Kenyon Review
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“The girls scatter / where the sky falls at their feet.”
We're all in that end of the year hustle. Take a moment and spend some time with "Midwest at Sunset" by Clara Trippe in our latest issue. Let the poem find you where you are.
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We're all in that end of the year hustle. Take a moment and spend some time with "Midwest at Sunset" by Clara Trippe in our latest issue. Let the poem find you where you are.
kenyonreview.org/piece/midwes...
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
“The girls scatter / where the sky falls at their feet.”
We're all in that end of the year hustle. Take a moment and spend some time with "Midwest at Sunset" by Clara Trippe in our latest issue. Let the poem find you where you are.
kenyonreview.org/piece/midwes...
We're all in that end of the year hustle. Take a moment and spend some time with "Midwest at Sunset" by Clara Trippe in our latest issue. Let the poem find you where you are.
kenyonreview.org/piece/midwes...
On December 3, @riverheadbooks.bsky.social will host their holdiay party, & we’re so grateful to be the beneficiary. A $10 donation at the door gets you all kinds of festive fun!
As a nonprofit organization, we rely on generous support to ensure our journal & writing workshops thrive.
As a nonprofit organization, we rely on generous support to ensure our journal & writing workshops thrive.
November 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
On December 3, @riverheadbooks.bsky.social will host their holdiay party, & we’re so grateful to be the beneficiary. A $10 donation at the door gets you all kinds of festive fun!
As a nonprofit organization, we rely on generous support to ensure our journal & writing workshops thrive.
As a nonprofit organization, we rely on generous support to ensure our journal & writing workshops thrive.
Attention high school teachers and young writers: KR's Winter Online Writing Workshops are a great opportunity for students to discover their strengths & explore new possibilities for their writing. International students are welcome to apply as well:
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November 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Attention high school teachers and young writers: KR's Winter Online Writing Workshops are a great opportunity for students to discover their strengths & explore new possibilities for their writing. International students are welcome to apply as well:
kenyonreview.org/event/young-...
kenyonreview.org/event/young-...
Young writers—there is just under one month left to get your applications in for our Winter Online Writing Workshops. We have a generous offering of courses for this coming winter.
For a of list of all course descriptions and to apply, visit the link:
kenyonreview.org/event/winter...
For a of list of all course descriptions and to apply, visit the link:
kenyonreview.org/event/winter...
November 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Young writers—there is just under one month left to get your applications in for our Winter Online Writing Workshops. We have a generous offering of courses for this coming winter.
For a of list of all course descriptions and to apply, visit the link:
kenyonreview.org/event/winter...
For a of list of all course descriptions and to apply, visit the link:
kenyonreview.org/event/winter...
We are accepting applications for our four-month long Developmental Editing Fellowship for Emerging Writers. The Fellowship involves one-on-one mentorship by an experienced editor on the KR team. Find application guidelines and previous fellows at the link:
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kenyonreview.org/fellowship/d...
November 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
We are accepting applications for our four-month long Developmental Editing Fellowship for Emerging Writers. The Fellowship involves one-on-one mentorship by an experienced editor on the KR team. Find application guidelines and previous fellows at the link:
kenyonreview.org/fellowship/d...
kenyonreview.org/fellowship/d...
This is how you want to start your weekend—by reading "The Trouble with Brown People" by Pritha Bhattacharyya.
Find it in our latest issue at the link in our bio.
kenyonreview.org/piece/the-tr...
Find it in our latest issue at the link in our bio.
kenyonreview.org/piece/the-tr...
November 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This is how you want to start your weekend—by reading "The Trouble with Brown People" by Pritha Bhattacharyya.
Find it in our latest issue at the link in our bio.
kenyonreview.org/piece/the-tr...
Find it in our latest issue at the link in our bio.
kenyonreview.org/piece/the-tr...
Part two of our Poetry Faculty for the upcoming Winter Online Writing Workshops for Adult Writers! Unlike other writing workshops, these focus on generating new work. Now is your opportunity to take creative risks with the support of an amazing faculty:
kenyonreview.org/event/winter...
kenyonreview.org/event/winter...
November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Part two of our Poetry Faculty for the upcoming Winter Online Writing Workshops for Adult Writers! Unlike other writing workshops, these focus on generating new work. Now is your opportunity to take creative risks with the support of an amazing faculty:
kenyonreview.org/event/winter...
kenyonreview.org/event/winter...
Our Poetry Faculty for the upcoming Winter Online Writing Workshops are showstoppers. Here is the first half of the faculty: Dan Beachy-Quick, Marianne Chan, and Tyree Daye. Visit our website to see the entire faculty and send in an application!
kenyonreview.org/event/winter...
kenyonreview.org/event/winter...
