Beltway RESOURCE BANK
Literary Journals and Other Publications from DC, MD, VA, DE, and WV
Abbey
5360 Fallriver Row Ct., Columbia, MD 21044. Quarterly, photocopied and stapled, informal format. "Low-budget production and high value." Editor: David Greisman.ABZ Poetry Magazine
Annual journal from Huntington, WV. Also hosts an annual first book competition. Editor: John McKernan.
http://ABZpress.comAerial Magazine
Focus on innovative, avant garde, and experimental poetry and poetics. DC-based. Editor: Rod Smith.
http://www.aerialedge.comThe Alsop Review
Publishes poetry and fiction, book reviews, essays, and columns online. Founded in Delaware. Book review editor is MD-based Cheryl Snell.
http://www.alsopreview.com/index2.htmlAmerican Scholar
Academic quarterly sponsored by the Phi Beta Kappa Society in DC; publishes approx. 5 poems per issue. Editor: Robert S. Wilson.
http://www.pbk.orgThe Amistad
Bi-annual online journal of and about Black art and literature. Publishes poetry, fiction, essays, reviews, interviews, art. Housed at Howard University. Student editors.
http://www.coas.howard.edu/english/publications.htmlAnagram
The Asian interest literary magazine of Johns Hopkins University.
http://www.jhu.edu/~anagram/Ancient Paths
Journal of Christian literature published every other year (in odd-numbered years). Editor: Skylar H. Burris.
http://www.LiteratureClassics.com/ancientpaths/Antietam Review
Regional print journal features fiction and poetry by writers from MD, VA, WV, PA, DE, and DC. Sponsored by the Washington County Arts Council.
http://www.washcoartscouncil.org/projects.shtmlArchipelago
Quarterly online journal of political commentary, personal essays, poetry, fiction, and art from Charlottesville, VA. Editor: Katherine McNamara.
http://www.archipelago.org/ArLiJo
ArLiJo, aka The Arlington Literary Journal, is an online monthly publication sponsored by Gival Press that features writers "from around the globe who share a positive take on humanity" and whose work "promotes understanding and sensitivity across borders." Editor: Robert L. Giron.
http://ArLiJo.comThe Atlantic
Monthly magazine based in DC with essays on culture and politics, interviews, fiction and poetry.
http://www.theatlantic.com/Attic
Annual journal of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, sponsored by the Maryland State Poetry and Literary Society and based in Baltimore. Editors: Danny Dicrispino, Mike Beyer, Meredith Burke.
http://www.geocities.com/attic_msplsBaltimore Review
Biannual print journal of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from Towson, MD. Also sponsors annual short story and poetry contests.
http://www.baltimorereview.orgBarrelhouse
Fiction and poetry from new and established authors, plus essays and interviews on everything from music to reality television. Based in DC.
http://www.barrelhousemag.comBibliophilos
200 Security Blg., Fairmont, WV 26554. Quarterly of poetry, fiction, criticism, and reviews. Editor: Gerald J. Bobango.Blackbird
Online journal of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. A joint venture of Virginia Commonwealth University and the New Virginia Review.
http://www.blackbird.vcu.edu/Black Moon
233 Northway Rd., Reisterstown, MD 21136. Poetry journal. Editor: Alan Britt.Blackwater Review
Tidewater Community College, 1700 College Crescent, Virginia Beach, VA 23456. Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, one-act plays, interviews, and artwork.Blue Collar Review
Located in Norfolk, VA and dedicated to the writing of working class authors.
http://www.partisanpress.orgBogg
Print journal of contemporary writing, with international connections. Also publishes a chapbook series. Editor: John Elsberg.
http://www.depoetry.com/yymisc/bogg.htmlThe Broadkill Review
c/o John Milton & Co. Books, 104 Federal St., Milton, DE 19968 (302) 684-3514.
