The Avenue

08/26/2025

Reminder that the submission deadline is September 15th, please send in your poetry or prose as soon as you can. We would love to see what you have.

08/17/2025

Deadline for Issue X has been extended to September 15th. Apparently procrastination does pay!

08/04/2025

The Avenue Journal Issue X -

The theme for the next edition of The Avenue is Dogs. Dogs have been a source of inspiration and companionship since the beginning of mankind. We would love to see how you have woven this topic into your writing and are open to your interpretation.

08/03/2025

Submission deadline has been extended to September 15th, but please send in your poetry or prose as soon as you can. We would love to see what you have.

Submissions are currently being accepted for The Avenue Journal Issue X. ThemeThe theme for the next edition of The Avenue will be Dogs. Dogs have been a source of inspiration and companionship since the beginning of mankind. We would love to see how you have woven this topic into your writing an....

07/02/2025

The Avenue Journal is open for submissions!

The theme for the next edition of The Avenue will be Dogs. Dogs have been a source of inspiration and companionship since the beginning of mankind. We would love to see how you have woven this topic into your writing and are open to your interpretation. Reading Period Submissions will close on July....

06/19/2025

Stay tuned for details.

04/03/2025

This week, stories by Kirk Astroth and Jacob Anthony Moniz are featured on The Avenue website. Both are great reads!

Engaging and elevating writers in Baltimore, across Maryland, and around the world. Featured Works Eileen McLellan 3/27/25 Eileen McLellan 3/27/25 Odyssey Inside its cardboard box, the bird seems to sense that freedom is near. As a volunteer for the local wildlife rescue organization, I often transp...

03/27/2025

Check out the Avenue Journal to see new stories by Eileen McLellan, Susan Land, Jake Westpfahl, and Kendyl Kearly.

Engaging and elevating writers in Baltimore, across Maryland, and around the world. Featured Works Eileen McLellan 3/27/25 Eileen McLellan 3/27/25 Odyssey Inside its cardboard box, the bird seems to sense that freedom is near. As a volunteer for the local wildlife rescue organization, I often transp...

02/17/2025

Submit to the 2025 Autumn House Press Fiction Prize by February 28! All fiction sub-genres are eligible. Learn more: https://www.clmp.org/members/open-submission/2024-autumn-house-press-fiction-prize/

10/10/2024

Acceptance letters have gone out. Congratulations to our contributors! Stay tuned for further updates regarding the publication date.

08/12/2024

What's new? We are introducing the editorial staff for the upcoming issue of The Avenue Journal, coming in November.

Meri Robie-Craven earned an MA in the Hopkins Writing Seminars, and her stories and poetry have been published in Baltimore CityPaper and the New Jersey Review. Her novel Wild Flowers is forthcoming from Watertower Press. Meri lives in Baltimore, Maryland, where she is a writer, editor, parent, spouse, and dedicated music fan.

We are lucky to have her and appreciate her expertise.