As 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…
Read more » 0 Comments“Don’t look, and it won’t hurt” was once common advice for enduring pain, but it also suggests an insight into Shannon Robinson’s award-winning debut collection The Ill-Fitting Skin. In her new book, which won the Press 53 Award for Short Fiction, Robinson explores themes of incredible…
Read more » 0 CommentsJoin BR editors Barbara Westwood Diehl and Paige Passantino for a free prose poem workshop via Zoom on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. We'll take a look at sample prose poems, examine how they shuffle elements of prose and poetry, and provide timed exercises for you…
Read more » 0 CommentsThis is our second installment of Behind the Scenes, in which The Baltimore Review readers share how the review process works, what they’re looking for in a submission, and how reading for a literary journal affects their lives. They provided a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at The Baltimore…
Read more » 0 CommentsI asked three of The Baltimore Review readers to share how the review process works, what they’re looking for in a submission, and how reading for a literary journal affects their lives. They provided a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at The Baltimore Review. Julia…
Read more » 0 CommentsWhat if I told you that as a writer, rejection is part of the territory, part of the learning landscape? Yes, you will only be rejected if you submit your work, but you’ll learn a lot in the process, and you’ll only get published if you submit it.In our last blog post, Lynn Stansbury shared her…
Read more » 0 CommentsWelcome to our winter 2024 issue!Congratulations to our winter contest winners:Sasha Wade – Prose PoemEileen Frankel Tomarchio – Flash FictionElizabeth J. Wenger – Flash Creative NonfictionAnd special thanks to our final judge, Marion Winik. We hope that you enjoy these short works as…
Read more » 0 CommentsI sat down with Baltimore Review’s own Lynn Stansbury, who was among the ten debut novelists in this year’s Poets & Writers’ 2023 “Get the Word Out” cohort. The program introduces fiction authors to the nitty-gritty of being published: publicity and marketing. …
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