Lee Review

10/04/2016

Tomorrow is the release party for Lee Review! It's at noon in the EMC, and, of course, there will be snacks! Several student contributors will be presenting their published work so please come support them. See you tomorrow!

13/10/2014

Hello, literary friends. We will be hosting a poet, Renee Emerson, for a reading and book signing here on campus. The event will take place in the Edna Minor Conn Theater on November 3rd at 7pm. You can follow her Facebook and Twitter pages for more information about her as a writer. We look forward to seeing you there!

22/09/2014

Submissions are now open !! Please send us your fiction, non-fiction, poetry, art and scripts ! We want to hear from you ! Visit our website www.leereview.wordpress.com for more information and for submission links.

A Publication of Literature and Art

30/04/2014

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to the release party tonight! We had a blast and we hope you did too! We truly enjoyed hearing our readers tonight, and we managed to raise some money for cystic fibrosis research in the process. Thank you for all of your participation and enthusiasm. We'll be looking for you submissions for the next edition of the Lee Review in 2015!

29/04/2014

The Lee Review Release Party will take place TONIGHT (April 29) at 8:00 pm in the third floor common area of the HUMANITIES building!

If you go up the center stairs and make a left, the common area is on your left after you pass the elevator. You can't miss it; it's the only area with lots of tables and chairs.

All of our original plans are still intact--just at a new time and location! We will still have a raffle, refreshments, a reading, and lots of reviews! And no more alliteration, I promise.

We hope to see you there! :)

28/04/2014

We're super-excited about sharing the Lee Review with you guys this year . . . just not tonight. We're super-excited about staying at home where we will remain dry and unharried. But we'll reschedule our Release Party and let you know when it is ASAP!

28/04/2014

Unfortunately, we have decided to postpone tonight's release party due to the possibility of inclement weather. We have only everyone's safety in mind. We apologize for any inconvenience, and we hope that you all will be able to attend at the new time.

We will be letting you know all of the details for the new date, time, and location, so please keep an eye on your email inbox and the Lee Review page for all updates. The new time will be either tomorrow or Wednesday.

Thank you all for understanding, and we hope to see you at the new time!

28/04/2014

Well what do you know, we made a literary journal!

05/02/2014

Last call! We are in the final six hours of accepting submissions. Last chance to be a part of the 2014 Lee Review!

04/02/2014

Deadline for submissions is tomorrow, Feb. 5th, at midnight! Send us your piece of creative magic today !
https://leereview.submittable.com/submit

25/01/2014

Do you have a passion for poetry, play-writing, art or non-fiction? We do, too! Send us your submissions! Deadline is February 5th at midnight.
https://leereview.submittable.com/submit

23/01/2014

Tonight's the night! Submissions for the 2014 Lee Review are due at midnight! Follow the link to send in your masterpiece today!
http://leereview.wordpress.com/general-guidelines/

Read the guidelines below before submitting your work at Submittable.com. • Submissions open October 31 and are open until January 22nd at midnight. • All submissions must be in 12 point Times New ...

21/01/2014

Hey, everyone! We just wanted to send out a quick reminder that the deadlines for submissions are coming up soon! Fiction works are due by midnight Jan. 22, everything else (art, poetry, non-fiction, etc.) has been extended until Feb. 5. We look forward to receiving your submissions!

09/12/2013

From Alisa Russell's "Limousines and Overalls," the 2013 Lee Review Editor's Choice:

"In the heart of Washington, D.C., stone and marble towered over us, structure after structure a testament to classical architecture and flawless form. Cars dutifully cluttered the
roads, and business suits, f***y packs, briefcases, and lanyards littered the sidewalks. The sun had crept into hiding, but the city still clung to the last of its light, a dimness ushering in a sweet night air."

04/11/2013

Submissions are now open! Submit electronically.
https://leereview.submittable.com/submit

31/10/2013

Submissions are open! Check out our website, http://leereview.wordpress.com/, or email us at [email protected] with any questions or early submissions!