Publishes poems and short fiction in six PDF-format issues per year. Editor: Jamie Brown. Subscription and submission information at the_broadkill_review@earthlink.net.Callaloo
A literary journal of the African diaspora, published by Johns Hopkins University. Fiction, poetry, plays, critical essays, cultural studies, interviews, and visual art.
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/callaloo/Calliope
Student edited, biannual print journal from West Virginia University.
http://www.as.wvu.edu/english/cw/cwpublications.htmlChesapeake Reader
Online journal from the greater Baltimore area publishing two issues per year. Poetry, fiction, nonfiction from emerging and established authors. Has "a special interest in the work of writers living in the Chesapeake Bay region and in literature that reflects the area's unique inspirations." Editors: Holly Sneeringer, Susanna Sayre, Lauren DiPaula.
http://www.chesapeakereader.comChickenbones
Online literary journal on "literary and artistic African American themes" from Jarratt, VA. Editor: Rudolph Lewis.
http://www.nathanielturner.comChrysalis Reader
Themed issues of poetry, fiction, and essays, exploring contemporary questions of spirituality, published three times a year by the Swedenborg Foundation in Dillwyn, VA.
http://www.swedenborg.com/Publications-Reader.aspConte
A journal of narrative writing, based in MD. Publishes narrative poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Editors: Adam Tavel and Robert Lieberman.
http://www.conteonline.netDelaware Poetry Review
Web journal based in Lewes, DE, focusing on writers from the Delmarva region. Editors: Michael Blaine, John Elsberg, Dennis Forney, H.A. Maxon, Richard Peabody, and Kim Roberts.
http://www.depoetry.comDelmarva Review
Publishes short fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction and short reviews. Originally founded to feature writing from the Delmarva region, but it welcomes all writers. Published by the Eastern Shore Writers' Association. Editor: Michael Blaine.
http://www.delmarvareview.com/The Del Sol Review
Quarterly on-line journal of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, based in DC. Editor: Michael Neff.
http://webdelsol.com/Del_Sol_Review/DivideDCity
Robin Bingham, 601 Park Rd. NW #208, DC 20010. Themed issues of poetry, prose, and visual art with a special emphasis on DC writers. Email: divided_city@yahoo.com.Dreamstreets
Biannual journal from Newark, DE that features mostly (but not entirely) Delaware authors. Editors: Phillip Bannowsky, Steven Leech, Franetta McMillian, and Douglas Morea.
http://www.amazzzingcards.com/bill/Dreamstreets.htmEast Coast Literary Review
PO Box 65186, Mt. Washington, MD 21209. Print journal of poetry and fiction.The Edge City Review
Fiction, poetry, essays, and reviews. Formal poetry only; poetry editor: Francis Ponick.
http://www.edge-city.comEncontro
A"bilingual journal of the arts linking Maryland/DC and Rio de Janiero." Only published a few issues before ceasing publication, but issues remain online. Includes poems in English and Portuguese by Kim Roberts, E. Ethelbert Miller, Grace Cavalieri, and Elisavietta Ritchie. Visual artists featured include some Washingtonart painters, such as Richard Dana and Kathy Keler. Sponsored by the Latin American Studies Center at the University of Maryland at College Park.
http://www.lasc.umd.edu/Publications/Encontro/index.htmEnglish Matters
"An electronic magazine designed for teachers and students of English who are questioning and creating new texts and pedagogies on the internet." Quarterly, sponsored by George Mason University in Fairfax, VA.
http://chnm.gmu.edu/ematters/index.htmlFailbetter.com
Online quarterly of fiction, poetry, and visual art, based in Richmond, VA. Editor: Thom Didato.
http://www.failbetter.com/Feminist Studies
Publishes three issues per year, poetry in every issue. Based in College Park, MD and sponsored by the University of Maryland Department of Women's Studies.
http://www.feministstudies.orgFluid Discharge
Poetry, short fiction, experimental writing by women "to empower women writers."
