worksliterary

Worksliterary is a term used to describe literature that centers on labor, work, and the workplace. It encompasses novels, poetry, essays, and criticism that examine production, class, and the social dimensions of work. The term can function as both a descriptor of a thematic focus and as the name of an online platform or project.

In scholarly and editorial contexts, worksliterary categorizes works that address labor issues, from industrial poetry to contemporary workplace narratives. Online, it may refer to a curated archive or magazine that collects and publishes pieces exploring work life, worker identities, and labor movements. Such platforms often include interviews with workers, archival material, and critical essays about labor history.

The concept has roots in labor studies and the history of digital publishing. It intersects with movements for workers' rights and traditions of social realism and working-class literature. Critics sometimes debate the scope of the term, balancing its political dimensions with its literary evaluation.

Related terms include labor literature, working-class literature, and industrial poetry. While several journals and presses publish work in this vein, there is no single canonical “worksliterary” anthology, and the term remains a flexible descriptor for a broad range of texts.