A Lee University Literary Publication

31/10/2013

We do our best to accept only the highest quality writing, but occasionally we're just stuck with the bottom of the barrel.

An excerpt from "Consider the Source"
a short story by Tyler Beckett

Hamilton slid his hand between the books and into the empty slot, 891.73/3, as if wiping dust away would return the book and make his bibliography complete. His armload of sources and references, now leaderless, nearly fell out of ranks and onto the floor as he turned to check the end of the aisle. He cursed his luck. The book cart had Dickens and Dante, but no Dostoevsky. It was obvious, of course, who did: Cindy, who believed herself an aficionado after reading Notes from the Underground (not even two hundred pages!), would already have the book jammed open between desk and knee as she went piddling her way through. Hamilton suspected his classmate was only a librarian’s assistant for the sake of reserving books with prejudice, because he was certain it had nothing to do with a desire for intellectual growth. He cringed at the thought of the conclusions her paper would draw (“Dostoevsky is intensely spiritual in his writings”) and at the inanities he would have to write if he did not get this authoritative source (“it has been suggested by numerous scholars that Dostoevsky himself was not certain of his religious affiliations” [No Author, No Page Number]). But he could get away with using online excerpts, and Hamilton had a sneaking suspicion that Cindy intentionally left all but the most important text on the shelves, just to taunt him, so to the check-out he went. He approached the plastic-mahogany desk, intentionally ignored the LUCINDA RAINES nameplate and its pretenses, and dropped his weighty stack in front of startled grey eyes.

31/10/2013

We're reprinting a few of last year's published works in preparation for the official opening of submissions tomorrow, October 31st. Take a look and get inspired!

“When the Ticking Stops”
a poem by Emily Lawler

Prick.
Drip.
Tick.
Beep.
Sigh.
The prick of a needle, the dripping starts.
Dripping to the beat of a ticking heart.
Tick tock, he sleeps on.
Tick tock, beep. The alarm.
Silence. He’s asleep.
Then you hear a sigh.
Prick.
Drip.
Tick.
Beep.
Sigh.

30/10/2013

How many of us grew up on books like these?

An excerpt from “Cartoon Jesus”
a short story by Jonathan Swindle

One of Scott Miller’s first encounters with Jesus Christ was as a cartoon in a children’s bible. His face was a perfect circle, with a wide smile and black dots for eyes, and His face was ringed with a puffy brown cloud of hair. Both of His arms were outstretched to welcome the children (red and yellow, black and white) who had come to meet Him, all four of which had uncanny smiles plastered across their also perfect-round faces. Scott had always thought the entire scene was a little unsettling --- it almost felt like Jesus was some sort of primal deity who had brainwashed the children into obedience. Perhaps He was about to command them all to commit ritual su***de by jumping off of a cliff. When Scott voiced this sentiment to his mother, she decided to take away all of his pleasure reading for a week and left him only with a single copy of the Holy Bible to read, in hopes it would help to reform his first impression of her personal Lord and Savior.

10/10/2013

For , something from the 2013 issue of the Lee Review!

Effusion
a poem by Stephany Ramsey

Alone in misery
It builds
More than the throes of a hurricane
An agony
A silence so deafening . . .
..

The simplicity of a caring hand put to cheek
And then, an outpouring
All the things left unsaid
Wounds left to fester
The scars reopened
They purge from the darkest part of her soul
Trembling in the wake
Surrounded by the spillage
The intimate thoughts
Broken memories
Lying bare, discarded
Wholly empty
Awaiting restoration . . .

The Lee Review will be accepting new submissions for the 2014 magazine starting October 31st; let's hope this year's group will be just as good as the last one!

09/10/2013

An excerpt from “Polaroid One”
a short story by Bridget Bunch

“Would you hold the camera still?” Deb wipes her hand over her greasy, bumpy forehead, then thumps it back in the sand.

“I’m trying, I’m trying.” My daughter’s forehead creases up like Deb’s.

