The Other Side of Hope occupies a distinct position in contemporary letters: it is a journal founded and edited by refugees and immigrants, dedicated to publishing work that engages with displacement, migration, and the search for home. Its pages are not a charity showcase but a rigorous literary space where the refugee and immigrant experience is the center, not the margin. The journal seeks work that is aesthetically ambitious and politically awake, resisting both sentimentalism and stereotype. For the writer, publication in The Other Side of Hope signals entry into a community of peers who understand the stakes of representation. The journal offers a platform where craft is paramount and where the complexities of exile, belonging, and identity are explored with nuance. While the journal does not charge a submission fee, it also does not offer monetary compensation; the reward is publication among a readership that values literary excellence and lived experience. The editors are looking for voices that have been underrepresented in mainstream literary magazines: refugees, immigrants, and those writing about the refugee and immigrant experience. They welcome translations and work in English. The journal's curatorial vision is to amplify stories that are often reduced to statistics, rendering them in language that is urgent, precise, and unforgettable.