Potomac Review supports the Black Lives Matter Movement. The journal recognizes the unfair treatment of Black people in America and seeks to amplify the voices of those experiencing these injustices. Consider reading Women, Race, and Class by Angela Davis, or…
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…
We'd like to welcome Albert Kapikian to our publication. Albert is an Adjunct Professor of English at Montgomery College. His poems have appeared in The Washington Review, The Graham House Review, Elysian Fields, The Ledge and other publications. Before becoming…
Poet Marianne Szlyk sends up this good news about her current publishing activities: "Valeri Beers reprinted my poem "Augusta, Maine" at Poetry Pasta; Karen and Gayle O'Brien chose my poem "Memories of Summer Rambles" for Whispers; And, Sandy Benitez of…
We've got some great news to share with you this afternoon: Potomac Review's poetry editor, Katherine Smith, has recently been notified that The Missouri Review has accepted five of her recent poems. To make the news even greater, her second…
Courtney Fisher is a poet and recent graduate of the MFA in writing program at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Prior to attending graduate school, Courtney was a featured presenter at the Northern Arizona University Peaks Literary Conference. Currently, she…
PR is thrilled that local writer Lisa Lister is joining our Associate Editor cadre. She will be reading nonfiction submissions. Here's a brief bio: Lisa Lister is a writing teacher, writer, and avid reader. She teaches composition, literature and…
Thanks to the Creative Writing Center at Frostburg University for holding this festival--PR met with folks from the Appalachian Independent, Freedom Forge Press, The Little Patuxent Review, Washington Writers' Publishing House, Ink Press Productions, The Gettysburg Review, Autumn House Press, Backbone…
Associate Editor Jarvis Slacks takes a break from grading papers to talk about the life, or a slice of it, of the Creative Writing professor. Jarvis is an Associate Professor of English at Montgomery College, Rockville, and writes a blog,…