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 Bock
Gordon Brown
Zach Eaton
Amy Halloran
Jane Hilberry
Yuan Jiang
Emily Kingery
Dana Holley Maloney
Annie Marhefka
Meg McManama
Betty Ruddy
Julien Shen
Emily Van Kley
Patrick Whitfill
Amie Whittemore
A huge thanks to everyone who made this issue possible.
And thank you for being a Baltimore Review reader!
Writers: Our current submission period ends May 31. No submission fee, ever, for non-contest submissions—but we’ll send you a big doc with 68 writing prompts and a bunch of tips if you donate $5.
Our summer contest categories are prose poem, flash fiction, and flash creative nonfiction. See our submission guidelines for details. Contest deadline is May 31. All entries considered for publication.
Final judge: Jehanne Debrow