Split Rock Review

22/06/2025

We just published a moving craft essay from Amy Bohlman, one of our Issue 21 contributors, that speaks to something so many poets and writers feel: the subjects we return to again and again. Bohlman reflects on how writing about a friend who passed away led her to Lake Superior, to memory, to grief, and eventually to the poem “Night Waves.” Read now:

Split Rock Review is a not-for-profit publication that features literature and art that explore place, environment, and the relationship between humans and the natural world.

11/06/2025

📣We’re proud to feature Kevin Clark in our Contributor Spotlight Series, reflecting on the craft and personal journey behind his prose poem “Black Ice” (Issue 21).

In this powerful craft essay, Clark revisits a childhood moment of reckless joy—sledding behind a moving car—and explores how memory, mortality, and poetic form converge.

Read it here:

Split Rock Review is a not-for-profit publication that features literature and art that explore place, environment, and the relationship between humans and the natural world.

03/05/2025

🍄 ISSUE 21 is HERE! 🍄

We’re thrilled to announce the release of ISSUE 21 (Spring 2025), featuring poetry, creative nonfiction, comics, eco-fiction, photography, and visual art from a talented lineup of contributors.

This issue continues our mission to explore the intersections of nature, place, and environment through compelling and thought-provoking work.

📖 Read the new issue now!

Split Rock Review is an online journal that publishes literature and art exploring place, environment, and the complex relationship between humans and the natural world.

05/04/2025

✨New Book Review Alert✨ Anuradha Prasad dives deep into A TRAINING SCHOOL FOR ELEPHANTS by Sophy Roberts.

"A Training School for Elephants not only highlights the exploitation of regions by imperial powers but also draws attention to the long-lasting, often devastating impact that imperialism has had on people, economies, geopolitics, and wildlife."

Don't miss Prasad's insightful take on this powerful read! 📖

https://www.splitrockreview.org/shoreline-reviews #/training-school-for-elephants-sophy-roberts
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31/01/2025

Today is the FINAL day to submit your work for consideration in Issue 21 of Split Rock Review!

We’re looking for creative work that explores place, environment, and the relationship between humans and the natural world. 🌿🌊 Whether your words roam wild through forests, flow with rivers, or connect deeply with the land—we want to see it!

Don’t let the deadline slip away! Our submissions window closes on Dec. 31st at 11:59 pm (CST).

Split Rock Review is an online journal dedicated to publishing literature and art that explore place, environment, and the complex relationship between humans and the natural world.

27/01/2025

🚨 ONLY 5 DAYS LEFT! 🚨

We’re getting some terrific submissions for Issue 21 of Split Rock Review, and we’re LOVING what we’re reading so far! 🙌 But guess what? There’s still time for YOU to send in your creative work for consideration! ✨

Whether it’s poetry, prose, comics, or visual art, we want to see it! 🎨🖋️ Don’t miss your chance to be part of something special. The clock’s ticking, but there’s still room for more! ⏰

Deadline: Jan 31st.

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05/01/2025

We’re thrilled to share our interview with poet and multimedia artist Willa Carroll, where she talks about her writing practice, the creation of DEMOLITION SUITE, and her deep connection to place and the environment. 🌍

Willa’s work engages with the language of living systems and explores the urgent need for environmental mindfulness through art.

Don’t miss this thought-provoking conversation!

The Photic Zone interview series features emerging and established writers to gain insight on their creative work, practice, and relationship with the environment.

02/01/2025

🎉 Happy New Year! 🎉
We're kicking off 2025 with exciting news. Split Rock Review is NOW accepting submissions for Issue 21! First 100 submissions are FREE! Tip Jar, Expedited, and General submissions available as well. Deadline: January 31. We look forward to reading your work!

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06/12/2024

🚨 New Book Review Alert! 🚨
We are thrilled to share Whitney (Walters) Jacobson’s review of Sue William Silverman’s Acetylene Torch Songs: Writing True Stories to Ignite the Soul (University of Nebraska Press), now live on Split Rock Review's Shoreline! 🎉

Check out the full review to discover why Acetylene Torch Songs is a must-read for writers looking to craft authentic stories and transform their creative process!

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13/10/2024

🌟📚New Book Review Alert!📚🌟

We're excited to share Whitney Jacobson's insightful review of WE ARE ANIMALS by Jennifer Case (Trinity University Press)!

“Case’s essays are both a balm for disheartened mothers and the uncomfortable, necessary pressure needed to staunch the United States’ propensity to dismiss, overrule, and disparage women’s experiences, needs, and desires.” — Jacobson

Read the full review on SRR's SHORELINE to explore the powerful themes and reflections in this remarkable new collection!

A place to read short reviews of books floating in the world.

30/04/2024

Exciting news! Whitney (Walters) Jacobson has a new book review on SRR's SHORELINE. Don't miss her review of GROUNDGLASS by Kathryn Savage (Coffee House Press).

"Savage resists the inclination to focus solely on what has been done to contaminate the present, and insists readers consider the implications of our attempted fixes today, in particular what we bury." -Whitney (Walters) Jacobson

https://www.splitrockreview.org/shoreline-reviews #/groundglass

07/01/2024

"Writing, too, doesn’t work when you’re squeezing too tight. It’s only when we learn to open—or are cut open—that it can be born." - Marin Smith on writing "Sphinter Law"

Split Rock Review is a not-for-profit publication that features literature and art that explore place, environment, and the relationship between humans and the natural world.