9.5.2026

Baltimore Book Festival 2026

by Barbara Westwood Diehl

Attention, Locals!We'll have a table at the Baltimore Book Festival, September 19-20, with copies of our annual print compilations, games to play, and other fun stuff. And we love to chat with writers and readers. If you're there, be sure to drop by and say hello!We'll also have a panel of readers,…

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8.27.2026

Special Maryland Writers Section

by Barbara Westwood Diehl

We haven't forgotten our local roots! We are adding a special Maryland Writers section to our fall 2026 issue. You must be a current Maryland resident to be considered for this special section.The Maryland Writers section will be in addition to our regular, still-open categories—and you can…

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8.20.2026

Baltimore Review 2026 - Annual Print Compilation

by Barbara Westwood Diehl

Baltimore Review 2026, the print compilation of all work published in our summer and fall 2025 and winter and spring 2026 online issues, is now available for purchase.Within the next few days, we will start sending copies to the 68 writers whose work is included in the book.Great to read poems,…

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8.6.2026

Save the Date: Baltimore Writers’ Conference

by Barbara Westwood Diehl

Put this one on your calendars:Baltimore Writers' Conference - November 14, 2026 - Towson UniversityAlways an excellent conference. Reasonably priced. And we'll have a table there, so you should stop by and say hello.https://www.towson.edu/cla/departments/english/baltimore-writers-conference/

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7.29.2026

Free Generative Writing Session on August 1 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time

by Barbara Westwood Diehl

We're having another generative writing session this Saturday, August 1 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Zoom. Examples from past issues of the journal, writing prompts, and timed responses. Want to generate some raw material to polish later?Just send an email to editor@baltimorereview.org to…

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7.27.2026

Wigleaf Top 50

by Barbara Westwood Diehl

Congratulations to the following Baltimore Review contributors for having their flash fiction selected for the Wigleaf Top 50 and Wigleaf Top 50 Longlist:Wigleaf Top 50Andrea Figueroa-Irizarry, "Lapagería"Wigleaf Top 50 2026 LonglistDana Brewer Harris, "Bed Work" Joanne Merriam,…

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7.18.2026

Summer 2026 Issue Published July 18, 2026

by Barbara Westwood Diehl

We hope that you enjoy the poems, short stories, and creative nonfiction by the following writers in our summer 2026 issue, published on July 18, 2026. Katie BannonDeya BhattacharyaMorrigan ByalinLynn Li CheMatthew Di CianoEileen DolbeareRozalija GraceChris GuppyNahal Suzanne JamirRoey…

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6.24.2026

Interview:  Sarah Timmke at Bound bookstore in York, Pennsylvania

by June Locco

A bookshop is an almost magical place where stories and ideas exist. Like any book lover, my day is made better by just the opportunity to share the space for even a short time.A few months ago, I was at a little coffee shop that I frequent in York, Pennsylvania, and spotted a business that had…

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5.5.2026

Break Out the Shorts: A Free Generative Writing Session

by Barbara Westwood Diehl

 Need to channel some of that spring fever energy? Join us for a free generative writing session on May 17, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. We’ll talk about the short-form categories for our contest—prose poem, flash fiction, flash creative nonfiction—and give examples and writing prompts. We…

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4.25.2026

Spring 2026 Issue Published April 25, 2026

by Barbara Westwood Diehl

We hope that you enjoy the poems, short stories, and creative nonfiction by the following writers in our spring 2026 issue, published on April 25, 2026.Caroline BockGordon BrownZach EatonAmy HalloranJane HilberryYuan JiangEmily KingeryDana Holley MaloneyAnnie MarhefkaMeg McManamaBetty RuddyJulien…

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