As steam escaped from the right side of the car, we quickly pulled onto the shoulder of a highway off-ramp. Realizing that the turbulence was not a bumpy road, but that something somewhat serious had occurred, we filed out of the car to assess the situation and were confronted by a shredded front tire. Our dark brown Camry, as we would later describe it to…
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Spring 2014 Call for Submissions
Dear writers, artists, and fans of literature, Portland Review is opening its doors to new submissions for the Spring 2014 issue. Our reading period for inclusion in this issue is from March 1st to April 1st. The spring issue focuses primarily on short fiction, but a small selection of other genres (poetry, nonfiction, and art) will be included as well. Accepted authors and artists receive…
AWP 2014 Events
If you’re looking for some fun events and readings at AWP 2014 in Seattle we’ve assembled a short list where some of our past, current, and future contributors will be reading. These are ones found on AWP’s official off-site event list, if there’s one that we missed that you’d like us to share please let us know! Contributors are in bold. Small Doggies Press /…
Our Count
Yesterday VIDA released their count for 2013, which looks at the number of male and female contributors published in popular magazines, publishers, and literary journals. In charting the gender divide among publishers, VIDA does important work in highlighting an ongoing struggle that many women face when attempting to publish their work in mainstream outlets. After reading the article I was curious what Portland Review‘s numbers…