Selected notes from my Eastern Shore Writers Association Bay-to-Ocean Writers Conference presentation on March 8, 2025 Concision and Precision in Flash FictionAnd by concision, I mean conveying meaning with as few words as possible and by precision, I mean the quality of being accurate, exact,…
Read more » 0 CommentsNo changes for our summer 2025 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 CommentsWe hope that you enjoy the poems, short stories, and creative nonfiction by the following writers in our winter 2025 issue, which launched on January 25:Shelley BergDawn DuplerMarika GuthrieDiane LeBlancJoanne MerriamKayla Rutledge PageTyler PattonFran QiRook RainsdowneEmily RansdellMaggie…
Read more » 0 CommentsOur general guidelines are provided in each Submittable category, but some additional thoughts on the short forms are included here. Keeping in mind that there are very few “rules” for writers with boundless imaginations and creativity. Total word limit for each contest category…
Read more » 0 CommentsWe hope that you enjoy the poems and short stories by the following writers in our fall 2024 issue, which launched on October 27:Andrea BradleySusan ComninosLindsay M. D'AndreaCoby-Dillon EnglishJarred JohnsonStephen KampaAndrew KozmaJulia LevineForester McClatcheyGary McDowellWayne MokTony…
Read more » 0 CommentsThe world is filled with fantastic writers who would like to get published. You are one of them. There is nothing I can do to guarantee you will get published, but there are some tactics I, a reader at Baltimore Review, can suggest to avoid common pitfalls that could put you out of the…
Read more » 0 CommentsWe hope that you enjoy the poems, short stories, and creative nonfiction by the following writers:Genevieve AbravanelAmanda AuchterCaroline BarnesAl DixonTaylor EbersoleMelissa Darcey HallBari Lynn HeinSarah Sugiyama IsseverNick ManningKaecey McCormickNoreen OcampoMaurine Ogonnaya OgbaaGenevieve…
Read more » 0 CommentsAs soon as I learned how to write, I started writing stories. While I was still a kid, I set a goal to publish a book by the arbitrary age of twenty-five. Back then I thought this was young enough to be impressive but old enough to be realistic. However, at some point between setting the goal and…
Read more » 0 CommentsI’d highly recommend reading Ordinary Fissures in the summer, so Sara Eddy’s full-length collection comes out right on time. Granted, I’d highly recommend reading this book in any season—but the sticky summer heat pulls something extra out of the book, which is a swirling series of…
Read more » 0 CommentsWe hope that you enjoy the poems, short stories, and creative nonfiction by the following writers:Kaique AntonioBobby BangertAmy BoyesSara R. BurnettStephen CicirelliMichael DonKatherine GekkerLinden HibbertMax Kruger-DullSusan Leslie MooreElisabeth MurawskiRukman RagasMelody SunNorie SuzukiRyan…
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