The Best of Belt Magazine 2019
Announcing a new anthology of regional writing, available exclusively to Belt members.
Call for Submissions: Pittsburgh Neighborhood Guidebook
Announcing the Pittsburgh Neighborhood Guidebook, to be published by Belt Publishing.
At the Lake County Fair
The fair connects communities that often seem worlds apart socially and politically, but are intimately linked by economics and geography.
Trick or Treat
Celebrating the season in one Chicago "Halloween neighborhood."
Call for Submissions: Gary Anthology
Announcing an anthology of stories about Gary, Indiana, to be published by Belt Publishing.
The Potential of Public Art
The work of public memory is not only about the past, but about a shared vision for the future.
Call for Submissions: Black Midwest Anthology
Announcing an anthology of stories about the Black Midwest to be published by Belt Publishing.
How to Integrate a Chicago Neighborhood
In three (not so) easy steps.
Rebel Girl of West Ridge
From the Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook.
The Enduring Legacy of the 2010 Kalamazoo River Oil Spill
Nearly a decade after one of the largest inland oil spills in U.S. history, the landscape has changed.
Cadillac Hill
"Almost every girl I know has the same story about a car, about a boy. This is mine."
Traveling While Black
Learning the racial geography of Indiana as a young Black girl in the 1980s.