Apple Valley Review

15/08/2024

There's still a little time to send in your translations or your short memoirs, personal essays, and/or pieces of creative nonfiction.

We also consider short stories, flash fiction, microfiction, prose with genre elements (e.g., fabulism/magical realism), poetry, and prose poetry. Please send work that is original, previously unpublished, and in English. Translations are welcome if permission has been granted. (Please note that the guidelines include instructions specifically for translations.)

Submissions for the Fall 2024 issue of the Apple Valley Review (Vol. 19, No. 2) are open through Sunday, September 15, 2024.

Additional information and complete submission guidelines are available online. Simultaneous submissions are accepted. There are no fees.

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The Apple Valley Review is an international literary journal. Issues feature a collection of short fiction, poetry, personal essays, and translations. The journal was founded in 2005 by its current editor, Leah Browning, and is published semiannually.

03/08/2024

Happy Women in Translation Month! This list from CLMP includes "melting point," a poem by Nadja Küchenmeister (translated from the the German by Aimee Chor), from our Fall 2023 issue.

For Women in Translation Month, observed annually during the month of August, we asked the many independent literary presses and magazines that make up our membership to share with us some of the literature they have published that is both written and translated by women. (Stay tuned for our Nationa...

25/06/2024

Congratulations to Scott F. Gandert, whose story "Sellinger" was included on the Longlist for The Wigleaf Top 50 Very Short Fictions 2024. "Sellinger" originally appeared in the Fall 2023 issue of the Apple Valley Review.

Jackie Sabbagh, whose story "Philip" also appeared in our Fall 2023 issue (and was also nominated), was included in the Top 50 for "Cameron, Asher, Jonah, Jack," a story that appeared in SmokeLong Quarterly.

https://wigleaf.com/

12/06/2024

Congratulations to Keetje Kuipers on this award for her forthcoming book. Three of her poems appeared in our Fall 2008 issue.

🌟 Exciting Announcement! 🌟

We are thrilled to share that Keetje Kuipers has been awarded the prestigious Isabella Gardner Poetry Award for her upcoming collection, Lonely Women Make Good Lovers, set to release in Spring 2025 from BOA Editions. 🎉📚

Kuipers' new collection dives deep into themes of empathy, humility, and mutual responsibility, inviting readers to reflect on their own experiences and relationships. We can't wait for you all to read it!

Join us in congratulating Keetje on this incredible achievement! 🎊

For more information view our press release: https://www.boaeditions.org/blogs/main/keetje-kuipers-awarded-isabella-gardner-poetry-award-for-forthcoming-collection-press-release

29/05/2024

Congratulations to Scott F. Gandert, whose story "Sellinger" was selected for Best Small Fictions 2024. "Sellinger" originally appeared in the Fall 2023 issue of the Apple Valley Review.

Best Small Fictions 2024 is forthcoming from Alternating Current Press (guest editor Amber Sparks, series editor Nathan Leslie, and managing editor Michelle Elvy). It will be available in print and e-formats.

More information, including a complete list of selections for the 2024 volume, is available on their website. Congratulations to all of these authors!

https://altcurrentpress.com/best-small-fictions/

Overview and guidelines for the Best Small Fictions annual series, published by Alternating Current Press.

28/05/2024

For Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, observed annually during the month of May, we asked our member presses and literary magazines to share some of the literature by Asian American and Pacific Islander American writers they recommend reading in celebration.   Poetry Collections   The Voice o...

07/05/2024

Celebrate Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month with new reading material. This list from CLMP includes "The Kanzaki River," a piece of creative nonfiction by Yuko Iida Frost (from the Fall 2022 issue of the Apple Valley Review).

https://www.applevalleyreview.org/fall-2022/yuko-iida-frost

For Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, observed annually during the month of May, we asked our member presses and literary magazines to share some of the literature by Asian American and Pacific Islander American writers they recommend reading in celebration.   Poetry Collections   The Voice o...

