Stories matter. It’s how we survive.

LegendHaven is a magazine for those of us who never got over the stories that raised us.

We’re the readers who stayed up too late under the covers. The writers who fill notebooks with worlds we haven’t told anyone about yet. The fans who believe that fiction isn’t just escape—it’s a way home.

What began as an online convention in 2022—just a weekend for Catholic and Orthodox fiction fans to meet and talk dragons—has grown into something bigger. A movement. A meeting ground. A creative rebellion.

Now, LegendHaven is building a quarterly print and digital magazine for readers and writers who believe that stories shape souls.

Each issue is packed with original short fiction, book and film recs, themed essays, interviews, and mythic deep dives.

But it’s more than content. It’s a campfire.

We believe fiction can be fun and fearless, rich with moral imagination and resonant meaning. We explore fandoms, pop culture, classics, and hidden gems—to build a world we believe in.

LegendHaven is built by volunteers from the LegendFiction community—creatives from around the world who wanted something more than mere content.

We want to build a space where readers feel less alone. Where writers can share their worlds without end. Where stories become soul scaffolding for a life well-lived.

If you believe that dragons still matter, that myths carry meaning, and that storytelling is how we survive…

You’re one of us.

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