Happy Friday! Here's "That," by James Sennett. Enjoy! #litmag #poetry penmenreview.com/that/

Happy Wednesday! Here's "Water World," by John Grey. Enjoy! #litmag #poetry penmenreview.com/water-world/

Word for Word welcomes bestselling author Malinda Lo on Wed., 2/18, from 8-9 pm ET! Join us as Malinda reads from her work and answers questions about her writing journey! Register here: events.blackthorn.io/1N1TpJJ7/4a3...

Happy Monday! Here's "Tater," by Johnathon Hannon. Enjoy! #litmag #shortstory penmenreview.com/tater/

Happy Friday! Here's "Planctology," by Rose Mary Boehm. Enjoy! #litmag #poetry penmenreview.com/planctology/

One Million Words. One Year. From DJ Cooper! #litmag #essay penmenreview.com/spotlight/on...

Happy Wednesday! Here's "If Only," by Pulkita Anand. Enjoy! #litmag #poetry penmenreview.com/if-only/

Happy Monday! Here's "He's Right Behind You," by Kevin B. Enjoy! #litmag #shortstory penmenreview.com/hes-right-be...

Happy Friday! Here's "Innocence is tending to dust bunnies," by @snhumfa.bsky.social student Menke Hudzinski-Biewenga. Enjoy! #litmag #poetry penmenreview.com/innocence-is...

Happy Wednesday! Here's "Ailanthus on Patchin Place," by Claude Chabot. Enjoy! #litmag #shortstory penmenreview.com/ailanthus-on...

Check out this edited transcript of the Q&A portion of last month's Word for Word, Featuring the Winners of the 11th Annual Penmen Review Fall Fiction Contest! penmenreview.com/spotlight/wo...

Happy Monday! Here's "Shedding," by Rose Mary Boehm. Enjoy! #litmag #poetry penmenreview.com/shedding/

Happy Thursday! Here's "We fall into bed to make love but write poems instead," by Alex Stolis. Enjoy! #litmag #poetry penmenreview.com/we-fall-into...

Happy Wednesday! Here's "The Joys of Paternity," by D. S. Stewart. Enjoy! #litmag #shortstory penmenreview.com/the-joys-of-...

Powerful stories read by talented young writers!

Happy Monday! Here's "Graveyard," by Walker Watson. Enjoy! #litmag #poetry penmenreview.com/graveyard/

Happy Friday! Here's "Icarus Bells," by Jason Bauer. Enjoy! #litmag #prosepoem penmenreview.com/icarus-bells/

Happy Tuesday! Here's "Journalism Hard Truths," by Matthew Johnson. Enjoy! #litmag #poetry penmenreview.com/journalism-h...

Happy Thursday! Here's "Five Inches of Silver," by Elizabeth Wischler. Enjoy! #litmag #shortstory penmenreview.com/five-inches-...

Reupping this one because it's such a banger!

Meet the winners of the Penmen Review Fall Fiction Contest! penmenreview.com/spotlight/me...

Wednesday night, 8-9 pm ET! Be there or be square!

Happy Monday! Here's "Golden Questions," by Mark Crimmins. Enjoy! #litmag #shortstory penmenreview.com/golden-quest...

Breaking News -- an easy way to search the Penmen Review archives for a treasure trove of fiction and poetry! Right from the homepage. Check it out! penmenreview.com

Happy Thursday! How about a poem? Here's "Before the World Arrives When the Light Leaves the Floorplan," by Rowan Tate. Enjoy! #litmag #poetry penmenreview.com/before-the-w...

Happy Monday! Here's "Friday Morning at Dr. Chan's Office," by Dan Berick. Enjoy! #litmag #poetry penmenreview.com/friday-morni...

Happy Second Day of 2026 to all who celebrate! Here's "First Sunday Home," by @chriscottom.bsky.social. Enjoy! #litmag #shortstory penmenreview.com/first-sunday...

