Attending AWP in Baltimore? Drop by our table and say hello! Our Bookfair location: T623. Matt Poindexter will sign copies of his poetry collection, Fatherland, published by Unicorn Press. March 6, 10:30-11:00 a.m. A poem by Matt Poindexter appeared in Baltimore Review's fall 2025…
Read more » 0 CommentsWe'd like to show a little Baltimore Review love by offering a free generative writing session on Valentine's Day. Noon, so it won't interfere with any evening plans. We promise it won't be cheesy. Interested? Email editor@baltimorereview.org to receive an…
Read more » 0 CommentsWe hope that you enjoy the poems, short stories, and creative nonfiction by the following writers in our winter 2026 issue, published on January 20, 2026. Cole AlexanderRebecca BernardEmma BoldenNadia BornGrayson BurkeJehanne DubrowAshley HutsonL. A. JohnsonLexi PelleAkshay PendyalBianca Alyssa…
Read more » 0 CommentsBaltimore Review 2025 Nominations: PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for best debut fiction published in a literary magazine“The Baby,” Claire WyattBest of the NetWork published between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025“The Nugget,” Anne Rudig“beta waves,” Marika…
Read more » 0 CommentsYou’ve published two previous collections, Requiem with an Amulet in Its Beak (WWPH, 2019; winner of the Jean Feldman Poetry Prize) and The Spite House (C&R Press, 2011, winner of the De Novo Poetry Prize), both of which explore connections between the private and the…
Read more » 0 CommentsThe silent treatment. We’ve all gotten it–or given it–at one time or another. But what if you’re a writer, and your mother, not for the first time in your life, stops talking to you for an extended period? And this time, it’s after you invite her to move into your home and she…
Read more » 0 CommentsA busy fall for us! We're reading submissions (5,700 received so far since August 1) and will soon be selecting work for our winter issue. The upcoming issue will include contest winners, too, so we'll have a group of finalists ready for the final judge, Mandy Moe Pwint Tu, within a couple weeks of…
Read more » 0 CommentsWe hope that you enjoy the poems, short stories, and creative nonfiction—along with a special micro section—by the following writers in our fall 2025 issue, published on October 19, 2025.Mikki AronoffAllison Field BellBrett BiebelNina BoutsikarisMike BoveJiordan CastleRon DionneDana Brewer…
Read more » 0 CommentsI picked up a biography about a woman I’d never heard of who practiced a form of art I don’t often think about, and I couldn’t put it down.Such is the storytelling ability of Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson in her super-readable biography of midcentury fashion designer Claire McCardell. Though the…
Read more » 0 CommentsEvents:The BR will have a table at the Baltimore Book Festival, September 13 and 14. We have copies of our print compilations, Baltimore Review 2025 and books from past years. And we’ll have writing games and various fun things at the table because, well, festivals are supposed to be fun, right?…
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