01/05/2024

Magazine Stand Magazine Stand :: Apple Valley Review - Spring 2024 NewPages.com

27/04/2024

We’re proud to share this list of literary journals—all members of CLMP—publishing new poetry, fiction, nonfiction, artwork, and more in April 2024.   ANMLY | Issue 38 Featuring poetry by Feisal G. Mohamed, Malcolm Friend, and Michael Chang, and nonfiction by Miah Jeffra.     READ THE ISSUE...

16/04/2024

Cover photograph: flamenco dancer, Sevilla, Spain, 2021 by Edgar Serrano

Apple Valley Review
Volume 19, Number 1 (Spring 2024)

Featuring flash fiction by Andrew Siegrist, K. A. Polzin, and Leo Vanderpot; short stories by Thomas Mixon, Roger Mensink, and Molly Lurie-Marino; and poetry by J. R. Forman, Stan Sanvel Rubin, Jadranka Milenković (translated from the Serbian by Petar Penda), Brian Johnson, Sarvin Parviz, and Judith Harris.

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16/04/2024

The Spring 2024 issue of the Apple Valley Review is now available online. This issue features flash fiction by Andrew Siegrist, K. A. Polzin, and Leo Vanderpot; short stories by Thomas Mixon, Roger Mensink, and Molly Lurie-Marino; and poetry by J. R. Forman, Stan Sanvel Rubin, Jadranka Milenković (translated from the Serbian by Petar Penda), Brian Johnson, Sarvin Parviz, and Judith Harris. The cover image is by Colombian photographer Edgar Serrano.

In this issue:“Patchwork” fiction by Andrew Siegrist “In the Arkansas River Valley”poetry by J. R. Forman “Investment” fiction by Thomas Mixon“Wave”poetry by Stan Sanvel Rubin “Jürgen”fiction by Roger Mensink “The Diver” poetry by Jadranka Milenković(translated from the Ser...

19/03/2024

Congratulations to Tina Blade, whose poem "Vine Maple" was selected for Best New Poets 2023. "Vine Maple" originally appeared in the Fall 2022 issue of the Apple Valley Review.

Best New Poets 2023, edited by Anna Journey and series editor Jeb Livingood, was published by Samovar Press in February 2024. It is available in paperback and e-book formats and is distributed by the University of Virginia Press.

https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/6053/

15/03/2024

The Wandering Life, the first English translation of Yves Bonnefoy’s account of his life as a traveler, was published in March 2024 by Seagull Books. This collection of verse and prose is translated from the French by Hoyt Rogers and includes "Three Memories of the Journey," which originally appeared in the Spring 2023 issue of the Apple Valley Review. The Wandering Life is distributed by University of Chicago Press and can be purchased via their website.

The first English translation of Yves Bonnefoy’s account of his life as a traveler.  The Wandering Life is a poetic culmination of Yves Bonnefoy’s wanderings and characterizes the final twenty-five years of his work. Bonnefoy was an ardent traveler throughout his life, and his journeys in forei...

14/03/2024

If you are in or around New Jersey, there will be a book launch and reading on Saturday, March 16, for Forget About Sleep by Miriam Levine. This manuscript won the 2023 Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Award.

Two of the poems included in this collection, "Ben's Rendezvous" and "Deeper, Darker," were first published in the Fall 2022 issue of the Apple Valley Review.

Forget About Sleep will be released on March 16, 2024, by NYQ Books. https://nyq.org/books/title/forget-about-sleep

A reading celebrating the publication of the 2023 Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Award book.

03/03/2024

CLMP has an extensive list of reading material to enjoy in honor of Women's History Month, including "Like This," a poem by Linda K. Sienkiewicz from the Spring 2021 issue of the Apple Valley Review.

Celebrate with poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and more published by independent literary presses and magazines!

https://www.clmp.org/news/a-reading-list-for-womens-history-month-2024/

01/03/2024

There is still a little more time to send in your short memoirs, personal essays, and/or pieces of creative nonfiction.

