Sampsonia Way

As the in-house magazine for City of Asylum Pittsburgh, Sampsonia Way is devoted to literary freedom of expression and giving voice to persecuted writers. The magazine was named after Sampsonia Way, a street in Pittsburgh that houses exiled writers hosted by City of Asylum. Just as the physical Sampsonia Way provides a home for exiled writers in a literary community, Sampsonia Way aims to create a space in which endangered writers thrive and free literary expression is a valued part of everyday life. Beginning in 2019, City of Asylum has partnered with the University of Pittsburgh, gaining the support of their Public and Professional Writing Program. Under the guidance of a professor, students create and edit articles, conduct interviews, and manage the social media of Sampsonia Way. An archived record of our original website can be found at archive.sampsoniaway.org.