No changes for our winter 2026 contest categories, but here are reminders about the guidelines and judging criteria, in case they’re helpful. Our general guidelines are provided in each Submittable category, but some additional thoughts on the short forms are included here. Keeping in mind…
Read more » 0 CommentsIt's Lit Mag Week! We hope that you'll visit participating journals' sites, read the work they publish, show them some love—and maybe take advantage of some of the sweet deals they offer. In a day or two, you'll see the price of our latest annual print compilation drop from $16.95 to $12.95.…
Read more » 0 CommentsAttention, 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,…
Read more » 0 CommentsWe 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…
Read more » 0 CommentsBaltimore 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,…
Read more » 0 CommentsPut 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/
Read more » 0 CommentsWe'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…
Read more » 0 CommentsCongratulations 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,…
Read more » 0 CommentsWe 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…
Read more » 0 CommentsA 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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