November 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Our Poetry Faculty for the upcoming Winter Online Writing Workshops are showstoppers. Here is the first half of the faculty: Dan Beachy-Quick, Marianne Chan, and Tyree Daye. Visit our website to see the entire faculty and send in an application!
kenyonreview.org/event/winter...
kenyonreview.org/event/winter...
Applications for our Winter Online Writing Workshops for Adult Writers are open until December 12th. We have a full rockstar line up of faculty, & today we are shouting out our CNF Faculty: Khadijah Queen, Angelique Stevens, and Grace Talusan!
kenyonreview.org/event/winter...
kenyonreview.org/event/winter...
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Applications for our Winter Online Writing Workshops for Adult Writers are open until December 12th. We have a full rockstar line up of faculty, & today we are shouting out our CNF Faculty: Khadijah Queen, Angelique Stevens, and Grace Talusan!
kenyonreview.org/event/winter...
kenyonreview.org/event/winter...
Sophomores and juniors in high school: through the end of November, we are accepting one poem for The Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers! This year's judge is the inimitable Krysten Hill.
Find complete guidelines at the link in our bio.
kenyonreview.org/submit/patri...
Find complete guidelines at the link in our bio.
kenyonreview.org/submit/patri...
November 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Sophomores and juniors in high school: through the end of November, we are accepting one poem for The Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers! This year's judge is the inimitable Krysten Hill.
Find complete guidelines at the link in our bio.
kenyonreview.org/submit/patri...
Find complete guidelines at the link in our bio.
kenyonreview.org/submit/patri...
Our Gala is underway, and we're excited to come together as a community to celebrate our honoree @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social. If you cannot be here with us, you can still show support to our cause for the evening.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Our Gala is underway, and we're excited to come together as a community to celebrate our honoree @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social. If you cannot be here with us, you can still show support to our cause for the evening.
kenyonreview.org/product/kral...
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On Friday, we will present the 2025 KR Award for Literary Achievement to Viet Thanh Nguyen. All donations through the Gala fund scholarships to attend our writing workshops.
Help sustain the work we do by making a donation today:
kenyonreview.org/krala/
Help sustain the work we do by making a donation today:
kenyonreview.org/krala/
November 6, 2025 at 6:42 AM
On Friday, we will present the 2025 KR Award for Literary Achievement to Viet Thanh Nguyen. All donations through the Gala fund scholarships to attend our writing workshops.
Help sustain the work we do by making a donation today:
kenyonreview.org/krala/
Help sustain the work we do by making a donation today:
kenyonreview.org/krala/
We're excited to announce this year's judge for our annual Poetry Contest, Leila Chatti!
Until the end of December, we will accept submissions for our annual Poetry Contest. For all guidelines and to submit, visit our website or follow the link in our bio.
kenyonreview.org/submit/poetr...
Until the end of December, we will accept submissions for our annual Poetry Contest. For all guidelines and to submit, visit our website or follow the link in our bio.
kenyonreview.org/submit/poetr...
November 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
We're excited to announce this year's judge for our annual Poetry Contest, Leila Chatti!
Until the end of December, we will accept submissions for our annual Poetry Contest. For all guidelines and to submit, visit our website or follow the link in our bio.
kenyonreview.org/submit/poetr...
Until the end of December, we will accept submissions for our annual Poetry Contest. For all guidelines and to submit, visit our website or follow the link in our bio.
kenyonreview.org/submit/poetr...
Raw and exquisite prose shine in this wonderfully diffusive piece of nonfiction by @kaitlynairy.bsky.social.
kenyonreview.org/piece/on-hun...
kenyonreview.org/piece/on-hun...
October 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Raw and exquisite prose shine in this wonderfully diffusive piece of nonfiction by @kaitlynairy.bsky.social.
kenyonreview.org/piece/on-hun...
kenyonreview.org/piece/on-hun...
Spend some time with the unforgettable "water chestnuts and the opening wound" by Dong Li in our most recent issue:
kenyonreview.org/piece/water-...
kenyonreview.org/piece/water-...
October 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Spend some time with the unforgettable "water chestnuts and the opening wound" by Dong Li in our most recent issue:
kenyonreview.org/piece/water-...
kenyonreview.org/piece/water-...
