Read Cory Carlson's poem 'Watch' in full in our fall 2023 issue!
'Spruce trees,
tangerine, and sandalwood scents warmed
in callused hands he rubbed together'
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I'm so thrilled to have this essay about adoption and harmful adoption tropes in American Literary Review!
Univ Nebraska Press

We're delighted to share Amy Bagwell's poem from the fall 2023 issue, 'any children?' Here are a few lines from the poem: 'maybe snakes / dream of flight / the way scientists / dream of // undeniability'
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More to see in our fall 2023 issue! americanliteraryreview.com/2023/11/01/amy…

Thank you to the editors American Literary Review for publishing this flash about my family. Thanks especially to Scott Ray, James Davis, and Lucas Jorgensen. ALR is great home for this one! Give it a read.

We have two wonderful poems by Derrick Austin in our current issue: 'Drag Daughter's Song' and 'The Art Restorer.' Featured are some lines from the latter, which was also one of our 2023 pushcart nominations. Derrick Austin
Read in full:
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Our Flash Flood winning piece, 'Angel Numbers' by Michael Hammerle, is live on our website! Michael Hammerle
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Flash Flood will reopen in the next two weeks; stay posted!

Our fall 2023 issue is available online! You'll find poetry, short fiction, essays, and reviews from a range of talented writers. Many thanks for reading and sharing.
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My story “True Blue” has been nominated for a Pushcart!!! Huge thanks to everyone at American Literary Review for giving this story a home and believing in it. 💖🎉

Thanks so much for nominating one of the hardest poems I've ever had to write, 'On the Hundredth Day of War in My Birthplace.' Today is 640 days of war. americanliteraryreview.com/2023/03/14/jul…

So humbled and tickled to be nominated for a Pushcart Prize for 'Songwood.' And grateful to American Literary Review for being so generous with this piece.

We're delighted to announce our nominees for the Pushcart Prize this year! Congratulations!

Thank you to everyone who was published in ALR this year. We're proud to have your work. You can find the nominated works on our website: americanliteraryreview.com

Don't forget: today, December 1, is the last day to submit before submissions are closed for the month of December. We reopen January 1st!

Honored to have my piece included in American Literary Review’s flash flood series!