The Seventh Wave is a 501(c)(3) arts and literary nonprofit that invites writers, artists, activists, and creators to take part in a conversation surrounding the most pressing social issues of our times. It is deeply rooted in the belief that genuine dialogue has the potential to shift cultural paradigms and discourses over time. The organization is divided into three interrelated wings: editorial, engagement, and education. The online publication consists of two digital issues a year, each revolving around one of two coastal residencies. We champion artists who are unlikely to exist so closely together because of their genre, artistic expression, POV, or background. Additionally, each issue, we interview folks ranging from artists to organizers, athletes to academics, who are tackling social issues through their daily livelihoods. Offline, The Seventh Wave hosts events, screenings, readings, and roundtable discussions pegged to each issue on both coasts, with the intent of bringing the digital conversation into real, person-to-person, practice. We are interested in building community for and with individuals who come from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives to dig deeper into the hard conversations that impact how we view our lives, our environments, and our relationships to one another. We also work in schools and with community organizations for our education wing, bringing our contributors’ pieces into the classroom and teaching students about the art of the written word through the lens of story and craft. Our hope is that the life of a piece exists well beyond the moment we push publish.