Thanks to those who took a stab at solving our holiday hink pink puzzle. The answers await below: Ornamental cap for the gland that secretes melatonin (hinkily pinkily): Pineal finial Very poor job, colloquially, of hurling a...
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. . . for a bit of hinky (un)fun. So you didn’t think 2016 could suck any more? Well,...
Read MoreJoin us for the launch of Acre Books—UC’s new small literary press—at the annual Books by the Banks festival, which takes place at Duke Energy Convention Center this Saturday. Doors open at 10 a.m., and panels...
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Michael Griffith: Congratulations to our puzzle contest winners, Stephanie La Francofille (with...
Read MoreMichael Griffith: Last month Chris Bachelder, may he be thanked and damned, sent me down a rabbit hole by introducing me to Hink Pinks. Chris passed along a most excellent and amusing feature on The Paris Review’s website, a...
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Our winter issue has arrived! We’re busy stuffing, taping, stamping, and hauling...
Read MoreThanks to the scads of readers who contributed to our Cento Contest! Actually, there were only two of you—but your centos delighted us—so much that we’re adding a full year to both your CR subscriptions. Same...
Read MoreRochelle Hurt: The cento is a collage form in which a poem is composed entirely of lines from other poems. It can be an homage to the originals, a subversive twist, or just a fun game. Contemporary examples of the form include...
Read MoreWithout further ado! Finalists Michele Herman Kate McQuade Honorable Mentions Michael Alessi, Steve Amick, David Armstrong, Chris Arp, Sarah Batkie, James Bennett, J. Bowers, Mason Boyles, Elizabeth Denton, Darrin Doyle, Andrea...
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Thanks to everyone who entered our seventh annual summer contest. You sent us essays: There was...
Read MoreOur sincere thanks to those who submitted work to The Cincinnati Review’s summer contest. This year’s field was wildly varied in form and content, and it was difficult to choose from among the many quality entries. In addition...
Read MoreOur summer contest is officially open. Bring on your stories or essays about crazy uncles, camping trips gone bad, of conjoined twins marrying conjoined twins, about the takeover of talking oysters, the turncoat best friend or...
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