Tonight: We have a full lineup of talented readers for our Monster Mags from the Midwest reading! We’ve partnered once again with Mid-American Review and Ninth Letter for this offsite reading at the Back Bay Social Club, 867 Boylston Street, right across the street from the convention center. The event starts at 6 p.m., and the readings will …
The Cincinnati Review was named one of the 100 Essential Sites for Voracious Readers by MastersinEnglish.org. We are number nine and proud of it. They list as a must read our blog entry: Irrelevant Questions for Relevant Writers: Solipsistic Collapse Edition. If you’re considering a master’s degree or you’re an educator looking for a resource, …
We’re a little more than a week away from the AWP Conference, and we’re crossing not only our fingers and toes but also some internal organs to wish away wicked-bad winter hijinks on behalf of the thousands of creative-writing folks about to descend on Boston. (Begone, potential younger relative of Winter Storm Nemo—would that be …
While awaiting proofs for our Summer 2013 issue, due out in May, we CR editors decided to write a little something about our favorite pieces. Here’s Assistant Editor Brian Trapp: As soon as I read Michael Reid Busk’s faux-encyclopedia entries from “The Eighties: A Brief Primer,” I forwarded them to Managing Editor Nicola Mason with …
Thanks to our contest participants, who made February—the last couple of days of it, anyway—feel a little bit less like a canoe trip with Charon. And yes, you win. All of you. Please contact us at editors(at)cincinnati review(dot)com to claim the prize of your choice. In other news, MastersinEnglish.org has nominated our website for inclusion …
So: February. Did you know that this month’s observances include American Crossword Puzzle Week and National Fettuccine Alfredo Day? Until a few minutes ago, neither did we, because the miseries of February have blinded us to its less horrendous aspects. But we’re trying to make it more bearable by having a bit of fun with …
We’ve just finished finalizing edits on our upcoming issue, which means that we’ve become very familiar with the stories, poems, and essays contained within. Like, super familiar. Like, sit-three-to-a-seat-on-a-school-bus-on-a-hot-day familiar. After all that quality time spent with prose and poetry, staff favorites tend to emerge. Here’s Associate Editor Becky Adnot-Haynes on why she likes Aharon …
Don Peteroy is at it again, asking relevant writers irrelevant questions. But could this be the last Irrelevant Question he irrelevantly asks? Writer Andrew Farkas imagines this grim future, and provides an answer that Peteroy didn’t want to hear. At this posting, Peteroy is still recovering from his psychic break. Andrew Farkas is a fiction …
We’re finalizing edits for Cincinnati Review 10.1, our Summer 2013 issue. CR editors were asked to write a little something about their favorite pieces. That’s good. It’s been difficult to contain our enthusiasm, and the strain has been affecting our work, health, and personal relationships. To start off, here’s Associate Editor Lisa Ampleman: I wasn’t …