THE IMPACT OF THEORY ON AFRO-AMERICAN POETRY A book review by Beth Brown Preston "In this recent offering, Major Jackson has assembled work spanning two decades in a genre-defying, multi-layered, and vibrant collection." atticusreview.org/the-impact-o...

Open Eyes, Open Hands: Tenacity and Grief in Renee Emerson’s CHURCH LADIES by Ian Williams "This undercurrent of sacrifice cannot help but yield to a deeply and constantly felt grief that permeates this collection." atticusreview.org/open-eyes-op...

ALMOST NOTHING by Shaya Kadouri Fiction from Issue Six atticusreview.org/almost-nothi...

Reminder! We are open for creative nonfiction until April 1. We take essays, memoir, micros, hybrids, braids! We like weirdness? We like form and structure, especially when it makes us do a double-take! atticusbooks.submittable.com/submit

STILL TIME by Patrick Swaney Poetry from Issue Six atticusreview.org/still-time/

TREE OF GLASS by Kris Faatz Fiction from Issue Six atticusreview.org/tree-of-glass/

BOOK REVIEW: Louise Kennedy's THE END OF THE WORLD IS A CUL DE SAC by Lisa Seidenberg "One can feel the palpable presence of that dusty shed and the dreary dampness of the Irish weather permeating her lungs as she breathes it in." atticusreview.org/book-review-...

So honored to see HEADING NORTH reviewed so thoroughly and thoughtfully by Nicole Hylton @atticusreview.bsky.social! "Here is a novel that interrogates identity, language, culture, and grief with two deeply compelling protagonists and earnest prose." atticusreview.org/book-review-...

A NATURAL HISTORY by Hannah Weber Creative Nonfiction from Issue Six atticusreview.org/a-natural-hi...

WHILE RIDING TO WORK by Eliot Khalil Wilson Poetry from Issue Six atticusreview.org/while-riding...

DOMESTICATED by Melissa Darcey Hall Fiction from Issue Six atticusreview.org/domesticated/

TWO ANGEL GABRIEL FLASH PIECES by Frances Klein Fiction from Issue Six atticusreview.org/two-angel-ga...

"The more they drink, the closer they get until they are brushing our shoulders and whispering in our ears. Until they are bestowing compliments like shiny gold stickers." Stay warm with this flash about intimacies~ by Isabelle Ness in @atticusreview.bsky.social atticusreview.org/camila-and-me/

MY MOTHER WHO FOLLOWS ME INTO THE BUSH by Jonathan Chibuike Ukah Poetry from Issue Six atticusreview.org/my-mother-fo...

EXPECTANT BODIES by Anna Cabe Fiction from Issue Six atticusreview.org/expectant-bo...

New on the Attic: A Journey of Longing: Richard Ford's BE MINE: A FRANK BASCOMBE NOVEL by Stephen Newton "Although their relationship is often strained, it is laced with humor, sarcasm, love, and their shared appreciation and enthusiasm for the absurd." atticusreview.org/a-journey-of...

It's 2024 and we're open for submissions in all genres! atticusbooks.submittable.com/submit

THE NATURAL WORLD by Johnny Kovatch Poetry from Issue Six atticusreview.org/the-natural-...

DRY BED by Alexis Macnab Fiction from Issue Six atticusreview.org/dry-bed/

Hey, look at that, our winter issue is out today! We have a whole lot of poetry, prose, and mixed media for you to read! atticusreview.org

New on the Attic! Rachel McCarren talks with Emer Martin about generational trauma, its role in Martin’s trilogy, and her dreams of landing an American publisher and adapting the work to film.

New on the Attic! Christine Ma-Kellams talks with Gail Schwartz about publishing, genre, and Kpop.

We're thrilled to announce our 2023 Pushcart Prize nominations!