We also consider short stories, flash fiction, microfiction, prose with genre elements (e.g., fabulism/magical realism), poetry, and prose poetry. Please send work that is original, previously unpublished, and in English. Translations are welcome if permission has been granted. (Please note that the guidelines include instructions specifically for translations.)

Submissions for the Spring 2024 issue of the Apple Valley Review (Vol. 19, No. 1) are open through Friday, March 15, 2024.

Additional information and complete submission guidelines are available online. Simultaneous submissions are accepted. There are no fees.

https://www.applevalleyreview.com

You are also welcome to follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/AppleValleyRev), Twitter (twitter.com/AppleValleyRev), and/or Instagram (www.instagram.com/applevalleyreview).

The Apple Valley Review is an international literary journal. Issues feature a collection of short fiction, poetry, personal essays, and translations. The journal was founded in 2005 by its current editor, Leah Browning, and is published semiannually.

14/02/2024

Just in time for Valentine's Day, this list of love poems from CLMP includes "melting point" by Nadja Küchenmeister (translated from the German by Aimee Chor) and "First Time" by Ashish Kumar Singh from our Spring/Fall 2023 issues:

This reading list of love poems published by CLMP member magazines includes poems about love for oneself, lovers, friends, children, parents, and places—as well as poems exploring love’s power dynamics, its paradoxes, its solaces, and more. “All It Seems” by Befaam Translated from the Gujara...

14/02/2024

The final selections for Best Microfiction 2024 have been announced! One of our former contributors, Tiffany Hsieh, is included here for “The Punch” (first published in Cease, Cows).

Find the full list here: https://www.bestmicrofiction.com/

07/02/2024

Best Small Fictions 2023 is available in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and PDF versions from Alternating Current Press and elsewhere. This volume includes "A Living" by K. A. Polzin and "A Mouth Filled with White" by Emmanuel Nwafor, both of which were originally published in the Fall 2022 issue of the Apple Valley Review. More information, including a complete list of selections and links to purchase a copy of the book, is available on their website.

Flash, Haibun, Micro, and Hybrid by 110 Authors Nominated by Indie Presses around the World

01/02/2024

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Submissions for the Spring 2024 issue (Vol. 19, No. 1) of the Apple Valley Review are open through March 15, 2024.

We consider short stories, flash fiction, microfiction, prose with genre elements (e.g., fabulism/magical realism), personal essays, creative nonfiction, poetry, and prose poetry. Please send work that is original, previously unpublished, and in English. Translations are welcome if permission has been granted. (Please note that the guidelines include instructions specifically for translations.)

All writing published in the Apple Valley Review is automatically considered for our annual editor's prize. In 2023, the recipient was Jackie Sabbagh for a piece of short fiction, "Philip."

Several pieces from the journal have later appeared as selections, finalists, and/or notable/distinguished stories in Best American Short Stories, Best American Essays, Best Microfiction, Best Small Fictions, Best of the Net, Best of the Web, New Poetry from the Midwest, storySouth Million Writers Award, and The Wigleaf Top 50 (Very) Short Fictions.

The current issue, previous issues, subscription information, and complete submission guidelines are available online. Whenever possible, submissions will receive a reply within approximately three weeks. (Response times may be longer during holidays or when the volume of submissions is especially high.) Simultaneous submissions are accepted. There are no fees.

https://www.applevalleyreview.com

You are also welcome to follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/AppleValleyRev), Twitter (www.twitter.com/AppleValleyRev), and/or Instagram (www.instagram.com/applevalleyreview).

The Apple Valley Review is an international literary journal. Issues feature a collection of short fiction, poetry, personal essays, and translations. The journal was founded in 2005 by its current editor, Leah Browning, and is published semiannually.

