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Welcome to Amsterdam Quarterly’s original website. AQ was founded in April 2011 and its goal is to publish, promote, and comment on writing and art in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and the world. We hope you enjoy reading the work selected for this thirtieth issue (AQ30) and we look forward to your comments at editor@amsterdamquarterly.org or submissions at submissions@amsterdamquarterly.org.

AQ30’s theme is Pandemic. Its work explores the current Covid-19 pandemic as well as previous pandemics such as AIDS, Spanish flu, and Bubonic plague. AQ31’s theme will be The Classics (reading period April 2021). Submit work based on classical Greek, Roman, Biblical, or other religious/cultural stories, classical music, or sonnets, sestinas, villanelles, or other classic literary modes. AQ32’s theme will be The Future (reading period July 2021). Submit work about life in the near or distant future. Science fiction pieces are especially welcome.