Cincinnati Review
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Publishing great literature and art since 2003. Journal submissions open Sep 1.
"Running into [Martha] in the bookfairs of various AWP conferences . . . was like catching a jolt of open sky." Today on the site, Editor-at-Large Don Bogen shares a tribute to frequent CR contributor Martha Silano. buff.ly/SXD1RCi
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The Schiff Awards close at 11:59 pm!
Only one day left to polish up your best fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to submit to the Robert and Adele Schiff Awards! Win $1000 and publication in The Cincinnati Review. All submissions are considered for publication! Details here: buff.ly/mDOMzaV
Only one day left to polish up your best fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to submit to the Robert and Adele Schiff Awards! Win $1000 and publication in The Cincinnati Review. All submissions are considered for publication! Details here: buff.ly/mDOMzaV
2024 Robert and Adele Schiff Award winner in literary nonfiction @fictitiouserika on validation in her writing practice. "Paradise is Ours" is featured in our current issue. The 2025 Robert and Adele Schiff Awards are OPEN until next Tuesday, July 15!
We're overjoyed that Cincinnati's @mercantilelib has announced the city's new 2025-2027 Poet Laureate--CR contributor Richard Hague! Congratulations to Richard, who will be celebrated TONIGHT at the Mercantile. buff.ly/WVICsRG
Today on the site, contributor @friendlypoet shares a plátano purchasing playlist that celebrates the delicious, and often mispronounced, starch. buff.ly/f0j8Adt
"Telling the story of my family, both real and fictional, is also a story of race and the truths this country tells about itself and the secrets it hides . . ." In our Family Secrets Folio, James Stewart III discusses writing fiction about family secrets. buff.ly/phs6ePu
Congratulations to miCRo contributor Kelle Groom on the inclusion of her piece, "Murder City," in the @Wigleaf Top 50 of 2025! "Motherlode" by @ThereseGCarr also made it to the longlist! wigleaf.com
On this last day of #pridemonth we celebrate the inclusion of miCRos by contributors B. Do and Cassandra Whitaker in the @CLMPorg Pride Month Reading List! clmp.org/news/a-reading…
Contributor Jason Gray reads his poem "First Image of a Black Hole" in a video with images from NASA. Watch on our site! buff.ly/Z8qu3M6
"Two gorillas crashed a Halloween party in 1975, befuddling their newlywed hosts." In our Family Secrets Folio, Shara Lessley talks about writing family secrets. buff.ly/WfVEGYo
Thank you to @versedailypoems for featuring four poems from our spring issue--by M. Cynthia Cheung, Jason Gray, @litwindowpane, and Leah Umansky--in the past week!
