Potomac Review
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| Discipline | Literary journal |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Albert Kapikian |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1994-present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Biannual |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Potom. Rev. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1073-1989 |
| Links | |
Potomac Review is a bi-annual American literary journal based in Rockville, Maryland. It was launched by the Founding Editor Eli Flam in 1993,[1] and publishes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction from established as well as emerging writers. Writers who have contributed to this journal include Amina Gautier, Seth Abramson, Ted Kooser,[2] Jacob M. Appel, Lisa Ohlen Harris, Van G. Garrett, David Wagoner, Ned Balbo, Marge Piercy, Grace Cavalieri,[3] John Rolfe Gardiner,[4] and Margaret MacInnis.
Noted as having first been published on a "shoestring budget" in 1994,[5] the Potomac Review is now funded by the Montgomery College Foundation and Paul Peck Humanities Institute. Over the years, the journal has been praised for having "vivid and evocative cover image[s]"[6] and has been called "a joy".[2] In his '2024 Literary Magazine Ranking for Nonfiction', Clifford Garstang placed the journal in the 96th position,[7] and in the 130th position in the 2025 ranking.[8] Over the years, Potomac Review has received more than a dozen notable citations in Best American Essays, Best American Short Stories, and The Pushcart Prize Anthology. In 2024, Richard Prins's "Because: An Etiology" and Mark Christhilf's "Overtures on Some Unanswered Questions" were reprinted in Best American Essays and Best Spiritual Literature respectively.[9][10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "About Us". Potomac Review. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ^ a b Baldwin, Barbara (Ellen) (June 14, 2011). "Potomac Review – Spring 2011". NewPages Blog. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ^ "Potomac Review Back Issues".
- ^ "An Interview with John Rolfe Gardiner".
- ^ Todd Shields, "Poet's Heart Drives Publisher; Arts Quarterly Grows Despite Shoestring Budget", The Washington Post, January 21, 1999 (pay site).
- ^ "The latest Potomac Review has arrived, and it's beautiful". Sarah K. Carey. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Literary Magazine Ranking—Nonfiction". Clifford Garstang. December 25, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Literary Magazine Ranking—Nonfiction". Clifford Garstang. December 25, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
- ^ "Order the Best American Essays, 2024".
- ^ "Best Spiritual Literature Volume 9".
- ^ "Potomac Review: About Us".
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