GENERATION MEL Ekphrastic Writing Event Tuesday at the MCCC Gallery, with (L-R) Bernard Foyuth, Dr. Barbara Krasner, Francesca Leipzig Picone, and Louis Picone, (Photo by Matt Krajnak). Remembering and celebrating the life and work of MCCC's own Mel Leipzig.

KELSEY REVIEW IS OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS! Shout it from the rooftops! Send us your prose! Your poetry! Your photos! Your original artwork! Visit our Submittable site to submit and for more info! kelseyreview.submittable.com/submit

KELSEY REVIEW ALERT! Submissions opening January 31! Polish up your ms and get ready to submit! Go to www.mccc.edu/community_ke... for more info!

KELSEY EVENT! On Feb 3, from 1-3 pm, Kelsey Review, Mercer County's literary magazine, is holding a generative writing session in MCCC's Gallery (2nd floor of the Communications Building) to write in response to the artwork of the late, great Mel Leipzig. Interested? Email [email protected].

TONIGHT! Sharpen your pencils for Kelsey Review's Submission Formatting event, Thursday, January 15 from 7:00 to 8:00 PM. Submit like a pro as Kelsey editors Barbara and Gwen show you how to ready your manuscript for submission. Sign up for Zoom link here! forms.office.com/pages/respon...

"Artful Writing" yesterday at the Mercer County Library System's Main Branch in Lawrenceville, NJ. Multi-published poet, author, and Kelsey Review's co-editor Barbara Krasner, led a workshop on ekphrastic writing. Watch for more Kelsey Review events to come!

Come join us for an evening of readings at the main branch of the Mercer County Library in Lawrenceville, NJ, on January 22, 2026 from 6:30 - 8:00. events.mcl.org/event/15974419

KELSEY REVIEW VOL. XLIV HAS LAUNCHED! What a great little gathering, Wed. night Dec. 3! Thanks to all the Kelsey Contributors who read their stories or poems--you were fantastic! Looking forward to the events to come and to your next year' submissions after January 31!

Multi-published poet and writer and Kelsey Review Co-Editor Barbara Krasner is hosting "Artful Writing: An Ekphrastic Workshop" on Wednesday, December 17 from 2:30 - 4:00 pm at the Main Branch of the Mercer County Library in Lawrence, NJ. events.mcl.org/event/15666481

Watch your mailboxes, contributors. Your copies of Kelsey Review are on the way!

SAVE THE DATE! Tuesday, December 2, from 6:00 - 7:30, for the OFFICIAL LAUNCH of the Fall 2025 Volume of Kelsey Review! More info coming soon!

Kelsey Review Volume XLIV Fall 2025 is now up on our website! www.mccc.edu/community_ke... Watch this space for print copy availability and launch event!

Attention Kelsey Review Community! We cordially invite you to attend the Wes Sherman Lecture on the Mercer County Community College West Windsor campus on October 29, and submit your responses to his exhibit for possible online publication. More info below.

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Our 2025 Pushcart Prize nominees: Prose: Steven Fromm, "Her Exquisite Bobby Valenzuela" Christine Clemetson, "September Fury". Poetry: Svea Barrett, "When I Was Water," Shaoyan Wang, "Poetry Path, "Ilene Millman, "Snowstorm with Children," Maureen Egan Riggi, "Building Icarus." Congrats all!

Upcoming event!
Tuesday Dec. 17, 2025, 2:30 - 4:00 - Poetry Writing Workshop with Author/Poet and KR Editor Barbara Krasner - Mercer County Library, Main Branch, Lawrenceville NJ. @writingcommunity.bsky.social

Cover Reveal for Kelsey Review November 2025 issue coming soon! @writingcommunity.bsky.social

Kelsey Review, Literary Journal of Mercer County NJ, is on Bluesky! Edition 44 will be coming out in November. Next submission period opens on January 31, 2025. We accept submissions from the greater Merce County Region, and we're waiting for yours! @writingcommunity.bsky.social