This week we round out the offerings of our interns with this thoughtful piece about short fiction's ascent as THE most popular form of literature these days. The other day I was browsing the Internet when I came upon a…
Our blog this week has been written by Nicky Pham, one of our magnificent interns. In this post, she writes of her . . .writing life. My name is Nicky. I’m a transfer student at Montgomery College and an intern…
Associate Editor Hananah Zaheer reflects on the idea of nakedness in this smart essay. Naked (nākid/) 1. (of an object) without the usual covering or protection. Vulnerable. 2. (of something such as feelings or behavior) undisguised; blatant. Writing naked is…
Each semester the Potomac Review works with three (magnificent) student interns who do most of the behind-the-scenes heavy lifting. Without their plugging away at the computer, the PR would exist only as a dream or a handwritten note delivered by…
Some of the good news from the AWP conference has been about the many compliments on the creative, beautiful cover of #56. It borders on understatement to say that PR feels very fortunate to have had the photographs of Jody…
Associate Editor Courtney King has helped at the table, and we appreciate her assistance! AND on Saturday, April 11, at 9 a.m., you'll want to attend Slush Pile Standouts: Thoughts from the Editor’s Desk. Four editors discuss how a submission climbs…
On Saturday, April 11, at 9 a.m., you'll want to attend Slush Pile Standouts: Thoughts from the Editor’s Desk. Four editors discuss how a submission climbs out of the slush and into the journal's pages. Julie Wakeman-Linn and John Wang are joined…
Last week our poetry editor, Katherine Smith, read from her new poetry collection, Woman Alone on the Mountain, at the Union Ave Books in Knoxville, Tennessee. PR congratulates author Jennifer Clement, who recently was named a finalist of the Pen/Faulkner…
The OSM is back online. The intrepid Julie Wakeman-Linn, our fearless editor-in-chief, has solved the problem. Access the OSM via our Submissions page here on the PR blog.
but not out. We are working to get it back online and will post an announcement here and through our other social media venues once we've gotten everything fixed. In the meantime, know that, in the words of PR's favorite…