20/12/2023

Noche Triste: A Memoir of Anorexia, a book by Robert Radin, was published in November 2023 by Ibidem/Columbia University Press. His essay on this topic, "Noche Triste" ("Sad Night"), first appeared in the Spring 2018 issue (Vol. 13, No. 1) of the Apple Valley Review. "Noche Triste" was later included on the list of Notable Essays and Literary Nonfiction of 2018 in The Best American Essays 2019 (edited by Rebecca Solnit and series editor Robert Atwan). To read more about Robert Radin's memoir, or to order a copy of the book, please visit his website or the website for Columbia University Press.

https://cup.columbia.edu/book/noche-triste/9783838209036
https://www.robertradinbooks.com/

26/10/2023

From CLMP: We’ve got nothing but treats in our October roundup of new lit mag issues, including After Dinner Conversation: Philosophy & Ethics Short Stories, American Chordata, Apple Valley Review, Alan Squire Publishing, Bellevue Literary Review, Burningword Literary Journal, Chestnut Review, Cleaver Magazine, Conduit Magazine, EcoTheo Collective, The Elevation Review, The Keepthings, Lampblack Lit, Mignolo Arts Center, Quibble Journal, Radar Poetry, Choeofpleirn Press, Sinister Wisdom, Southern Humanities Review, The Porch, Variant Literature, Virginia Quarterly Review, and more!

We’re proud to share this list of literary journals—all members of CLMP—publishing new poetry, fiction, nonfiction, artwork, and more in October 2023.   128 LIT Digital | October 2023 Featuring poetry by Ahmad Almallah and Sep Jung Hak, nonfiction by Najlaa Eltom and Jackie Wang, and translat...

18/10/2023

Literary magazines offer readers the newest in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography, and comics. Read more at NewPages.com!

17/10/2023

The Laura Boss Poetry Foundation recently announced the winning manuscript and five finalists for the 2023 Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Award. The winning manuscript is Forget About Sleep by Miriam Levine.

Two of the poems included in this collection, "Ben's Rendezvous" and "Deeper, Darker," were first published in the Fall 2022 issue of the Apple Valley Review. Forget About Sleep will be published in Spring 2024 by NYQ Books.

About our 2023 Laura Boss Narrative Book Award winner, Miriam Levine
https://buff.ly/3rVTcdN

12/10/2023

Cover artwork: "Klosterhof im Schnee" ("Monastery Courtyard in the Snow") by Karl Friedrich Lessing

Apple Valley Review
Volume 18, Number 2 (Fall 2023)

Featuring short fiction by Jackie Sabbagh, Scott F. Gandert, and J. Malcolm Garcia; a novel excerpt by Philippe Forest (translated from the French by Armine Kotin Mortimer); a memoir excerpt by Dato Turashvili (translated from the Georgian by Mary Childs with Lia Shartava and Elizabeth Scott Tervo); and poetry by Mickie Kennedy, Eric Roy, Nadja Küchenmeister (translated from the German by Aimee Chor), Vernon Mukumbi, Marty Krasney, Megan Willburn, Theodora Ziolkowski, and Lynne Knight.

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12/10/2023

The Fall 2023 issue of the Apple Valley Review is now available online. This issue features flash fiction by Jackie Sabbagh and Scott F. Gandert; a short story by J. Malcolm Garcia; a novel excerpt by Philippe Forest (translated from the French by Armine Kotin Mortimer); a memoir excerpt by Dato Turashvili (translated from the Georgian by Mary Childs with Lia Shartava and Elizabeth Scott Tervo); poetry by Mickie Kennedy, Eric Roy, Nadja Küchenmeister (translated from the German by Aimee Chor), Vernon Mukumbi, Marty Krasney, Megan Willburn, Theodora Ziolkowski, and Lynne Knight; and cover artwork by German painter Karl Friedrich Lessing.

