We want to see Maryland in your poems. A street in Baltimore. The Ocean City Boardwalk. Eating at the Korean BBQ place in Remington. Climbing the steps in the Hooper Strait Lighthouse at St. Michaels. That time you played the slots at the Rocky Gap Casino. What happened on the Light Rail…
Read more » CommentsOur fall issue launched on October 31. Ghosts. A head on a stretcher. The virus. A flood. Voices of dead people in a wardrobe. But—we're live! Also songs, birds, and ice cream. Take some time to sit with the works in this issue. Read the notes that some of the writers have provided. If they…
Read more » CommentsAre there rules? No. Sorry. But there are many questions you can ask yourself while writing flash fiction and during your revision process. There are aspects of craft you can consider when reading the flash fiction stories of other writers, too. There is a joy in deciphering their mysteries, in…
Read more » CommentsBaltimore-area students at various stages in their programs—as well as recent writing program alumni—have served as volunteers over the years, and we are grateful for their contributions. The students have devoted time to voting and commenting on submissions, proofreading issues, writing blog…
Read more » CommentsDelighted that is Diana Spechler will serve the final judge for this contest! All entries should be submitted through our Submit page. We look forward to reading your work!
Read more » CommentsWelcome to Our Summer 2020 Issue! We hope you enjoy the poems, short stories, and creative nonfiction in this issue as much as we do. Please spend some time with them. A number of our contributors provide comments on their work. Recordings, too! Congratulations to our summer contest winners,…
Read more » CommentsGreetings from Baltimore! Our Spring 2020 issue launched May 21. The Spring issue features poems, fiction, and creative nonfiction by: John Blair Shevaun Brannigan Naomi Cohn Jeannine Hall Gailey Katherine Gekker Matthew Henry R. Dean Johnson Yume…
Read more » CommentsWith a global pandemic comes time to read. While for some this time is non-existent—those stocking grocery stores, delivering our food, or on the frontlines of this medical crisis—others may find a silver lining in the time to explore themselves and other worlds through literature. As we…
Read more » CommentsThe Baltimore Review is often in need of readers in all genres. With over 8,000 submissions/year, we definitely need a village of readers to vote/comment on submissions, so that we can respond to writers in a timely way. Readers get experience on the editor side of Submittable (always an eye-opening…
Read more » CommentsSo we’re now into the last month of our current submission period. No theme for our summer contest. Subject matter is entirely up to you. Surprise us. But keep it short. See how much you can accomplish, how much of an impact you can have, with a small number of words. We want to…
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