Talan Tee’s “They Said It Would Be Night” is a reflection on the fragile state of the modern world through the lens of Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang exercises, preparing for the threat of an invasion which has loomed since the mid-80s.
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Issue 7:4 is live! Check it out here.
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Encyclopedia of Dolour is a wonderful chapbook full of diverse poems and proses that you all should check out and read! Please show support to Abdulijalal Musa Aliyu’s chapbook. Link is in our bio!
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The compound learned about Chidi the way compounds learn everything—through laundry
hung to dry, through children’s questions, through the quality of silence when he crossed the
courtyard.” Check out Haliru Ali Musa’s piece “Three Doors Away” at the link in bio!
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“It is not enough to live on or live off a piece of land to establish ownership over it. Rather, ownership rights are assigned to the one willing to bleed that land till the land ceases to be.” - Subhravanu Das, Author of “The Many Uses of a Banyan Tree” (Issue 3:4)
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Issue 7:4 is live! Check it out here.
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It’s almost time! In honor of our upcoming Spring Issue we wanted to share our incredible cover art: Emily Rankin’s striking “Eight.”
Interested to see this artwork and other incredible works of new poetry and prose? Mark your calendars for April 15th! Our Spring Issue promises all this and more.
Check out today’s Patreon interview with Alexis Barton to learn about Leonardo Chung’s process for an upcoming piece! You can read his poem on April 15th on our site. Until then…check out the Patreon.
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Happy Chapbook Saturday! Does the injustice seen in the news make you angry? See how Zaynab Iliyasu Bobi reflects and processes her experience in “Uncensored Snapshots.” This is a collection of poetry that doesn’t shy away from the horrors of warfare , check out our website! (link in bio)
Our Autumn Reading Period is officially open today! Submit your best poetry, short prose, or artwork! Our turnaround is 30 days, and we pay $120 for every accepted piece, so what have you got to lose? For more information check out chestnutreview.com
Submit now!
“I’m interested in that space between map and landscape, which is also the space between language and experience itself.” - Jacob Sheetz-Willard on his poem, “Salt.”
Check out his piece and many other incredible works from our Autumn 2024 issue at the link in our bio.
“This is for the Naming” by Dacia Price is a heart-wrenching, but inspirational story about how she deals with her mother’s death and the grief that comes with it. Please check out and support this amazing, heartbreaking chapbook! The link to purchase is in our bio!
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Yes. We have now reached our limit.
Our submissions are open until April 30th, but this year we’re capping the count at 120 submissions total, so don’t wait! Take advantage of the spring cleaning energy and submit now! More information and where to submit is available on our website (link in bio!)
Happy Spring Everyone! Today is officially the Spring Equinox, and as our days finally grow longer and brighter, there’s no better time to submit that chapbook idea you’ve been considering!
If you’ve ever wondered what a writing retreat with #chestnutreview is like, please check out today’s Patreon post by guest contributor, Marielle Guth. Link in bio.
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⏰ Mark your calendar for March 23rd, 2026. ⏰
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As one of the exceptional few that made the later cut, “Game Piece,” by Emily Wick from our Winter 2022 (3:3) issue, is intricate and eye-catching, inviting viewers to look ever closer at the shapes made by nothing more than a flash in the dark.
Finalists include excellent work by Loria Harris, “How to Keep You Lover;” Moriah Hampton “On a Missing Page;” and “Olumide Manuel Ayorele, “Unhallowed Hands.” Congratulations to all!
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Our new chapbook authors will get much love on here in time. Stay tuned, readers, as we gear up to get these on the shelf for you! Follow these outstanding authors and get updates on their work. We are grateful to all the finalists who trusted us to read and cherish their work.
We are incredibly excited to announce our three Chapbook Selections from our fall 2025 reading period!
Congratulations to our official SELECTIONS:
✨Katherine Oung “Desire Path”
✨Mecca M. Miles “Softness After Scar Tissue”
✨Sara Moore Wagner “Fairy Rooted”
Hop on our website to see the requirements, where to submit, and other information about the process. There you can check out previous chapbooks and other incredible works, too. Linked in bio.
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🔔NEW! To best serve our writers, we have capped our spring chapbook reading to 120 submissions only!
If you’re thinking of submitting a chapbook manuscript this spring, please submit sooner than later before we close for this reading period.
If you love Chestnut Review, or even if you just love beautiful collections of written and visual art, then check out our collection of anthologies! Each one contains all four issues released in the year, and are all printed in full color.
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Thank you Charm City Books for hosting our offsite event at AWP! We had the most wonderful time!
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Working on something? Submit before March 31st for a chance to get into our Summer 2026 issue and get paid for publication!
We take any of these categories:
✏️ Poetry
📸 Flash
📃 Prose
🖼️ Visual Art & Photography
🎨 Mixed-Genre & Mixed-Media
Submit at:
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Thank you to all who came out to our offsite event at Charm City Books last night! We welcomed 9 wonderful chapbook authors, each giving an incredible performance of their poetry and prose. It was an incredible celebration with great food and even greater people!
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Anyone at #awp @awpwriter.org that I have not had the chance to run into yet, Please come by @chestnutreview.bsky.social #741 from 12-2 so I can say hi! Like the brilliant @chelseastickle.bsky.social
Today’s the day!
Come by Charm City Books from 6–8 PM to hear readings from nine amazing Chestnut chapbook authors, have some food and drink, and win $1,000 in door prizes.
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