PO Box 9787, Newark, DE 19711. Email: fluid.discharge@yahoo.com.Folio
Student-edited print journal, sponsored by the Department of Literature at American University in DC.
http://www.american.edu/academic.depts/cas/lit/folioGargoyle
Publishes one issue per year. Quirky sensibility; always interesting. Based in Arlington, VA. Editors: Richard Peabody and Lucinda Ebersole.
http://www.gargoylemagazine.comGhoti
E-journal of fiction, nonfiction, flash fiction, poetry, and reviews, based in Roanoke, VA. Editors: C. L. Bledsoe, Donna Epler, Jillian Meyer.
http://www.ghotimag.com/Grub Street
Annual print journal of poetry, short fiction, and visual art from Towson University, featuring primarily the work of students. Rotating student editors.
http://wwwnew.towson.edu/grubstreet/G.W. Review
Nationally distributed, biannual journal, edited by students at the George Washington University. Publishes poetry, fiction, and visual art.
http://www.gwu.edu/~gwreview/hArtworks
Publishes the poetry of Charles Hart Middle School, Simon Elementary, and Ballou High School Students three times a year. "Students, teachers, parents and writers creating a literary renaissance in Southeast DC."
http://www.dccww.org/Her Circle Ezine
Online feminist journal based in Wyadotte, MI has two women from the area who are regular contributors of features and book reviews, Kimberly L. Becker and Julie R. Enszer.
http://www.hercircleezine.com/Hispanic Culture Review
Published at George Mason University one or two times a year. Poetry, fiction, essays. Bilingual. Student edited; faculty advisor Rei Berroa.
http://www.gmu.edu/org/hcrThe Hollins Critic
Five issues a year of critical essays, poetry, and book reviews from Hollins College in Roanoke, VA. R.H.W. Dillard, ed.; Cathryn Hankla, poetry ed.
http://www.hollins.edu/grad/eng_writing/critic/critic.htmIf Poetry Journal
A Rockville, MD-based print journal of poetry. Editor: Donald Illich.
http://www.ifpoetryjournal.blogspot.comIguana Review
Independent literary magazine founded 2003 in Old Greenbelt, MD.
http://iguanareview.wordpress.com/Infinite Difference
Online journal of flash fiction and poetry by students ages 11-18 with a connection to disability. Sponsored by Very Special Arts.
http://www.vsarts.org/prebuilt/showcase/openbook/onlinejournal/index.cfmThe Innisfree Poetry Journal
Online journal of contemporary poetry, publishing approximately 2 issues per year. Editor: Greg McBride.
http://www.authorme.com/innisfree.htmJMWW
Quarterly online journal of fiction, nonfiction, visual art, and poetry, based in Baltimore. Editor: Jen Michalski; Poetry Editor: Jenny Sadre-Orofai.
http://jmww.150m.com/Latino Poetry Review
Online journal of book reviews, essays, and interviews with a critical focus on the poem and poetics of Latino and Latina poets of the 21st century. Editor: Francisco Aragón.
http://latinopoetryreview.comLady Jane Miscellany
Print and online journal from San Francisco Bay Press, which, despite its name, is located in Virginia Beach, VA. Publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, plays, visual art, reviews, audio.
http://www.ladyjanemiscellany.comLines & Stars
Bi-monthly print journal (with online excerpts) based in DC. Publishes poetry and fiction. Themed issues. Editor: Rachel Adams.
http://www.linesandstars.comLocuspoint
Online journal; guest editors select seven poets to represent a city or region. Managing editor: Charles Jensen.
http://www.locuspoint.org/Mannequin Envy
Quarterly journal of poetry, art and nonfiction, based in Baltimore. Editor: Jennifer Van Buren.
http://www.mannequinenvy.comMeridian
Semi-annual journal from the University of Virginia; student editors.
http://www.readmeridian.org/The Montserrat Review
Although publishing out of Mountain View, CA, this journal, which publishes poetry as well as reviews of books, music, and theater, has strong local connections. Grace Cavalieri is the reviews editor, and writers who have contributed reviews include Jean Nordhaus, Ernie Wormwood, Mary Morris, Barbara Goldberg and Bernadette Geyer.
