Flash Fiction: Nova by Kimmy Chang

"'Nova' is a lyrical second-person story about the narrator’s first true encounter with death...the story presents loss not as beautiful in itself, but as the place where beauty begins." Read the firs...

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New Poetry Titles (8/4/26)

Check out new poetry books for the week of 8/4 from Mercer University Press, Black Square Editions, Seagull Books, LSU Press, Tia Chucha Press & Bull City Press.

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New Fiction Titles (8/4/26)

Check out new fiction books for the week of 8/4 from Black Rose Writing, Scribner, Graywolf Press, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Random House, Penguin Books, Algonquin Books, Amistad, Bellevue Literary P...

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Call for Fall Poetry & Fiction Submissions

PCR is calling for submissions of original poetry and fiction from August 1 and September 15 for our Fall 2026 issue and beyond. Read this post for details!

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Two Poems by Irene Cunningham

"I probably leapt off the logic of the hairdresser being blind and therefore had to work on the head/body/mind rather than just hair as a surface issue of presentation." Read two poems by Irene Cunnin...

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New Poetry Titles (7/28/26)

Check out new poetry books for the week of 7/28 from Anvil Press, Eris, Chax Press, LSU Press & Seagull Books.

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New Fiction Titles (7/28/26)

Check out new fiction books for the week of 7/28 from Set Margins, HarperVia, G.P. Putnam's Sons, HarperCollins, Atria Books & Knopf.

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ADHD in a Non-ADHD World: on Undersight by Alison Hurwitz

“[Hurwitz] shares moments of angst and moments of awe. More than that, there are moments of deep recognition. She sees herself in [her sons] and, in fact, receives a later-life ADHD diagnosis of her o...

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New Poetry Titles (7/21/26)

Check out new poetry books for the week of 7/21 from Westbrae Literary Press, Bloodaxe Books, Orison Books, LSU Press, Knopf, Black Lawrence Press, CLASH Books & University of Utah Press.

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New Fiction Titles (7/21/26)

Check out new fiction books for the week of 7/21 from New Island Books, Arcade, WTAW Press, Ballantine Books, Catalyst Collective, New Directions, 37 Ink & Doubleday.

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July '26: Summer Fiction & New Highs

Managing Editor Aiden Hunt shares statistics from PCR's Spring submission period, announces a rule change, and welcomes two new members of the Philly Chapbook Review staff in this note.

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Four Poems by Joely Williams

Read four poems by Joely Williams, our second biweekly poet of the Summer 2026 issue, along with a few words about "Single Mother Considers the Periodic Table."

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Chapbook Poem: I'll Never Look This Good Again by Douglas Piccinnini

"[The poem] came out of real pressure: despair, worry, and grief I wanted to hold unflinchingly, alongside the anxiety of becoming a parent... For me the poem became a meditation on all the feeling th...

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New Poetry Titles (7/14/26)

Check out new poetry books for the week of 7/14 from Broadstone Books, Nine Mile, La Barba Metafísica, Duke University Press, Penguin Books & W. W. Norton.

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New Fiction Titles (7/14/26)

Check out new fiction books for the week of 7/14 from Stanchion Books, Curbstone Books 2, MCD, Tidewater Press, Bloomsbury Publishing, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Riverhead Books, HarperVia, Random Hou...

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Prose Chapbooks (June 2026)

Check out our round-up of poetry chapbooks published in June 2026 by Sand and Gravel Press, IKE: A Publishing Project, YesYes Books & Bottlecap Press.

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Poetry Chapbooks (June 2026)

Check out our round-up of poetry chapbooks published in March 2025 by

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New Poetry Titles (7/7/26)

Check out new poetry books for the week of 7/7 from Belle Point Press, Meadowlark Press, Polygon, Te Herenga Waka University Press, Knopf, Central Avenue Poetry, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Graywolf Pr...

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New Fiction Titles (7/7/26)

Check out new fiction books for the week of 7/7 from North Meridian Press, Arcade Publishing, HarperVia, Dutton, Zer0 Books, The Dial Press, Random House, Pegasus Books, Grove Press, Barbican Press, T...

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June 2026 Roundup of Member Magazines - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses

We’re proud to share this list of literary journals—all members of CLMP—publishing new poetry, fiction, nonfiction, artwork, and more in June 2026.   After Dinner Conversation | June 2026 Featuring…

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Two Poems by Maggie Wang

Read two poems by Maggie Wang, our first biweekly poet of the Summer 2026 issue, along with a few words about "Possibilities for Action."

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New Poetry Titles (6/30/26)

Check out new poetry books for the week of 6/30 from Essay Press, Salmon Poetry & Trio House Press.

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A Reading List for Pride Month 2026 - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses

For Pride Month, observed annually during the month of June, we asked the many independent literary presses and magazines that make up our membership to share with us some of the literature by…

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A Conversation with Abby Minor

Poet Abby Minor discusses her chapbook, Infinity Ballot, her Jewish-Appalachian heritage, and her convictions in this interview with new contributor, Julie Swarstad Johnson.

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New Poetry Titles (6/23/26)

Check out new poetry books for the week of 6/23 from Shanti Arts, Fernwood Press, Omnidawn, Lynx House Press, McGill-Queen's University Press, White Pine Press, Blair & Graywolf Press.

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Three Poems by Scott Weaver

Read three poems by Scott Weaver, our sixth and final biweekly poet of the Spring 2026 issue, along with a few words about "Annotating The Inferno."

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