Cincinnati Review

What better way to honor National Poetry Month here at the CR than to highlight poetry collections by two of our recent contributors?

In Issue 15.1, we debuted our plays-in-progress feature, curated by Drama Editor Brant Russell, with Association of Controlled Dreamers, by MJ Kaufman, which examines the nature of activism for young people today. This week, the play has a run at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), and we’re thrilled to present this behind-the-scenes …

Editorial Assistant Emma Faesi Hudelson: Shapes of Native Nonfiction, an anthology of essays by Native authors (University of Washington Press, forthcoming in June 2019), is a formidable entry into the swelling ranks of literary nonfiction. And it’s one that the nonfiction community—mostly white, me included—needs to pay attention to. As editors Elissa Washuta and Theresa …

We are happy to celebrate National Poetry Month by announcing our nominations for the Best New Poets anthology: Samantha Grenrock’s “This Was My Bulwark” (from Issue 15.1) and Kevin Phan’s “Punch Line” (from Issue 15.2)! Best New Poets is an annual anthology of fifty poems from emerging writers who haven’t yet published a full-length collection. Poets …

At one time or another, most authors will need a head shot. You could be publishing a piece with an online venue, building your author website, providing a photo to an organization that has recently awarded you a prize or a residency—you name it!

We’re looking forward to the AWP Conference & Bookfair, starting on Thursday! You can find us at Booth 7069, along with our book-publishing arm, Acre Books. Stop by to say hello, buy a sample issue, or renew your subscription. Every subscription—including the 4-for-1 $40 deal we’re sponsoring with The Journal, Mid-American Review, and Ninth Letter—comes …