http://www.themontserratreview.comMortar & Pestle
Literary journal housed at George Washington University that features the work of undergraduate writers and photographers from universities within the DC area. Student edited.
http://studentorgs.gwu.edu/mortar/New Zoo Poetry Review
Poetry annual published from Richmond, VA each Fall. Editor: Angela Vogel.
http://members.aol.com/newzoopoetNightsun
Housed at Frostburg State College. Editor: Gerry LaFemina.
http://www.frostburg.edu/cwcenter/nightsun.htm1913 a journal of forms
Print journal out of Hollins University in Roanoke, VA.
http://www.journal1913.org/The Northern Virginia Review
Publishes poetry, short fiction, personal and academic essays, photography, and visual art, from Northern Virginia Community College. Editor: Dorothy Seyler.
http://www.nvcc.edu/depts/nvreview/No Tell Motel
Online poetry journal that features a new poem each weekday by a single poet, for a total of 52 featured poets and 260 poems per year. Their motto: "We'll leave a poem out for you." Editor: Reb Livingston.
http://www.notellmotel.orgNot Just Air
Online journal. Publishes 3 issues a year with new poetry, fiction, prose, spoken word and multimedia work. Sponsored by Moon in Blue Water Productions; based in DC. Editors: Christina Wos Donnelly and Parris Garnier.
http://www.notjustair.orgOranges & Sardines
A quarterly poetry and art publication based in IL, although the Poetry Interviews editor is Grace Cavalieri.
http://www.poetsandartists.comPassager
Bi-annual print journal featuring writers age 50 and older, housed at the University of Baltimore. Also publishes books, runs an annual competition, publishes special theme issues, and sponsors readings. Editors: Mary Azrael, Christina Gay, and Kendra Kopelke.
http://www.passagerpress.comPeek Review
Online journal of arts and culture from Baltimore. Features include exhibition reviews, poetry, a media watch blog, stories about our day jobs, and interviews with museum guards. Editor: Jack Livingston.
http://www.peekreview.net/Peeks & Valleys: A Southern Journal
Quarterly print journal based in Virginia, founded in 2007. Publishes "traditional character-driven literature and poetry that is concrete and touches the senses." Mary Anne and Joe DeYoung, editors.
http://www.peeksandvalleys.comPensEyeView
Online journal from Baltimore that features a different "artist or visionary" every other day. While most features are of visual and performing artists or groups, they are open to showcasing people working in all disciplines and have featured writers. Editors: Richie Frieman, Ken Harmon, and Walter Zalis.
http://www.penseyeview.comPerpetuum Mobile
Tri-annual journal of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, B&W photos, featuring mainly (but not exclusively) Baltimore writers. Editors: Elise Mignon and Claire Patterson.
http://www.angelfire.com/indie/perpetuummobile/Personnages Obscurs
Online anthology of poems inspired by or about members of the US House of Representatives. Editor: Boyd Spahr.
http://www.personnagesobscurs.comPhoebe
Student edited print journal; hosted by George Mason University. Two issues per year.
http://www.gmu.edu/pubs/phoebe/Poet Lore
Bi-annual print journal, sponsored by The Writers Center in Bethesda, MD. Editors: Jody Bolz, E. Ethelbert Miller, Gary Stein. Sponsors an annual narrative poetry competion.
http://www.writer.org/pubs/poet-lore.aspPoetica
Journal of Jewish poetry, located in Norfolk, VA.
http://www.freewebs.com/poeticamagazine/Poetry Daily
A poem a day online, excerpted from new books, magazines, and journals from across the U.S. Based in Charlottesville, VA. Editors: Don Selby and Diane Boller.
http://www.poems.comPost No Ills
Constructive critical writing on the arts and interdisciplinary exchange and insights from arts management professionals. Edited by Kyle Dargan.
