Interview with Playwright Beth Hyland
Drama Editor Brant Russell interviews Beth Hyland about genre considerations in her play All-One! The Dr. Bronner Play and about the future of theater.
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Writing about the Pandemic during the Pandemic
A roundup of pandemic-related creative work, blog posts, and interviews from The Cincinnati Review and friends.
Why We Like It: Patch Kirschenbaum’s “For Future Reference: Notes on the 7-10 Split”
I could go on and on about Kirschenbaum’s striking (ha) images, characterization, and humor, but what really made this story stand out to me was its powerful use of second person point-of-view.
Highlighting Cincinnati Streetvibes
This week we want to redirect your attention to the work of an important Cincinnati newspaper, Streetvibes, published by the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition.
Building Writing Community in the Digital Age
What does it mean to build writing community in the context of social media’s possibilities and limitations? Former contributors Pauletta Hansel, Jenna Le, JJ Peña, and Ira Sukrungruang share insights.
On Writing During a Global Pandemic
We’ve talked before about reading during the pandemic , but writing during this real-life Groundhog Day has presented its own challenges.
Is Your Poem Ready for Submitting?
In order to gather a wider range of perspectives on this question, I reached out to some Cincinnati Review contributors about when it’s time to gather your work and hit “submit.”
What We’re Reading: Finding Neurokin in Madeleine Ryan’s A Room Called Earth
A Room Called Earth and other autistic narratives challenge the false pathological stories society tells about our neurotype.
Common Mistakes When Writing Dialogue (and how to avoid them)
Strong dialogue forwards plot, it demonstrates the nature of relationships, and it also (paradoxically) highlights what characters can’t or won’t say to one another.
Why We Like It: “The Experiment” by Sarah Fawn Montgomery
Sarah Fawn Montgomery’s essay “The Experiment” shows how extensively the patriarchy has affected our education system and how these practices perpetuate sexual violence toward women.