New England Review

New England Review "One of the best known and best loved literary magazines in the country. It is outstanding." —Ever

By publishing new fiction, poetry, and nonfiction that is both challenging and inviting, New England Review encourages artistic exchange and thought-provoking innovation, providing publishing opportunities for writers at all stages in their careers. - See more at: http://www.nereview.com/about/

In the latest installment of our NER Interns: Where Are They Now? series, editorial intern Ali Shuaib '25 talks with wri...
07/14/2025

In the latest installment of our NER Interns: Where Are They Now? series, editorial intern Ali Shuaib '25 talks with writer, editor, and former NER intern Chris Feeney '19.5 about asking for what you want, the future of AI language models, and his Middlebury College memories.

Read their exchange here: https://nereview.com/chris-feeney/

"As a writer, I’m a host. You took the time to hang out and read my work, so I want you to enjoy yourself."Senior reader...
07/11/2025

"As a writer, I’m a host. You took the time to hang out and read my work, so I want you to enjoy yourself."

Senior reader Alicia Romero talks with NER author Nick Mandernach about lament and litany, finding the fun in failure, and the endearing humor in his story “Young Sheldon Room Tone” from issue 46.2.

Read their conversation here: https://nereview.com/nick-mandernach/

In the latest installment of our NER Interns: Where Are They Now? series, editorial intern Madilynn Maretoli ‘25 talks t...
07/02/2025

In the latest installment of our NER Interns: Where Are They Now? series, editorial intern Madilynn Maretoli ‘25 talks to writer, scholar, and former NER intern Taylor Johnston-Levy about studying English at Middlebury, pursuing an intellectual life, and the "q***r use" of institutions.

Read their exchange here: https://nereview.com/taylor-johnston-levy/

Our June ‘25 roundup includes a collection of out-of-this-world stories, a visionary novel inspired by film director G. ...
06/30/2025

Our June ‘25 roundup includes a collection of out-of-this-world stories, a visionary novel inspired by film director G. W. Pabst, a charming exploration of artisanal rug collecting, & much more.

Browse and shop the list here: https://nereview.com/june-25-reading-roundup/

This spring, Tasha Deen and Murtaza Bugti spent their afternoons in the New England Review office. They organized and ho...
06/19/2025

This spring, Tasha Deen and Murtaza Bugti spent their afternoons in the New England Review office. They organized and hosted an event for our student reading series, read submissions in all genres, and interviewed authors from issue 46.1.

Here they interview each other for our “Meet the Interns” series: https://nereview.com/tasha-deen-murtaza-bugti/

The print edition of our summer issue is on its way to subscribers and our online preview is now live! Enjoy stirring pr...
06/16/2025

The print edition of our summer issue is on its way to subscribers and our online preview is now live! Enjoy stirring prose by Kirk Wilson, Nur Turkmani, and Rebecca Chace; luminous poetry by Bridget Lowe, Inkyoo Lee, and Jon Pineda; the special folio "The Sharpened Will of Us All": Contemporary Salvadoran Writing in Translation, guest edited by Alexandra Lytton Regalado; and much more.

There's no better time to subscribe to New England Review. Subscribe today to receive a year's worth (four issues) of exceptional writing delivered straight to your door or inbox, starting with this issue.

https://nereview.com/issue/vol-46-no-2/

"I don’t want to seal off the speaker in some solipsistic state where everything is easily pinned down and analyzed and ...
06/11/2025

"I don’t want to seal off the speaker in some solipsistic state where everything is easily pinned down and analyzed and defined."

In a new Behind the Byline interview, NER intern Tasha Deen talks with poet Maja Lukic about nonlinear storytelling, the psychic heft of natural imagery, and preserving enigma in her three poems from issue 46.1.

Read their conversation here: https://nereview.com/maja-lukic/

06/09/2025

It's a pleasure to reveal the artwork for our summer 2025 issue (46.2): Homogenized by Josué Rojas, courtesy of the artist.

Issue 46.2 launches in just one week and includes new work by Richard Siken, Gopal Balachandran, Lindsay Ahl, & Donika Kelly; our special feature "The Sharpened Will of Us All":
Contemporary Salvadoran Writing in Translation, guest edited by Alexandra Lytton Regalado; & much more.

Add a year’s worth of beautiful covers to your shelves by subscribing to the New England Review. Subscribe now & receive 46.2 as your first issue: https://newenglandreviewsubscriptions.submittable.com/submit/7d97c2af-5e4a-4907-89c7-05cbfac8d49c/subscribe-now

"I wanted to try and say something about my particular response to the chorus around public tragedies, and the way my ow...
06/06/2025

"I wanted to try and say something about my particular response to the chorus around public tragedies, and the way my own vulnerabilities make me sensitive to the families left behind and their stories, which are rarely told."

Staff reader Meera Vijayann speaks with NER author Jane Bernstein about public tragedies, the myth of closure, and her essay “I’m Thinking About My Sister, Fifty-Eight Years After She Was Murdered” from issue 46.1.

Read their conversation here: https://nereview.com/jane-bernstein/

The deadline to apply to our open Fiction Editor position is June 20.Fiction Editors work with the New England Review st...
06/06/2025

The deadline to apply to our open Fiction Editor position is June 20.

Fiction Editors work with the New England Review staff to select fiction for publication in the magazine, evaluating unsolicited submissions, working with volunteer readers, and soliciting work as needed. Fiction Editors also serve as advocates and representatives of the magazine and its mission. (5 hours per week average).

This is a one-year term position beginning in September 2025 with the potential for a contract renewal.

More information available here: https://apply.workable.com/middleburycollege/j/80E79CC7DB/

"The poet and the filmmaker determine who gets to speak, who is centered, who is de-centered, what languages are spoken,...
06/04/2025

"The poet and the filmmaker determine who gets to speak, who is centered, who is de-centered, what languages are spoken, and to whom."

In a new Behind the Byline interview, contributing editor J. M. Tyree talks with NER 46.1 poet Cathy Linh Che about counter-narratives, the ethics of documentary authority, and her new book BECOMING GHOST.

Read their conversation here: https://nereview.com/cathy-linh-che/

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