Screenshot of the Galley literary journal CMS submission review interface. The submission is titled "Three Poems: Bilingual Identity" by Nadia Kowalski (nadia@writer.test), submitted February 10 with 1 file and 89 words. The left panel shows a file preview of "field-guide-to-leaving.docx" with partial poem text visible, a "Download originals" button, and an activity log showing the submission was received February 10, assigned to reviewer Sarah Kim on February 11, and reviewed with 3 stars on February 12. The right sidebar contains a "Your Review" section with a 5-star rating input and notes textarea with a "Submit Review" button, a "Status" section showing the current status as "In Review" with buttons for Shortlisted, Accepted, Rejected, and Received, and a "Reviews" section showing a 4-star review by Sarah Kim with the note: "The bilingual texture works beautifully. 'Don't lock it / You're not that kind of gone' is a killer closing. This poet has something." The average review score shown is 4.0.

The submission review page is getting some polish!

I haven't decided between "star" reviews and "yes/no/maybe". Any preferences out there?

Activity feed for a literary submission showing a timeline of events. The submission was received on February 14. On March 9, Elena Vasquez and Marcus Chen were assigned as reviewers. On March 10, Elena commented praising the imagery in the second stanza and the movement from domestic to cosmic, and gave a 4-star review. Marcus Chen gave a 3-star review and commented that the final line feels like it’s reaching for resolution where ambiguity would serve the piece better. Below the activity feed is an empty comment text field with a pink Comment button.

Building out the “review timeline”. What do you think?

What Was Lost: A Queer Accounting of the NY Times Book Review, 2013-2022 “Goodbye, Pamela Paul,” was the headline of Andrea Long Chu’s now-iconic, recently ASME-nominated New York Magazine farewell to the former NY Times Book Review editor, when Paul left the paper two …

*taps internet microphone*

After months of work, a project i've been coordinating for @literaryhub.bsky.social in conjunction with @maris.bsky.social is now live ...

We've commissioned 13 reviews of books by LGBTQ folks not covered by the NYTBR under Pamela Paul ...

lithub.com/what-was-los...

A wireframe design specification for a desktop navigation menu. The navbar contains Home, Discover, Feedback links and a user avatar. When the avatar is clicked, a dropdown menu appears with sections for Journals (with a submenu arrow), My Reviews, Notifications, and Portfolio; followed by Personal Settings and a Theme toggle with system, dark, and light options; then Register Your Journal and Help and Support; and finally Log out. An annotation shows that the bell icon should animate when there are unread notifications. A second annotation explains that the Journals item uses a macOS-style hover submenu when a user belongs to multiple journals — showing their role (Editor or Reviewer) and journal names — while clicking Journals directly navigates to an overview page.

Wireframing the menu design in Figma.

A submission management queue in Galley showing 14 submissions across two active calls — Spring 2026 Fiction and Spring 2026 Poetry. The table displays columns for Title, Author, Status, Call, Submitted date, and Reviewers. A status dropdown is open on the "Inheritance" row (by Kwame Asante), revealing the four possible status values: **Shortlisted**, **Rejected**, **Received**, and the currently active state implied by context. Status badges use a muted color-coding system: green for Accepted, amber/yellow for Shortlisted, red-tinted for In Review, and neutral gray for Received. The Reviewers column shows assigned reviewer initials (e.g., "DC SK") with a **+** button to add more, or a ghost "+ Assign" link for unassigned submissions. The footer summarizes the queue breakdown: *4 received, 6 in review, 3 shortlisted, 1 accepted* out of 14 total. The interface tab bar at the top shows **Active Calls (2)** and **All Calls (3)**, along with an Export button.

Working on polishing the submissions inbox experience for Galley.