”In a motion too swift, she pries her fingers from where she had pressed them, unthinking, to the cold glass. The delicate skin peels off, and she gasps as blood pools to the surface. She shoves her fingers in her mouth, feeling like a child.“
kenyonreview.org/piece/calving/
kenyonreview.org/piece/calving/
October 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
”In a motion too swift, she pries her fingers from where she had pressed them, unthinking, to the cold glass. The delicate skin peels off, and she gasps as blood pools to the surface. She shoves her fingers in her mouth, feeling like a child.“
kenyonreview.org/piece/calving/
kenyonreview.org/piece/calving/
“But waiting is the hardest thing. Necessitating, as it does, faith in the idea that the accumulation of years will signal you’ve been a good boy.”
—From “Good Boy (a trans lyric)” by Tori McCandless
Read it in our latest here:
kenyonreview.org/piece/good-b...
—From “Good Boy (a trans lyric)” by Tori McCandless
Read it in our latest here:
kenyonreview.org/piece/good-b...
October 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
“But waiting is the hardest thing. Necessitating, as it does, faith in the idea that the accumulation of years will signal you’ve been a good boy.”
—From “Good Boy (a trans lyric)” by Tori McCandless
Read it in our latest here:
kenyonreview.org/piece/good-b...
—From “Good Boy (a trans lyric)” by Tori McCandless
Read it in our latest here:
kenyonreview.org/piece/good-b...
WHEW! What else can we say about this stunner of a poem by Crystal AC Salas? Read it in our latest here:
kenyonreview.org/piece/sequoi...
kenyonreview.org/piece/sequoi...
October 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
WHEW! What else can we say about this stunner of a poem by Crystal AC Salas? Read it in our latest here:
kenyonreview.org/piece/sequoi...
kenyonreview.org/piece/sequoi...
Last call‼️Send us your short fiction, essays, flash prose, poetry, translations of any of the above, and excerpts from larger works by tonight. We're open for four folios AND general submissions.
kenyonreview.org/submit/
kenyonreview.org/submit/
September 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Last call‼️Send us your short fiction, essays, flash prose, poetry, translations of any of the above, and excerpts from larger works by tonight. We're open for four folios AND general submissions.
kenyonreview.org/submit/
kenyonreview.org/submit/
Guest edited by Cate Marvin, our Alchemy Folio is open for submissions until the end of the day. Visit our website for the full submission call!
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kenyonreview.org/submit/
September 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Guest edited by Cate Marvin, our Alchemy Folio is open for submissions until the end of the day. Visit our website for the full submission call!
kenyonreview.org/submit/
kenyonreview.org/submit/
We are accepting submissions for our Invisible Cities folio until the end of the month! We're also open for general submissions, too. Guidelines at the link.
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kenyonreview.org/submit/
September 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
We are accepting submissions for our Invisible Cities folio until the end of the month! We're also open for general submissions, too. Guidelines at the link.
kenyonreview.org/submit/
kenyonreview.org/submit/
Send us something for our Document Folio by Sept. 30th. If you have a piece that doesn't quite fit with the theme, we're also accepting general submissions.
kenyonreview.org/submit/
kenyonreview.org/submit/
September 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Send us something for our Document Folio by Sept. 30th. If you have a piece that doesn't quite fit with the theme, we're also accepting general submissions.
kenyonreview.org/submit/
kenyonreview.org/submit/
Less than a week left to send us something for our themed folios and/or general submissions! Find all the details about the folios and guidelines on our website. Do you have something precarious to send us?
kenyonreview.org/submit/
kenyonreview.org/submit/
September 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Less than a week left to send us something for our themed folios and/or general submissions! Find all the details about the folios and guidelines on our website. Do you have something precarious to send us?
kenyonreview.org/submit/
kenyonreview.org/submit/
Spread the word: we're searching for the right people for two critical roles at KR: Director of The Writers Workshop and Programs and Special Projects Administrator.
Find the job descriptions and applications at the link in our bio.
Find the job descriptions and applications at the link in our bio.
September 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Spread the word: we're searching for the right people for two critical roles at KR: Director of The Writers Workshop and Programs and Special Projects Administrator.
Find the job descriptions and applications at the link in our bio.
Find the job descriptions and applications at the link in our bio.
It's here! The latest issue of The Kenyon Review includes fiction by Madison Bakalar and Torsa Ghosa; nonfiction by Tori McCandless, Nik Chang Hoon, and Daniel Uncapher; and poetry by Sydney Mayes, Crystal AC Salas, and Clara Trippe. Cover art by Krista Franklin.
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kenyonreview.org/journal/summ...
September 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It's here! The latest issue of The Kenyon Review includes fiction by Madison Bakalar and Torsa Ghosa; nonfiction by Tori McCandless, Nik Chang Hoon, and Daniel Uncapher; and poetry by Sydney Mayes, Crystal AC Salas, and Clara Trippe. Cover art by Krista Franklin.
kenyonreview.org/journal/summ...
kenyonreview.org/journal/summ...