Publishing.

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The Broken Plate is a literary magazine produced by undergraduate students at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. In an especially fragmented world, we embrace the resilient and restorative power of creativity as a means to uniting singular voices. The Broken Plate values all work, from the realistic to the whimsical, that celebrates both the strangeness and the beauty of our human existence. 

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  • Inspiration In the World Around Us

    Inspiration In the World Around Us

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    Emma Carlson

    When you’re a student and a writer, finding inspiration can be hard. You get caught up in everything that you have to write for class, and when you go to write for yourself, nothing is there; nothing calls to you. It can be even harder to find inspiration when you…

  • What Inspires Me to Write?

    What Inspires Me to Write?

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    Jalen Batiste-Waddell

    Every now and then, I find myself staring blankly at a blank page. Uninspired and stuck. Inspiration plays a significant role in creating anything, so it is crucial when it comes to writing. So, how do we find our inspirations?  For me personally, nature really helps inspire tone. I love…

  • Admired to Inspired: Inspiration as a Student Writer

    Admired to Inspired: Inspiration as a Student Writer

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    Chloe Alexander

    Deep in the depths of your mind lies the creative library of your brain. Strolling around the bookshelves of your dreams, thoughts, and hopes, you will find the withered spines of books you love from authors far and wide, towering spires of history, and a sunlit catalog of your memories…