The Many Gifts of Memory—a Review of Shome Dasgupta’s HISTORIES OF MEMORIES by @dianegotauthor.bsky.social "Fiction, nonfiction, speculative, poetry, prose, prose/poetry—the labels are irrelevant; it is only the music in his words that matter. " atticusreview.org/the-many-gif...

New on the Attic! Hollay Ghadery interviews Steven Mayoff about his new book THE ISLAND GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAMSON GRIEF. atticusreview.org/magical-real...

Looking for something to do with a friend? Or even a well-observed enemy? Try our collaborative fiction contest! atticusbooks.submittable.com/submit

Beautiful review and I’m keen to read this. Any other suggestions for #memoirs that tell long wandery stories that don’t have a clean, story-style resolution?

Today on the Attic! Alice Stephens reviews Susan Kiyo Ito's memoir I WOULD MEET YOU ANYWHERE "But adoption makes a detective of Susan, who engages in research and subterfuge to track down the identity of her birthmother." atticusreview.org/book-review-...

New on the Attic! Swetha Amit interviews Henry Hoke about his new novel, OPEN THROAT. atticusreview.org/a-conversati...

Today's the day! Our collaborative fiction contest is open from now until January 15. Find some friends and write some stories! atticusbooks.submittable.com/submit

you've got one day left #authors !

Fiction submissions close in five days, BUT our collaborative fiction contest OPENS in five days! atticusbooks.submittable.com/submit

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US by Ace Boggess Poetry from Issue Five atticusreview.org/the-differen...

(fiction subs @atticusreview.bsky.social close in 1 week, pass it on)

FYI all you creative nonfiction writers out there: atticusbooks.submittable.com/submit

Fuck Your Lecture on Craft, My People Are Dying / Noor Hindi / Poetry / December 2020

Any hot tips on places to submit short stories as reprints? I know this is a tough one! #booksky #authors

MISS TAYLOR'S PHOTOS OF PORTUGAL by @angelacv.bsky.social Poetry from Issue Five atticusreview.org/miss-taylors...

Happy November! We have a few fee-free submissions in fiction and CNF for the first of the month. Our next fee-free day will be in 2024! We close for submissions in fifteen days, but on the other hand, we open for CONTEST ENTRIES in fifteen days! atticusbooks.submittable.com/submit

WHERE THE TADPOLES GROW THEIR LEGS by Caldwell Holden Fiction from Issue Five atticusreview.org/where-the-ta...

No better day to have this interview at @atticusreview.bsky.social about A CALENDAR IS A SNAKESKIN—peering through the lens of my book’s astrological chart—than on an eclipse day. Thank you again BEAUCOUP to @erinvachon.bsky.social for your considerate and considered questions!

ATTACK OF THE FIVE-FOOT-FOUR WOMAN by Christine Rhein Poetry from Issue Five atticusreview.org/attack-of-th...

New on the Attic! Nick Sweeney reviews NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT, an Indigenous dark fiction anthology edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. atticusreview.org/book-review-...

LANDLADY by Jessica Cuello Fiction from Issue Five atticusreview.org/landlady/

RIP Louise Gluck. Her work explored deep themes of trauma and grief. Her archive is available to read on The Paris Review. www.theparisreview.org/authors/2618...

New today on the Attic: A Book Review of Cris Mazza's IT'S NO PUZZLE by Karen Corinne Herceg "Mazza’s genealogy creates a microcosm from which to view larger slices of American life." atticusreview.org/the-archaeol...

My interview with author Rebecca Turkewitz on her book Here in the Night in @atticusreview.bsky.social atticusreview.org/interview-sw...

Today on the Attic: Swetha Amit interviews Rebecca Turkewitz about her new short story collection HERE IN THE NIGHT from Black Lawrence Press. atticusreview.org/interview-sw...

сарам by an chang joon Creative Nonfiction from Issue Five atticusreview.org/33643-2/

If you’re an admirer of Gettysburg Review, follow this thread about where to send your letter about its abrupt shuttering. A letter campaign helped Shenandoah when it was on the chopping block