Vilas Avenue is an independent literary journal, founded in 2014. We aim to publish well-crafted poetry at the intersection of language & movement [ISSN 2380-0232]. Our portfolio encompasses our flagship journal, Vilas Avenue, and our niche, camping-themed literary magazine, Camp Hiawatha (est. 2023). 

Editorial Team:

Daniel Rortvedt  / Founding Editor
Daniel Rortvedt is a writer, educator, founding editor of Vilas Avenue and author of LAYERS (2024). His poetry appears in Lunch Ticket, word west revue, JAKE, The Baltimore Review, and other journals. You can learn more about his work at bit.ly/thisdjr

H.W. Day / Associate Poetry Editor 
H.W. Day is an Alabama native and serves as Associate Poetry Editor of Vilas Avenue. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in a variety of literary journals, including Tipton Poetry Journal and Right Hand Pointing. He resides in Birmingham, AL. For more visit: hw-day.com.

Cole W. Williams / Editorial Board Member
Cole is a poet, essayist, and hybrid writer. Recent singular works are featured with The Common, The Florida Review, North Dakota Quarterly, Water~Stone Review, Eastern Iowa Review, Xinachtli Journal, and other journals, anthologies. Williams won the Under Review’s 2022 annual chapbook contest for Olympia; and was recognized by The Florida Review’s 2022 Humboldt Prize for poetry for the poem “Sunset.” 

Jody Kennedy / Editorial Board Member
Jody is a French-American writer and photographer. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English with an emphasis on creative writing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her work has appeared in Bennington Review, Fairy Tale Review, Tin House Online, The Sun, and Georgia Review, among other publications.