Associate Editor Caitlin Doyle: In “Metaphor,” just as the poem’s speaker pushes her body to its furthest reaches through intensive exercise, the poet probes the limitations of language. Nicky Beer spurs us to consider how our bodies and our words, depending on how we use them, can act either as barriers to human connection …
Just in time for the National Book Award ceremony tomorrow, we’d like to share an appreciation for one of the nominees in fiction. Editorial Assistant Matt Morgenstern: It’s difficult to summarize Sigrid Nunez’s The Friend, published earlier this year by Riverhead (and nominated for this year’s National Book Award). Dwight Garner does a good job in the …
We’ve seen writers querying their followers on social media: Where should I send a story about X? A poem about Y? An essay in which I thread both Z and W together? Here’s a little how-to from our staff on how to find good magazines to send your work to. And in honor of one …
We’re ready to bark, howl, chatter, or yip the good news! Winners of the Tenth Annual Robert and Adele Schiff Awards in Poetry and Prose Tori Malcangio for her story “See What I Mean” (chosen by Michael Griffith) Maggie Millner for her poem “Cherry Valley” (chosen by Rebecca Lindenberg) Thank you …
Assistant Editor Jess Jelsma Masterton: Many writers shy away from the second-person perspective. Some literary journals go so far as to caution writers against submitting stories written in second person, suggesting that the point of view is somehow gimmicky or overwrought. While it certainly draws attention to itself, when the second-person perspective is done well, …
Assistant Editor Jess Jelsma Masterton: In a typical week at CR, I read through anywhere from twenty-five to forty submissions, from 500 word miCRos to 8000+word stories, novel excerpts, and essays. While my tastes run the gambit from lyric fabulist fiction to hyperrealism, there is one aspect guaranteed to pull me out of an otherwise …
Associate Editor Caitlin Doyle: Our first cowritten poem for the miCRo series hails from two authors who are no strangers to pairing up on the page. As part of the editorial team behind They Said, a recently released multigenre anthology of contemporary collaborative writing that’s creating a stir in the literary world, Simone Muench and …
Assistant Editor Jess Jelsma Masterton: As a genre, micro fiction attempts to do the impossible: establish a protagonist with a clear conflict, all within a tiny, less than 500-word frame. The author must find a way to show the reader what is physically or emotionally at stake. What is the protagonist’s central struggle? How …
We’re getting close to the release of Issue 15.2, which should arrive from the printer in the next few weeks! In advance, we’re pleased to share the cover, with artwork by Emily Hanako Momohara: We also want to take this opportunity to explain a change in our editorial practices. Generally, we follow the industry Bible, …
Search
You don't have credit card details available. You will be redirected to update payment method page. Click OK to continue.