CumberlandRiverReview @CRRLitMag
The Cumberland River Review is a quarterly online publication of new poetry, fiction, essays, and art. crr.trevecca.edu Nashville, TN Joined July 2018-
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We can't stop publishing quarterly issues! How about new work by Brad Davis, Kathleen Fagley, George Looney, Michael Mark, Clay Matthews, Robert McNamara, Mirabella Mitchell, Ben Charles Rhodes, Louise Robertson, Reagan Upshaw, and Beth Oast Williams? crr.trevecca.edu
Cool new issue featuring work by Jesse Breite, Joshua Coben, Wren Donovan, Christopher L. Dornin, Hollie Dugas, Stuart Greenhouse, Cassandra Jordan, Clay Matthews, Daye Phillippo, Luke Sawczak, and J.D. Strunk. *And did we mention our no-fee submissions?* crr.trevecca.edu
Wow, 50 issues! Thanks to our contributors: Bruce Bond, Renee Emerson, Ann Lauinger, Angie Macri, A. Molotkov, Elisabeth Murawski, John A. Nieves, Bobby C. Rogers, Austin Segrest, Joannie Stangeland, and Jane Zwart. crr.trevecca.edu
We are especially grateful to @JeremyHoughton for allowing us to feature his beautiful painting in our latest issue. Check him out, guys. jeremyhoughton.co.uk
Great new issue, folks. Cameron Brooks, Joshua Coben, Jim Daniels, Daniel Galef, Prosper C. Ìféányí, Daniel Lusk, Laura McCullough, Anthony Mohr, Daye Phillippo, Katherine Smith, and Jane O. Wayne. Please help us spread the word! crr.trevecca.edu
The editors of @CRRLitMag are thrilled to announce Issue 13.3, featuring work by Mark Belair, Tara A. Elliott, Carol Ellis, Meredith Davies Hadaway, Frances Hider, Helga Kidder, Stephen Knauth, Angie Macri, Allen Seward, Annette Sisson, and Jack Stewart. crr.trevecca.edu
Thanks to Carol Berg, William Doreski, Tara A. Elliott, Lucas Gardner, Helga Kidder, John Middlebrook, John Moessner, Bonnie Naradzay, David O’Connell, David A. Porter, and Brooke Stanish for contributing to our TERRIFIC NEW ISSUE. crr.trevecca.edu
Great issue of @CRRLitMag. New work by Glen Armstrong, Sheila Black, Wren Donovan, William Doreski, Michael Lauchlan, Ann Lauinger, Ted McLoof, John A. Nieves, Joannie Stangeland, Beth Suter, and Will Wells. Art by Daniel Hauben. And no-fee submissions. crr.trevecca.edu
So excited to announce Issue 12.4, featuring new work by Christopher Ankney, Brian J. Buchanan, Jennifer Bullis, Bradley Clompus, Hollie Dugas, Ann Lauinger, Nathan Manley, Michael Mark, A. Molotkov, Elisabeth Murawski, and Melissa Range. crr.trevecca.edu
We open September 1, too. No submission fees. Ever.
New issue of the Cumberland River Review! Poems by Josh Luckenbach, Daniel Kraft, James Owens, Jessica Barksdale, Austin Segrest, Claudia Buckholts, Sheila Black, Judith H. Montgomery, Mark Simpson, and Melanie McCabe. Fiction from Jeffrey Ihlenfeldt. crr.trevecca.edu
New issue, anyone? crr.trevecca.edu New poems and prose by Anemone Beaulier, Nick Bertelson, Kyler Campbell, Sarah Carey, Lisa Compo, Peter Grandbois, D.S. Martin, Jen McClanaghan, Rachel Marie Patterson, James Swansbrough, and Jane O. Wayne. Fee-free submissions open!
(Our editor, Graham Hillard, will also be reading from his new collection, but don't let that stop you from coming.)
(Our editor, Graham Hillard, will also be reading from his new collection, but don't let that stop you from coming.)
For our Nashville readers ... THIS WEDNESDAY, please join us for the Cumberland River Review 'Young Poets Series' event, featuring the inimitable Austin Segrest. 4:00 PM, Wakefield Auditorium, Trevecca Nazarene U. campus. Free and open to the public. Book sale and signing.
Issue 12.1 of the Cumberland River Review is now live! New work by William Doreski, Wendy Dunmeyer, Michael Hettich, Julian Koslow, Florence Murry, Linda Parsons, Terry Savoie, Richard Spilman, Jane O. Wayne, Haleigh Yaspan, and Jane Zwart. crr.trevecca.edu
Issue 11.4 (!) is now live. New work by Grant Clauser, Anna Girgenti, Therese Gleason, Jeff Hardin, Garret Keizer, Kelsey D. Mahaffey, Elisabeth Murawski, John A. Nieves, Austin Segrest, and Jane Zwart. Plus, check out our (always) fee-free submissions. crr.trevecca.edu
Excited to announce Issue 11.3! New work by Thomas Belton, Despy Boutris, Batnadiv HaKarmi, Daniel Johnson, A. Molotkov, John A. Nieves, Lee Peterson, Michael Phillips, Austin Segrest, Katherine Smith, and Joannie Stangeland. crr.trevecca.edu
We're really excited about our new issue, which features work by Michael Carrino, Adina Edelman, Cindy King, Eleanor Lerman, Margaret Mackinnon, Angie Crea O'Neal, Lee Peterson, Michael Phillips, Allen Stein, Anne Whitehouse, and Steven Winn! crr.trevecca.edu
To our middle-Tennessee friends, please join us on Thursday night for a poetry reading featuring long-time @CRRLitMag favorite Renee Emerson (@thisquiethour). crr.trevecca.edu/contributors/r…
To our middle-Tennessee friends, please join us on Thursday night for a poetry reading featuring long-time @CRRLitMag favorite Renee Emerson (@thisquiethour). crr.trevecca.edu/contributors/r…
Wow! Issue 11.1 features work by Sharon Ackerman, Claudia Buckholts, April Goldman, Michael Lauchlan, Ann Lauinger, Judith H. Montgomery, Katherine Sinback, Beth Suter, Carol Was, Jane O. Wayne, and Jane Zwart, as well as beautiful art by SoHyun Bae! crr.trevecca.edu

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