Passion for Words
A shared love of reading, writing, and everything language can do.
Per Verbum Ad Sapientiam
A platform for the voices that deserve to be heard.
The Opinions gives students and teachers — especially those just starting out — a place to share academic, literary, and creative writing. We review member submissions, publish the best of them, and provide PDF books to our readers.
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Join The Opinions as a reader or an author, or share your work with us by submitting an essay, article, poem, or other academic and literary piece for review and publication.
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Latest publications
Articles, essays, and creative writing submitted by our members — published here after admin review.
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Our mission
The Opinions exists to give students and teachers a place to share their academic, literary, and creative writing — especially those who don't easily find that opportunity elsewhere. We want to encourage beginner writers and help their ideas be read around the world.
Expression
Creative writing, translation, and open critical discussion, encouraged and read.
Community
Students, faculty, and guest voices, brought together across every event.
Scholarship
Serious critical thinking, held to the same standard as the writing it studies.
What we do
Three ways The Opinions gives writers a platform, for now.
Reader & Author Membership
Join as a reader or an author — sign up and become part of the community.
Review & Publish
Submit your academic, literary, or creative writing. After review, selected work is published for readers around the world.
PDF Books
A growing library of PDF books, made available to our readers alongside member publications.