http://www.postnoills.comPotion
poetry + fiction + media. On-line journal with a clean look and experimental tendencies. Editors: Joe Bisz, Carlos Hernandez, Matt Kirkpatrick, and Davis Schneiderman.
http://www.webdelsol.com/Potion/index.htmlThe Potomac: Washington's Literary Review
Web-based journal of political commentary, and poetry, prose poems, and "quicktions" from area and national writers. Occasional book and art reviews. Based in DC. Editor: Mike Neff.
http://webdelsol.com/The_Potomac/Potomac Review
"The biannual journal with a conscience--and a lurking sense of humor." Housed at Montgomery College. Poetry, prose, art and photography. Editor: Julie Wakeman-Linn; Poetry Editor: Katherine Smith.
http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/potomacreviewPowhatan Review
Biannual journal from Norfolk, VA publishing fiction, poetry, and photography. Editor: Steven M. Hewitt.
http://www.powhatanreview.cjb.net/Practice: New Writing + Art
Journal based in San Francisco, but the Contributing Editor is Susan Tichy. Publishes poetry, prose, and visual art, with a particular interest in work that "breaks down the barriers between traditional and experimental by ignoring them."
http://www.practicejournal.com/The Riverside Review
PO Box 165, Stevenson, MD 21153-0165. Print journal of poetry and fiction.Roanoke Review
Founded at Roanoke College in 1967 by Henry Taylor and Edward Tedeschi, this journal of poetry and fiction continues to be student edited.
http://www.roanoke.edu/roanokereview/index.htmlSamsara
A magazine of creative works on the subject of suffering, located in Ashburn, VA.
http://samsara.cjb.netScene4 Magazine
Monthly online magazine covering theatre, film, opera, music, plays, books, media, and blogs. Although located in Washington State, regular contributors include three DC poets: Karren LaLonde Alenier, Miles David Moore, and Kathi Wolfe.
http://www.scene4.comSeeing Black
Web journal providing "fresh and uncensored Black perspectives on politics, media, film, television, music, literature, sports, spirituality, health, visual arts, theater, dance, the diaspora, and family." Based in DC, coverage is national. Esther Iverem, Editor. Contributors include Kenneth Carroll and DJ Renegade. Publishes some poetry.
http://www.SeeingBlack.comShenandoah
Published by Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA since 1950. Editor: R.T. Smith.
http://shenandoah.wlu.eduSmartish Pace
Baltimore-based journal publishes new poems and translations in the spring and fall. The website features poems, an audio archive of poetry, plus reviews and Poets Q & A, in which poets field questions from readers. Editor: Stephen Reichert.
http://www.smartishpace.comSojourners
DC-based journal of Christian faith, politics and culture "whose mission is to proclaim and practice the biblical call to integrate spiritual renewal and social justice." Publishes some poetry in every issue. Poetry Editor: Rose Marie Berger.
http://www.sojo.net/So To Speak: A Feminist Journal of Language and Art
Biannual journal; student edited; hosted by George Mason University.
http://www.gmu.edu/org/stsThe Sow's Ear Poetry Review
Publishes poetry, visual art, and hybrid forms of "crossover" works that combine poetry with other disciplines. Also runs a chapbook series. Based in Winchester, VA. Editor: Kristin Zimet.
http://www.sows-ear.kitenet.net/index.htmlStreetlight
Poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction, with a special interest in writers with a connection to Charlottesville, VA and surrounding areas. Published by the Charlottesville Writing Center.
http://www.streetlightmag.org/Tacenda Literary Magazine
Online journal from American University's Department of Justice, Law & Society, dedicated to creative writing on crime and punishment. Publishes poems, plays, and short fiction.
http://www.bleakhousepublishing.com/tacenda.htm32 Poems
Small semi-annual out of Hyattsville, MD and Lubbock, TX. "Easy to carry and inviting to read. Each professionally designed, saddle-stitched issue contains only 32 poems." Editors: John Poch and Deborah Ager.
http://www.32poems.comTrillium Literary Journal
Peer-reviewed online quarterly of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, new media writing, art, and photography, based in Alexandria, VA. Editor: Coleman C. Myron.
