The year was 1984: my hair was big; my bangles were many; and my pick for Pulitzer-prize winning book of the year was Duran Duran: The First Four Years of the Fab Five—by Neil Gaiman. Yes, that Neil Gaiman, and no, it didn’t win the Pulitzer (total rip-off). Years have passed since that…
Read more » 1 CommentsPEN America held its 2018 Literary Awards Ceremony on February 20 at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts – and Baltimore Review contributors made the prestigious list of honorees. PEN America President Andrew Solomon kicked off the evening at the pre-ceremony cocktail reception, proposing…
Read more » CommentsJanuary 31, 2018 Welcome to our winter issue! Congratulations to the winners of our winter contest: 1st place – Cecily Berberat, “Lemon Drop” 2nd place – Allie Marini, “Kitchen Kisses” 3rd…
Read more » CommentsOur fall issue went live on October 27, a treat before Halloween--and zero calories. But you may find a touch of sweetness there. Some scary moments, too. I hope that all our readers enjoy this fine issue. Thanks, everyone!
Read more » CommentsThe Baltimore Review will have a table at the Baltimore Writers' Conference on Saturday, November 11, 2017. Mention that you heard about the conference from The Baltimore Review, and pay the early registration fee through October 30. Honest! I have it in writing. This is always an excellent…
Read more » CommentsThe Summer 2017 issue was launched on July 29. We hope that you’ll take some time to click on the poems, short stories, and creative nonfiction here. You may find some of these unforgettable. Honest. You may even want to come back to them for a second read. Maybe share a link with friends, too.…
Read more » CommentsIt’s no secret that the publishing industry is overwhelmingly white and female. Our journal here at Baltimore Review is—as anyone who looks at our “staff” link can see—not wildly different. We’re not 78% white and female, but we’re mostly white and majority female. We do have…
Read more » CommentsOur spring 2017 issue went live on May 7, 2017. Thanks to all our writers and readers! We hope that you enjoy the spring issue—I think you’ll find some amazing writing in this one—as well as back issues archived on the site. Our February 1 through May 31 submission period just ended with some…
Read more » CommentsAdíos Hemingway by Leonardo Padura Fuentes Grove Press pp. #229 ISBN: 978-1-84195-795-1 Release: 2005 Genre: Novel Baltimore Review editor Holly Morse-Ellington was unfamiliar with the Cuban author Leonardo Padura until she traveled to Havana for a creative nonfiction workshop with Lee…
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