Welcome to our summer 2019 issue! We hope you enjoy the poems, short stories, and creative nonfiction in this issue as much as we do. Congratulations to our summer contest winners, also included in this issue: Jennifer Lang, “Uprooted” – 1st Place Morrow Dowdle, “The…
Read more » 1 CommentsGreetings from The Baltimore Review! Our latest submission period for contest and non-contest submissions just ended (May 31 at midnight). We had a record-breaking number of submissions for the February 1-May 31, 2019 period: 4,406 submissions, 238 of them received yesterday. Wow. Reviewing all…
Read more » 0 CommentsAlthough wanderlust marked me from an early age, my dreams of being a professional traveler somehow never came to pass. I’m fortunate to be able to travel more now, usually with my family, but it never feels like enough. Traveling solo is an…
Read more » 0 CommentsCongratulations to Threa Almontaser on her Best of the Net win (poetry) and to finalists Sarah Carson (poetry) and Ruby Al-Qasem (nonfiction)! Congratulations to all the writers on the Best of the Net pages, and congratulations to the editors of these fine journals who work hard to ensure that…
Read more » 0 CommentsWelcome to our winter 2019 issue! We hope you enjoy the poems, short stories, and creative nonfiction in this issue as much as we do. Congratulations to our winter contest winners, also included in this issue: Leslie Carlin, “Occasionally Good” – 1st Place Christopher X…
Read more » 0 CommentsAny beginning writer immediately comes face-to-face with two seemingly contradictory truths about writing. First, almost anything can be grist for a good story, no matter how mundane or commonplace it might seem. Secondly—and here's the seemingly contradictory part—just because something seems…
Read more » 0 CommentsCall it a contest inside a contest—our winter “Tools” theme contest. A pop-up contest. A flash contest. A 5-5-5-5 contest. Only 5 days to submit (no fee), starting November 5. $50 awarded for one prompt response. 500 words max. How is this a contest inside a contest? Our "big"…
Read more » 0 CommentsOur submission doors are just about to open! In less than an hour, actually. Before you submit, please take some time to read the poems, short stories, and creative nonfiction in our Summer 2018 issue. Kick off your shoes, pour yourself something to drink, and read the work of these writers. Read…
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