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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · 19h

View a short list of big facts on our Patreon today.

Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · 1d

We invites you to a special retreat in Wales! Start your summer writing amongst the castles and beautiful landscapes of Snowdonia! This retreat takes place from June 14-20th, 2026, but now is the time to book. Our Super-Early-Bird reg lasts only until December 31st, and saves you $800 in booking!

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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · 5d

Jake Young’s poem “the fire dancers spin” appeared in our Summer 2021 Issue (3:1).

The poem is a beautiful commentary on the dynamics underlying modern “colonialism” and the culture of traveling to witness the lives of others for awe and entertainment. You can read the full piece on our website.

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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · 8d

Want to see what goods we’re gazing at? Take a look at Mike Wheeler’s “Goods and Gaze” from our new Summer 7:1 issue at the link in our bio.

#chestnutreview #litmag #art #photo #photography #goodsandgaze #mikewheeler

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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · 8d

Last call for submissions for our Winter issue! Put on those finishing touches and hit submit! It’s free (in most categories)! We would love to see what you have to offer.

#litmag #chestnutreview

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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · 13d

Sara Quinn Rivara’s “A Woman is an Unreliable Narrator” is a stunning, prose that follows an unnamed wife & mother whose experience is constantly being invalidated by her partner. This piece is a study in how women & fem-presenting individuals frequently get streamrolled in favor of male narratives.

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Cetera Magazine @ceteramagazine.bsky.social · 15d

The clock is ticking on submitting your story to Chestnut Review for their Winter Issue. Keep in mind they allow free prose submissions for Black and Indigenous authors:
chestnutreview.submittable.com/submit

Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · Aug 6

Submissions for our winter issue are open now through September 30th! Share your best work in any of our five categories:

✏️ Poetry
📸 Flash
📃 Prose
🖼️ Visual Art & Photography
🎨 Mixed-Genre & Mixed-Media
For more info, click link in bio.

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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · 13d

In an interview with Alexis Barton, Amy Thatcher shares insight into her writing and creative process. Thatcher’s “Harder Things” is featured in our Summer 2025 Issue. Visit our Patreon to read the interview. Link in bio.

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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · 13d

“Because I want to impress you, I crack open the red can instead of the green…”

Noreen Ocampo’s “In Your Kitchen After the Winchester Farmers Market, I Contemplate the Ligo Sardines” is a warm poem with vivid descriptions of an intimate moment. Read it in the latest issue. Link in bio.

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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · 16d

Today we wanted to take a moment to celebrate all of the incredible people who contribute to making Chestnut Review the publication that it is. It is because of all the individuals who work at CR that we can continue to find and share amazing stories, art, and poetry. Thank you all!

#chestnutreview

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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · 20d

“I was born to a city with a deeply felt romance for obscene graffiti and wind-blown ring-pop wrappers.” — Harder Things by Amy Thatcher in Summer 2025.

chestnutreview.com/amy-thatcher...

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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · 22d

Out chapbook Autumn reading period opens October 1st! 🍁

#chestnutreviewchapbooks #chestnutreview #literarymagazine #literary #prose #poetry

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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · 22d

Out chapbook Autumn reading period opens October 1st! 🍁

#chestnutreviewchapbooks #chestnutreview #literarymagazine #literary #prose #poetry

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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · 22d

Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba’s prose “Mr. Freeman” appears in our 7:1 issue (Summer 2025). Orhemba paints the picture of a lonely boy named Monday who is encapsulated by grief and blame.

Check out and more prose pieces in our current issue, Summer 2025 7:1. Link to the site is in our bio.

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Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 29d

This poem by Ossian Houltzén! chestnutreview.com/ossian-hoult...

Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · 29d

“This poem is unabashedly about the human-human forever-war.” Ossian Houltzén’s stunning poem cuts right to the heart, unabashedly forcing the reader to examine the sides of peace and war that few want to think about.

Ossian Houltzén (he/him) is a Laz-Swedish student currently living in Sweden.

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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · 29d

“This poem is unabashedly about the human-human forever-war.” Ossian Houltzén’s stunning poem cuts right to the heart, unabashedly forcing the reader to examine the sides of peace and war that few want to think about.

Ossian Houltzén (he/him) is a Laz-Swedish student currently living in Sweden.

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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · Sep 9

For her powerful poem centered around family connections and loved ones passing on, Emma Bolden “chose the title, ‘Superstite,’ for its proximity in sound to the English word “superstition” but also because, in Italian, it means ‘survivor.’” Read her work on our website in issue 7:1

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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · Aug 6

Submissions for our winter issue are open now through September 30th! Share your best work in any of our five categories:

✏️ Poetry
📸 Flash
📃 Prose
🖼️ Visual Art & Photography
🎨 Mixed-Genre & Mixed-Media
For more info, click link in bio.

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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · Sep 7

Calling all stubborn writers in need of a creative kick-start! Join us at our 2026 writing retreat in the stunning vista of Merida. For $2699/person, we offer a room & a writing experience you will never forget. We are still accepting deposits until the end of the month; see our website for more.

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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · Sep 7

Retreats can offer some of the most rewarding experiences for writers. Though, these experiences can be costly, a lot of deserving writers are not able to take on.

Help us raise $1500 for a scholarship to support a writer on one of our retreats!

Check out the link in our bio to donate!

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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · Sep 7

Chestnut Review is pleased to announce we can offer a scholarship for our 2026 Mexico Retreat, significantly discounting the final rate fo just $730 for the week. Applications are open for this scholarship until 9/30. Link in bio.

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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · Sep 3

Camellia Paul’s “Flower in My Eyes” appears in our 7:1 issue (Summer 2025). Exclusive Patreon members have access to our latest interview with Paul. Upgrade today to read about her artistry.

Fun note about the Camellia: Apart from being passionate about Nature, art, and owls.

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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · Sep 2

Chestnut Review is fundraising for $1500 to provide a scholarship to help support a writer who has barriers to participating in our international retreats. We hope that this may make our retreats possible for more writers, and we are committed to doing so as much as we can.

Link in bio.

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Tim Stobierski @timstobierski.bsky.social · Sep 2

Proud to have this #poem published in @chestnutreview.bsky.social !

#gaypoetry #queerpoetry #lgbtpoetry #lgbtqpoetry #gaypoems #queerpride #pride

Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · Aug 26

“Bugchaser” by Tim Stobierski “…was inspired by a conversation I had with a straight friend, where I was explaining some of the different fetishes that are prevalent in the queer community.”

You can read or listen to the full piece by Tim Stobierski online in our Summer 2025 (7:1).

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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · Sep 2

Chestnut Review is fundraising for $1500 to provide a scholarship to help support a writer who has barriers to participating in our international retreats. We hope that this may make our retreats possible for more writers, and we are committed to doing so as much as we can.

Link in bio.

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