Fifth Wednesday Journal (FWJ) was a non-profit American literary magazine established in 2007 by Vern Miller that published fiction, essays, visual art, interviews, and book reviews both in print and online.
The group decided to use guest editors, changing with each issue, in order to achieve a wider aesthetic range in the magazine.
More contributors of note included Sterling D. Plumpp, Laurence Lieberman, Elise Paschen, Stephen Dixon, Marge Piercy, Edith Pearlman, Rosellen Brown, Bob Hicok, Kim Addonizio, Dave Smith, Lynne Sharon Schwartz, Tony Hoagland, and Charles Wright.
[citation needed] Contributing and guest editors included Illinois Poet Laureate Kevin Stein, Plimpton Prize winner Daniel Libman, Pushcart Prize winner Alice Mattison, Edie Meidav, Christine Sneed, Jeffery Renard Allen,[citation needed] Pam Houston, Donna Seaman, Bret Anthony Johnston, and Eileen Favorite.
Interviews in the magazine included Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout, Audrey Niffenegger, Monique Truong, Stuart Dybek, Richard Bausch, Stephen Dixon, Robert Coover and Ana Castillo.