What began as a rainy Saturday ended in brilliant sunshine. And if this were a short story, we might be seeing a change in the mood of the crowd to match the gradual increments of light. Conversations and Connections,…
On March 29th, Settlement House Press co-founder and publisher Larry Moffi visited the Potomac Review interns at Montgomery College and discussed his career in publishing, which ranges from being an author, editor, copy-editor, managing editor to director of publications (http://www.larrymoffi.com).…
Poet and #58 contributor Julia Campbell Johnson writes about why she uses three names when she publishes and offers the stories of Julie Wakeman-Linn (PR's own Three-Named Editor) and that of Karen Salyer McElmurray, co-editor of STILL: The Journal, whose decision to…
Contributor Katie Cortese, author of "Back to Nature" and the book, Girl Power and Other Short-Short Stories, is this season's featured author. Read below to learn more about her, her work, and her choice of sandwich. Can you tell us…
One of the perks of being a Potomac Review Intern is the opportunity to attend literary festivals and conferences and learn about craft from and network with more experienced writers. Dagem Beede shares his experience this past October at the Frostburg Indie…
Potomac Review's intern, Ellie Forder, writes about award-winning author Leslie Pietrzyk's visit to Montgomery College. Award-winning author Leslie Pietrzyk came to Montgomery College Thursday, October 15, to read excerpts from her new book, a collection of short stories…
Join us on October 1 at Montgomery College for a reading by visiting award-winning author Jenine Capó Crucet. She will be reading from her new book, Make Your Home Among Strangers. Her book was named "best book of the season" by Cosmopolitan, Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, Redbook, Bustle, NBC…
We're giving the much-deserved attention to our talented contributing writers. Visit the page quarterly for updates on the poets and writers within the pages of our print magazine. Learn about their muse, daily habits, words of wisdom, and ambitious side projects.
With rollout of the new webpage, we’re going to be featuring the work of a few of the contributors from each issue. We begin with Karen Craigo, author of the poem “ Total Knee Replacement” Can you tell us a…
We are proud to commemorate Veterans' Day by featuring Frederick Foote, author and Warrior Poetry Project founder, whose book, Medic Against Bomb: A Doctor's Poetry of War, is being displayed this week on the NEA's webpage. Foote, a retired Navy captain and…