I mutter through my teeth, careful to keep my smile and head perfectly crooked, “Deb, she’s only five!”

“I just want this picture to turn out nice; you know we never get pictures of just us anymore.” My wife’s voice almost sounded sweet. Irritation spread from my core out to my fingers and made them tingle. I focus on forcing my rear end farther in the sand.

“Well, we have more important things to worry about.”

“Say cheese!” Ashley’s shrill voice sends a warm cloud throughout my body, calming the tingling.

“Cheese!”

07/10/2013

An excerpt from “Negotiations”
a short story by Matthew Orsag.
Included in the 2013 Lee Review.

“Listen to me, you little runt,” the grizzled captain snarled, his stubbled cheeks flaring. “You think you can run me all over the galaxy, nearly get me killed and then drop a few silvers on the table and call it a day?” He slammed his fist on the table, shaking the wooden top. Seth saw the two thugs unclip their own holsters, sensing that the captain was losing control. “Well you got another thing coming, you arrogant cuss,” the captain continued. “I been runnin’ freight longer than you been alive, and if I say this run’s gonna cost you extra, you’re gonna pay extra.”

The captain was fuming now. His dark eyes bored into Seth. This was how he was used to negotiating. Most people respected the old smuggler who had outrun the Federation for over thirty years. When he demanded more money, he usually got it. Few people had the gall to stand up to him. Even fewer had fond memories of the attempt. But Seth couldn’t afford to be coy. Not with Sarah on the line.

Seth hesitated for a moment, adding to the effect of what he knew would be the final move. He sighed and stood up. He thought of Sarah’s smile. Her keen, blue eyes looked out at him from some distant memory. Here we go.

“I’m afraid that’s where I have to disagree with you, Captain,” Seth said flatly.

07/10/2013

Submissions open Oct. 31st!! Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/TheLeeReview

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03/10/2013

Like and Share this page. Spread the word of submissions, opening Oct. 31st. Check out Tim Volodzko's piece "The Path." Printed in the 2013 edition. Looking forward to art submissions.

03/10/2013

Please like and share this page. Submissions open October 31st. Get ready!

23/09/2013

Excited to start reading submissions soon. Submission open October 31st. Check here for more updates.

06/01/2012

Only 23 hours left!! Submit your work to the Lee Review!

http://leereview.wordpress.com/submissions/

Submission Guidelines All current students and faculty of Lee University are invited to submit works of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, scripts, and visual art to be considered by Lee Revie...

18/12/2011

Have you written a really great creative piece that you are proud of and would like to see in print? Do you have some spare poems lying around? Submit them to the Lee Review! Submissions are open until January 6, 11:59pm.

Submission Guidelines All current students and faculty of Lee University are invited to submit works of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, scripts, and visual art to be considered by Lee Revie...

30/11/2011

As we near the end of the semester, remember that the Lee Review is officially open for submissions! Submit your fiction, non-fiction, poetry, scripts, or visual art to us at http://leereview.wordpress.com/submissions/ until January 6th at 11:59 pm!

Submission Guidelines All current students and faculty of Lee University are invited to submit works of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, scripts, and visual art to be considered by Lee Revie...

04/11/2011

The Lee Review is now officially open for submissions! For more information, please see http://leereview.wordpress.com/submissions/.

Submission Guidelines All current students and faculty of Lee University are invited to submit works of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, scripts, and visual art to be considered by Lee Revie...

29/09/2011

15/12/2010

|| Today is the LAST DAY for submissions! Get your work in today to [email protected]. Visit http://leereview.wordpress.com/submissions/ for submissions guidelines!

All current students and faculty of Lee University are invited to submit works of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, drama, and visual art to be considered by Lee Review for publication.

09/12/2010

is open for submissions for six more days! Hurry up and get your pieces in before it's too late! See http://leereview.wordpress.com/submissions/ for submission guidelines.

03/12/2010

wants everyone to know that the deadline for submissions is December 15th! See the website (leereview.wordpress.com) for submission guidelines. Submit now!