Calling Emerging Writers! The 2026 Emerging Voices Fellowship application opens January 1 and closes January 31, 2026. Join a vibrant community of writers, mentors, and readers committed to bold storytelling and creative growth. Apply this January. https://pen.org/emerging-voices-fellowship/

Just in time to ring out the old and ring in the new, here's @paultremblay.bsky.social from our recent Word for Word. Enjoy! #writing #horror www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Crx...

Here's December's Wireside Chat, featuring instructor Alex DiFrancesco. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtmM...

Happy Monday! Here's "Babyland," by Nolo Segundo. Enjoy! #litmag #poetry. penmenreview.com/babyland/

Here's November's Word for Word, our annual instructor spotlight, this year featuring Dan Gleason and @tracycrow.bsky.social reading from their work and sharing their writing journeys. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvYW...

Check it out! The edited transcript of last month's Word for Word instructor spotlight featuring writer/instructors Dan Gleason and @tracycrow.bsky.social! Enjoy! #litmag penmenreview.com/spotlight/in...

Continuing to spotlight the winners of the 11th annual Penmen Review Fall Fiction contest! Here's our first-place winner, "How to Eat a Pomegranate," by Caitlyn Burry. Congrats, Caitlyn! #litmag #shortstory penmenreview.com/how-to-eat-a...

Spotlighting the winners of the 11th annual Penmen Review Fall Fiction Contest! Here's the second-place winner, "The Hope Index," by Jacqueline Coleman. Enjoy! #litmag #shortstory penmenreview.com/the-hope-ind...

Congratulations to all of the 2026 PEN America Literary Awards nominees! With a list that includes biography, poetry, translation, science writing, and more, this year’s longlist has something for every reader. Join us in celebrating this year’s nominees, see here: pen.org/announcing-t...

Spotlighting the winners of the Penmen Review Fall Fiction Contest! Our third-place winner, "Home Base," by Jess Prosser. Enjoy! #litmag #shortstory penmenreview.com/home-base/

Spotlighting the winners of the Penmen Review Fall Fiction Contest! Our fourth-place winner, "Stone Teeth," by Andrea Lisowski. Enjoy! #litmag #shortstory penmenreview.com/stone-teeth/

Spotlighting our Penmen Review Fall Fiction Contest winners! First up, the fifth-place winner, "The Replacement Shift," by Ryan Fagan. #litmag #shortstory penmenreview.com/the-replacem...

Announcing the winners of the 11th annual Penmen Review Fall Fiction Contest! Woot! First place: Caitlyn Burry Second place: Jacqueline Coleman Third place: Jess Prosser Fourth place: Andrea Lisowski Fifth place: Ryan Fagan Congrats to all! Read their prize-winning stories here: penmenreview.com

Happy Monday! Here's "Appearing and Disappearing," a personal essay by Charly Murmann. Enjoy! #litmag #personalessay penmenreview.com/appearing-an...

Happy Thursday! Here's "I Suspect That Moths and Regret," by Rowan Tate. Enjoy! #litmag #poetry penmenreview.com/i-suspect-th...

Our November Wireside Chat, featuring special guest Cindy Skaggs, is now available for your viewing pleasure! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci8z...

Happy Monday! Here's "A Circle of Solitude," by Lucy Carr. Enjoy! #litmag #shortstory penmenreview.com/a-circle-of-...

Happy Thursday! Here's "Birch and Maple," by Jim Tilley. Enjoy! #litmag #poetry penmenreview.com/birch-and-ma...

On Wednesday, 12/10, from 8-9 pm EST, Word for Word proudly welcomes horror master @paultremblay.bsky.social! Free and open to the public. Register here: events.blackthorn.io/1N1TpJJ7/4a3...

The 5 finalists of the Fall Fiction Contest have been selected by our panel of expert judges. Now it's up to you to vote for the winners! Voting is open until Monday, 12/8, at 11:59 pm EST. snhu.submittable.com/gallery/7b7f...

Happy Tuesday! Here's "White Picket Fences," by John Neal. Enjoy! penmenreview.com/white-picket... #litmag #shortstory

Happy Monday! Here's "Mrs. Field's Shields," by Sam Hendrian. Enjoy! #litmag #poetry penmenreview.com/mrs-fields-s...

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at The Penmen Review!