In this issue:“A Good, Long Steep” “Alzheimer’s Elegy” “Hide and Seek” poetry by Mickie Kennedy“Philip”fiction by Jackie Sabbagh “Prowler by Heartland” poetry by Eric Roy“Sellinger”fiction by Scott F. Gandert “melting point” poetry by Nadja Küchenmeister(translated fro...

12/09/2023

There are still a few more days to send in your short memoirs, personal essays, and/or pieces of creative nonfiction.

Submissions for the Fall 2023 issue of the Apple Valley Review (Vol. 18, No. 2) are open through this Friday, September 15, 2023. Translations are welcome if permission has been granted. (Please note that the guidelines include instructions specifically for translations.)

Complete submission guidelines are available online. Simultaneous submissions are accepted. There are no fees.

https://www.applevalleyreview.com

You are also welcome to follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/AppleValleyRev), Twitter (www.twitter.com/AppleValleyRev), and/or Instagram (www.instagram.com/applevalleyreview).

The Apple Valley Review is an international literary journal. Issues feature a collection of short fiction, poetry, personal essays, and translations. The journal was founded in 2005 by its current editor, Leah Browning, and is published semiannually.

01/09/2023

For National Translation Month, observed annually during the month of September, we asked our member magazines and presses to share some of the literature they have published in translation.   Fiction   Silence by Engin Akyürek Translated from the Turkish by Doina L. Kovalik and Atiye Erden Flexi...

15/08/2023

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Submissions for the Fall 2023 issue (Vol. 18, No. 2) of the Apple Valley Review are open through September 15, 2023. At the moment, we are particularly looking for personal essays/pieces of creative nonfiction.

We consider short stories, flash fiction, prose with genre elements (e.g., fabulism/magical realism), personal essays, creative nonfiction, poetry, and prose poetry. Please send work that is original, previously unpublished, and in English. Translations are welcome if permission has been granted. (Please note that the guidelines include instructions specifically for translations.)

All writing published in the Apple Valley Review is automatically considered for our annual editor's prize. In 2022, the recipient was Yuko Iida Frost for a piece of creative nonfiction, "The Kanzaki River."

Several pieces from the journal have later appeared as selections, finalists, and/or notable/distinguished stories in Best American Short Stories, Best American Essays, Best Microfiction, Best Small Fictions, Best of the Net, Best of the Web, New Poetry from the Midwest, storySouth Million Writers Award, and The Wigleaf Top 50 (Very) Short Fictions.

The current issue, previous issues, subscription information, and complete submission guidelines are available online. Whenever possible, submissions will receive a reply within approximately three weeks. (Response times may be longer during holidays or when the volume of submissions is especially high.) Simultaneous submissions are accepted. There are no fees.

https://www.applevalleyreview.com

You are also welcome to follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/AppleValleyRev), Twitter (www.twitter.com/AppleValleyRev), and/or Instagram (www.instagram.com/applevalleyreview).

The Apple Valley Review is an international literary journal. Issues feature a collection of short fiction, poetry, personal essays, and translations. The journal was founded in 2005 by its current editor, Leah Browning, and is published semiannually.

15/08/2023

"My mother once told me that you could tell whether a girl would grow up to be thin by looking at her ankles. If the ankles are slender, she said, everything else will be in proportion.
"I had thick ankles."
—From "The Body," a short story by Marianna Vitale, translated from the Italian by Laura Venita Green.

This is the opening story in the Spring 2023 issue of the Apple Valley Review (Volume 18, Number 1).

The full issue features short fiction by Marianna Vitale (translated from the Italian by Laura Venita Green), Nico Montoya, Anita Harag (translated from the Hungarian by Marietta Morry and Walter Burgess), Sohana Manzoor, and Kristian Radford; a lyric essay by Amy Ash; poetry in prose by Yves Bonnefoy (translated from the French by Hoyt Rogers); and poetry by Ashish Kumar Singh, Susan Johnson, Laura Goldin, George HS Singer, and Liza Moore. The cover image is by Tunisian photographer Houcine Ncib.

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