Thanks for everyone who came to the CityLit event at the beautiful Pratt Library in Baltimore on May 2! And a huge thanks to Gregg WIlhelm and everyone who volunteered their time and energy. A lot of work went into this event, I know. At the BR table, we had a drawing to win a set of writing prompt…
Read more » 0 CommentsNancy Murray has an MFA in Creative Writing and the Publishing Arts from University of Baltimore. In addition to her creative writing, she is a theater director and a playwright whose work has enjoyed full productions at Fells Point Corner Theater, Silver Spring Stage, and the Montgomery County…
Read more » 0 CommentsThe award-winning play by Amy Herzog, 4000 Miles, is a writer's kind of play. Recipient of a Pulitzer Prize nomination and winner of the 2012 Obie Award for Best New American Play, the play unfolds in a Greenwich Village apartment where Leo, who's suffered an unexpected loss during a cross-country…
Read more » 0 CommentsOur spring 2015 issue is live! A big thanks to our contributors, to the BR editors, to our very patient webmaster, and to all our readers! I hope that everyone will enjoy the poems, short stories, and creative nonfiction in the issue. This work, as well as the work in our summer and fall 2014 and…
Read more » 0 CommentsThe theme for The Baltimore Review’s summer 2015 contest is Crime. Why? You may have been the victim of a crime. You may have committed a crime. Maybe a petty crime. That lipstick in Woolworth's you slipped into your pocket back in 7th grade. Petty. But still a crime. You can't…
Read more » 0 CommentsWe are now open for our current reading period, February 1 through May 31. So send us your best! If you still have work in the system from our last submission period, know that we haven't forgotten you. We had a very large submissions to read, but we're working hard to catch up. We're reading for…
Read more » 0 CommentsThe editors are pleased to present the winter 2015 issue. There are a few inches of snow on the ground right now in Baltimore. A good day to launch a winter issue, and a good day to curl up in a comfortable chair, with a cup of tea or a glass of wine, and spend some time reading poems, stories, and…
Read more » 0 CommentsA few thoughts on what inspires the work of BR editors, when they step away from their editorial tasks, along with some suggestions for fellow writers. And very best wishes for a new year filled with all the pleasures of reading and writing! I was so honored when editors at Joyland…
Read more » 0 CommentsCongratulations to Matthew Neill Null for his Special Mention in Pushcart 2015 for his story "Natural Resources." http://baltimorereview.org/index.php/contributor/matthew-neill-null And congratulations to Noreen McAuliffe, whose essay "Under the Locust Tree" is listed as a Notable in Best…
Read more » 0 CommentsHope you can join us! Time to get ready for the Baltimore Review 2014 Launch party at Litmore, 1702 South Rd., Baltimore, MD 21209, on Saturday, October 4, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Help us celebrate all the wonderful poems, stories, and creative nonfiction in BR 2014. Food and drink. Music by The Humidors,…
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