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Oya
Oya publishes stories, essays, interviews, poems and visual art about cooperative and community-based ways of living.
About Oya
Oya is a German-language publication about commons-based and community-oriented ways of living. It publishes stories, essays, interviews, poems and visual art, and also produces audio pieces, a yearly Almanach yearbook, and printed Commoniebriefe.
It organizes in-person gatherings such as Wirkwochen, Erzählsalons and Almanachfeste, and sends an email newsletter several times per year. Its earlier magazine published 71 printed issues between March 2010 and December 2022.
Key features
- Stories, essays, interviews, poems and visual art on communal living
- Yearly Almanach yearbook following seasonal cycles
- Commoniebriefe sent three times per year with community updates
- Audio pieces on commons-related topics
- In-person gatherings such as Wirkwochen and Erzählsalons
- Archive of 71 printed issues from 2010 to 2022
Best for: German-speaking readers interested in commons, cooperative living, and social-ecological change.
Good for
- Publishes across text, visual art, audio, print and in-person formats
- Archive of 71 printed issues published from 2010 to 2022
- Maintains a glossary explaining recurring terms used since 2009
Watch out for
- Content is in German
- Digital newsletter is sent irregularly rather than on a fixed schedule
Oya at a glance
- Official website
- oya-online.de
- Category
- News & Media › Magazines
- Type
- Publication
- Platforms
- Web
- Language
- German
- Country
- DE
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Oya FAQ
What is Oya?
Oya describes itself as a commons and collective storyteller collecting stories of communal, resistant, subsistent and care-based ways of living.
How often are the Commoniebriefe sent?
Three times per year, with reviews, news and invitations from places and movements connected to Oya.
What is the Oya Almanach?
A yearbook following seasonal cycles; the third edition on the theme of vorauslieben was expected at the end of 2025.
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