Volunteer Andrea interviews playwright Tazewell Thompson, author of Mary T. and Lizzy K., currently at Arena Stage. Andrea: How did you decide what to focus on in Mary T. and Lizzy K., your play about the friendship between a famous…
Guest blogger and Potomac Review Issue 52 contributor, Melanie Bishop, offers writing advice in three parts, first about rituals. Part I: Rituals (today’s post) Part II: Methodology and Camaraderie Part III: Writing Away from Home: Retreats and Residencies A former…
Volunteer Nathan attends an evening with Karen Russell at Politics & Prose. Karen Russell is in the zone. On February 12th, her most recent collection of short stories Vampires in the Lemon Grove hit the shelves, and the new stories…
Volunteer Nathan attends an evening with Karen Russell at Politics & Prose. Karen Russell is in the zone. On February 12th, her most recent collection of short stories Vampires in the Lemon Grove hit the shelves, and the new stories…
Margot Livesey, award winning, internationally-famous novelist, comes to Montgomery College on March 14, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., Theatre Arts Arena. Livesey’s books will be on sale. The event is open to all. Come join us.
Guest Blogger and Issue 52 Contributor, David Salner, blogs about the long road to learning to write poetry. No one installs a ram-intensive program on their computer without good reason. Likewise, the craft of poetry. I began installation of that…
Volunteer Karolina blogs about the Writer’s Center. The Potomac Review has a long-standing friendship with The Writer’s Center in Bethesda, MD, having had publication launch parties and conference events there, as well as having published some of their workshop leaders. …
Potomac Review announces a flash fiction themed contest: “Brackish.” Fresh water and salt water like Chesapeake Bay Oil and vinegar Chocolate ice cream and fried onions Bugs Bunny meets Freddy Krueger The concept behind our theme, Brackish, is to take…
Guest blogger Erica Hildebrand writes about where her story ideas come from. There's this episode of The Brady Bunch where Jan, trying to save herself some embarrassment while coping with her status as second fiddle to Marcia, invents a fake…
Volunteer Nathan does not enjoy sifting through lists of journals. My oh my, it seems there are just as many literary journals as there are books to read. With so many outlets in which to submit our work, how do…