The Iowa Review
@theiowareview.bsky.social
Fiction, poetry, nonfiction. Since 1970.
Dive into our fall issue 🌊
Full table of contents and ordering info at iowareview.org
🎨: Katherine Bradford, Fear of Waves, 2015. Courtesy of the artist and CANADA gallery, New York.
Full table of contents and ordering info at iowareview.org
🎨: Katherine Bradford, Fear of Waves, 2015. Courtesy of the artist and CANADA gallery, New York.
November 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Dive into our fall issue 🌊
Full table of contents and ordering info at iowareview.org
🎨: Katherine Bradford, Fear of Waves, 2015. Courtesy of the artist and CANADA gallery, New York.
Full table of contents and ordering info at iowareview.org
🎨: Katherine Bradford, Fear of Waves, 2015. Courtesy of the artist and CANADA gallery, New York.
Announcing our winners of the 2025 Iowa Review Awards, judged by Brandon Shimoda, Amy Hempel, and Julietta Singh—Leila Farjami (poetry), Maeve Barry (fiction), and Sophie Fetokaki (nonfiction). Runners-up are James Lowell Brunton (poetry), Haleigh Yaspan (fiction), Maia Elsner (nonfiction)! 🎉
June 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Announcing our winners of the 2025 Iowa Review Awards, judged by Brandon Shimoda, Amy Hempel, and Julietta Singh—Leila Farjami (poetry), Maeve Barry (fiction), and Sophie Fetokaki (nonfiction). Runners-up are James Lowell Brunton (poetry), Haleigh Yaspan (fiction), Maia Elsner (nonfiction)! 🎉
Congratulations to our two 2026 Pushcart Prize recipients, Ryan Van Meter and Clint Bentley!
May 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Congratulations to our two 2026 Pushcart Prize recipients, Ryan Van Meter and Clint Bentley!
We’re open for submissions to the David Hamilton Prize, a biennial award in rotating genres for TIR masthead alumni. Visit iowareview.org/davidhamilton for more information and to ensure your eligibility!
May 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
We’re open for submissions to the David Hamilton Prize, a biennial award in rotating genres for TIR masthead alumni. Visit iowareview.org/davidhamilton for more information and to ensure your eligibility!
From our latest issue 54/3, an utterly original essay by Georgie Fehringer 🪽🪽
April 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
From our latest issue 54/3, an utterly original essay by Georgie Fehringer 🪽🪽
Bringing light to a dreary Iowa day: poet Elizabeth Willis on the cover of our new issue. Painting by Red Danielson.
March 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Bringing light to a dreary Iowa day: poet Elizabeth Willis on the cover of our new issue. Painting by Red Danielson.
Announcing our judges for this year’s The Iowa Review Awards!
Winners and runners-up in each genre receive $1500 and $750, respectively. Submissions are open from January 1st-31st!
All submissions will be considered for publication. Good luck! We look forward to reading your work! 💫
Winners and runners-up in each genre receive $1500 and $750, respectively. Submissions are open from January 1st-31st!
All submissions will be considered for publication. Good luck! We look forward to reading your work! 💫
December 26, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Announcing our judges for this year’s The Iowa Review Awards!
Winners and runners-up in each genre receive $1500 and $750, respectively. Submissions are open from January 1st-31st!
All submissions will be considered for publication. Good luck! We look forward to reading your work! 💫
Winners and runners-up in each genre receive $1500 and $750, respectively. Submissions are open from January 1st-31st!
All submissions will be considered for publication. Good luck! We look forward to reading your work! 💫
Our new cover by Amy Lee Scott will give you all the feels 🥹
December 19, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Our new cover by Amy Lee Scott will give you all the feels 🥹
Reposted by The Iowa Review
new story in the new Iowa Review called "be the dog." 🐶
December 9, 2024 at 1:23 PM
new story in the new Iowa Review called "be the dog." 🐶
The Iowa Review will join @riverstyxmag.bsky.social for a special virtual event featuring a slate of literary magazine editors in conversation on the editorial process from acceptance to publication. Join us on December 5th at 7:00pm CST!
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River Styx Presents: On Editing & Being Edited
A slate of literary magazine editors in conversation on the editorial process from acceptance to publication.
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November 26, 2024 at 9:02 PM
The Iowa Review will join @riverstyxmag.bsky.social for a special virtual event featuring a slate of literary magazine editors in conversation on the editorial process from acceptance to publication. Join us on December 5th at 7:00pm CST!
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