Coming Soon: Issue 4
We are just finishing the final proofreading of issue 4, and we’re very excited about the dark, wintry themes populating the pages. Stand by for issue 4’s appearance in just a few days; and be sure to...
View ArticleIssue 4 is here!
Issue 4 has arrived, readers! We’re very excited about these, dark, cold, and often cruel visions of the season in our first winter issue. We have stunning fiction, poetry, and nonfiction to enjoy, as...
View ArticleHello from Chicago!
Greetings from the Midwest, readers! As a born-and-bred East Coaster, and a loyal Bostonian since the age of three, I never thought I’d feel at home anywhere else in the country. But I also was always...
View ArticleOn the Suspicious Friendliness of People in the Midwest
The strangeness began in the Illinois IKEA. My boyfriend and I were there, of course, because a week ago we had moved into our new place in Chicago, and where do you go in the first week of a new...
View ArticleIn the Heart of a Chicago Winter
THE HIGH IS THREE DEGREES IN CHICAGO TODAY, AND I’M NOT EVEN TELLING YOU WHAT THE WIND CHILL IS. I’ve arrived in this Midwestern city at the perfect time to see it at its worst; the winds are howling...
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Celebrating the Joys of Spring
I know I’m counting my chickens before they’re hatched, readers, but this weekend felt like spring was in the air in Chicago. The air had that special mild feel; the wind that blustered about me was...
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The Rising Rollercoaster of AWP
AWP! Each year that you attend this massive conference of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs, each year you crack open the wallet and plunge for the airfare to another city you’ve never...
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Our Favorite Literary Magazines
Being a fledgling literary magazine doesn’t just mean reading our own submissions and publishing pieces in our tiny little corner of the internet. It means participating in the wild, wooly, and...
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The Art of the Artist’s Residency
Readers, this month I have been tucked away in the splendid Vermont Studio Center, busily editing the novel and also trying to produce some new short stories. About once a year I love attending...
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Letter from the Editors, Summer 2015, Issue 6
IS SUMMER ALL THAT IT’S CRACKED UP TO BE? We at the Review are looking forward to this most hotly anticipated season, and we’re excited about the collection of stories, poems, and essays in our sixth...
View ArticleNew Post From Us at Front Porch Commons
We’re so pleased to have a new featured post up at Front Porch Commons, the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses’ new site for all things indie publishing. The article is about the challenges...
View ArticleOur First Podcast
We here at Two Cities Review couldn’t be more excited about our newest venture, the Two Cities Review Podcast. From the beginning of our little magazine’s inception, we always knew we wanted to create...
View ArticleLetter from the Editors, Spring 2016, Issue 9
Subscribe to read the full issue Dear Readers, A MAN’S SON, LOST IN THE QUAGMIRE OF SYRIA. ANOTHER SON, NEARLY LOST IN RELIGIOUS “EX-GAY” THERAPY. A WOMAN STRUGGLING TO KEEP HER FAMILY’S SECRETS SAFE....
View ArticleSubmissions are Free and Open for the Summer
We’re happy to report that we are opening our magazine for free submissions for the summer! We are particularly looking for a few more pieces to fill our special themed fall issue, with the theme of...
View ArticleCall for Submissions: Rural Writing for March Issue
Two Cities Review has a call for submissions fora special themed issue appearing in March. In light of the election, we wanted to tackle the divide between the rural and urban experience in this...
View ArticleCall for Submissions: Scary Stories for Fall Issue
Readers, we’re excited to open the submission gates for a special themed issue arriving September 2018. We want your ghost stories, your phobia stories, your psychological creepers — basically anything...
View ArticlePushcart Prize Nominees 2018
We are excited to release our official nominations for the Pushcart Prize for 2018. These four pieces stood out among our excellent publication list this year for their beauty, poignancy, or lasting...
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Our Favorite Literary Magazines
Being a fledgling literary magazine doesn’t just mean reading our own submissions and publishing pieces in our tiny little corner of the internet. It means participating in the wild, wooly, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Art of the Artist's Residency
Readers, this month I have been tucked away in the splendid Vermont Studio Center, busily editing the novel and also trying to produce some new short stories. About once a year I love attending...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Letter from the Editors, Summer 2015, Issue 6
IS SUMMER ALL THAT IT’S CRACKED UP TO BE? We at the Review are looking forward to this most hotly anticipated season, and we’re excited about the collection of stories, poems, and essays in our sixth...
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