http://www.trilliumliteraryjournal.orgUnsplendid
Quarterly online journal of poetry in traditional forms, based in Baltimore, Columbus OH, and Phoenix AZ. Doug Basford, Jason Gray, Erin Sweeten, and Natalie Shapero, Editors.
http://www.unsplendid.comUrbancode
A journal about the greater DC arts scene, with profiles, interviews, reviews, and poems. Eight issues per year in PDF format. Free subscriptions upon request. Editor: Stuart Greenwell.
http://groups.google.com/group/urbancode-magazine-pdf/files?hl=enVerse
Poems, book reviews, magazine reviews. Online and in print, from the University of Richmond.
http://versemag.blogspot.com/Virginia Quarterly Review
"A National Journal of Literature & Discussion," from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Editor: Ted Genoways.
http://www.vqronline.org/WB&L Journal
The Words, Beats & Life Hip Hop Journal publishes research papers, poems, artwork (including but not exclusively graffiti), media reviews (albums, films, shows), essays, interviews, and editorials. Editor: Meisha Lowery; Poetry Editor: Fred Joiner.
http://www.wblinc.orgWeb del Sol
On-line host to dozens of journals, based in DC. Editor: Mike Neff.
http://www.webdelsol.comWhite Crane Journal
Quarterly journal of "gay spirit wisdom and culture." Located in Brooklyn, although the Managing Editor and Creative Director is DC poet Dan Vera. Stories, essays, poems, artwork, and book reviews.
http://www.whitecranejournal.comThe William and Mary Review
Annual of poetry, fiction, nonfiction and visual arts from The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA.
http://www.wm.edu/so/wmreview/Wordwrights!
Bi-annual journal of poetry and fiction, based in DC. Editor: Ron Baker.
http://www.angelfire.com/art/ww
Also of Interest
American Life in Poetry
A free, weekly column for newspapers and online publications focusing on a single, accessible poem, presented by Ted Kooser, former US Poet Laureate.
http://www.americanlifeinpoetry.org/Bit o' Lit
Book excerpts (paid for by publishers) reprinted in a booklet distributed free in bookstores and to Washington DC bus and train commuters each Monday evening. Focus on fiction and nonfiction. Also includes a calendar of events. Edited by Shannon MacDonald.
http://www.bit-o-lit.comFavorite Poem Project
"Americans Saying Poems They Love": the major initiative of Robert Pinsky during his three terms in DC serving as the 39th US Poet Laureate.
http://www.favoritepoem.org/The Poetry Fix
Information on grants, calls for entries, readings, and more, compiled by DC poet Michelle Sewell.
http://www.thepoetryfix.orgPoetry in Baltimore
A community site where writers can post poems, contribute to on-line discussions, and find out about Baltimore open mics.
http://www.poetryinbaltimore.comPoetry 180
A poem a day for American high schools. Selected by former US Poet Laureate Billy Collins, authors include Thomas Lux, Lucille Clifton, Eamon Grennan, Geraldine Connolly, William Matthews, Tony Hoagland.
http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180Poetry World
Web site featuring select spoken word performers in the DC area, with bios, upcoming readings, and links.
http://4luvofpoetry.comRomantic Circles
Referreed scholarly website devoted to the study of Romantic period literature and culture, published by the University of Maryland. Includes e-editions of texts, critical essays, bibliographies, guides for teachers, scholarly resources, and more. Edited by Neil Fraistat and Steven E. Jones. New feature: the "Poets on Poets" project features contemporary poets reading their favorite works by Byron, Shelley, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats.
http://www.rc.umd.eduStudio 8
A showcase for artists, writers, musicians, and "other creatives" edited by Doreen Peri, Lightning Rod, Jason Schmidt, and Rene Lawrence. Hosts web pages for individual poets, and a writer's discussion board anyone can join. Other parts of the web site still under development.
http://www.studioeight.tv