3.9.2024

A Free Workshop! Putting the Poem in Prose Poem

by Barbara Westwood Diehl

Join BR editors Barbara Westwood Diehl and Paige Passantino for a free prose poem workshop via Zoom on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. We'll take a look at sample prose poems, examine how they shuffle elements of prose and poetry, and provide timed exercises for you…

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2.28.2024

Behind the Scenes Part 2

by Jodie Abruscato

This is our second installment of Behind the Scenes, in which The Baltimore Review readers share how the review process works, what they’re looking for in a submission, and how reading for a literary journal affects their lives. They provided a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at The Baltimore…

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2.23.2024

Behind the Scenes Part 1

by Jodie Abruscato

I asked three of The Baltimore Review readers to share how the review process works, what they’re looking for in a submission, and how reading for a literary journal affects their lives. They provided a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at The Baltimore Review.    Julia…

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2.17.2024

A Chat With Nine 2024 Debut Novelists—and Hear Them Read!

by Christa Davis

What if I told you that as a writer, rejection is part of the territory, part of the learning landscape? Yes, you will only be rejected if you submit your work, but you’ll learn a lot in the process, and you’ll only get published if you submit it.In our last blog post, Lynn Stansbury shared her…

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1.20.2024

Winter 2024 Issue Launched January 19, 2024

by Barbara Westwood Diehl

Welcome to our winter 2024 issue!Congratulations to our winter contest winners:Sasha Wade – Prose PoemEileen Frankel Tomarchio – Flash FictionElizabeth J. Wenger – Flash Creative NonfictionAnd special thanks to our final judge, Marion Winik. We hope that you enjoy these short works as…

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1.16.2024

An Interview With Baltimore Review Editor Lynn Stansbury

by Christa Davis

I sat down with Baltimore Review’s own Lynn Stansbury, who was among the ten debut novelists in this year’s Poets & Writers’ 2023 “Get the Word Out” cohort. The program introduces fiction authors to the nitty-gritty of being published: publicity and marketing. …

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12.13.2023

Baltimore Review 2023 Prize Nominations

by Barbara Westwood Diehl

Baltimore Review 2023 Nominations: The Best Short Stories of the Year: The O. Henry Prize WinnersJuly 1, 2022 – July 1, 2023“You Wish This Were a Novel,” Matt Barrett“Pictures of a Woman You Never Knew,” Abigail Oswald“The Stirling Stone,” Frank Reilly“The Scrape,” Kirk…

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11.8.2023

Fall 2023 Issue - Includes a “Featured Maryland Writers” Section

by Barbara Westwood Diehl

Welcome to our fall 2023 issue, which went live on November 6!We decided to include a special section in this issue for writers who are Maryland residents. Yes, we publish the work of writers from all over the U.S. and beyond, but we have a special place in our hearts for the locals. We are so…

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8.12.2023

Maryland Writers Feature Planned for Fall 2023 Issue

by Barbara Westwood Diehl

Attention local writers: We are planning a special Maryland Writers section for our fall 2023 issue. So Submittable categories are open for poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction categories for writers from anywhere—plus a special category for writers who are Maryland…

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8.12.2023

Two Free Generative Writing Sessions

by Barbara Westwood Diehl

Need to set aside an hour of writing time for yourself? Need someone to give you prompts and set the timer? Here are a couple of free generative writing sessions from Baltimore Review. If you want to receive the Zoom link the morning of each session, email editor@baltimorereview.org.  

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