About

New Ohio Review is a national literary journal produced by Ohio University’s Creative Writing Program. Now in its seventeenth year, NOR has been the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant and support from the Ohio Arts Council. Work from its pages consistently appears in the Best American series and the annual Pushcart anthology.

Since June 2018, newohioreview.org has been the place for online editions in June and December.

Our print issues appear in the fall and spring. 

Click here for current news and announcements.

If you need to contact us, we can be reached at noreditors@ohio.edu.

Editor: David Wanczyk

Managing Editor: Clayton Bradshaw-Mittal

Assistant Editors: Sarah Haman, Ali Nowac, Erin Pfahler (present). Andy Bodinger, Dewey Fox, Louise Stewart, and Stacie Worrell (2022-2023). Abbie Dykstra, Kay Keegan, Eric Stiefel (2021-2022). Justin Mundhenk, Paul Pickering, Morgan Riedl, and Candace Walsh (2020-2021). Hugh Martin and Melanie Ritzenthaler (2018-2020). Madeline ffitch (2016-2018).

Associate Editors: Apoorva Bradshaw-Mittal, Mark Halliday, Eric LeMay, Patrick O’Keeffe.

Past Editors: J. Allyn Rosser (2008-2015); Catherine Taylor (2007-2008).

Online Editors:

2023 Summer Exclusive: Jonah Cashel, Erin Nye

2023 Winter Exclusive: Bailey Lint

2022 Summer Exclusive: Brady Barnhill

2021 Winter Exclusive: Ben Bird, Ellery Pollard

2021 Summer Exclusive: Jade Braden

2020 Winter Exclusive: Jade Braden, Andrea Gapsch, Hannah Hoover, Alli Mancz

2020 The Personal Political: Meah McCallister, Will Bower, Ben Ervin, Ellery Pollard

2020 Summer Exclusive: Tess Kazdin and Alli Mancz

2020 “Animal Lit”: Katie Combs, Madison Foltz, Meah McCallister, Annalora Nguyen

2020 “Love in the Time of Online Literary Journals”: Annalora Nguyen, Ellery Pollard

2019 Winter Exclusive: Chase Campbell, Annalora Nguyen

2019 “Tech Lit”: Chase Campbell

2019 Summer Exclusive: Chase Campbell

2019 Blues Exclusive: Chase Campbell

2018 Winter Exclusive: Chase Campbell, Blake Hale, Caitlin Morgan

2018 Summer Exclusive: Emily Griffith

Archived Issues curated by: Ellery Pollard (2, 6, 28, 29), Gina Gidaro (3), Julia Robertson (4), Logan Weyland (5), Rylee Reis (7), Gryphon Beyerle (9), Claire Elder (10), Peter Russ (11), Natalie Dupre (12), Will Bower (13), Andrea Gapsch (14), Jade Braden (5 and 15), Hannah Hoover (16), Benjamin Ervin (17), Meah McCallister (18), Connor Beeman (19), Alli Mancz (20), Averie Hicks (21), Ali Nowac (22), Darby Ricks (23), Isaiah Underwood (24), Nathan Hervey (25), Julia Smarelli (26), Jessica Partridge (27), Brandon Bowers, Maeve Hurley, and Sarah Hecker (28).

Features: Ali Nowac


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Story Illustrations for 2020 Summer Exclusive: Artists of Passion Works Studio

Story illustrations for 2019 Summer Exclusive: Madara Mason, Yan Sun, Courtney Bennett, Elizabeth Boch

Story illustrations for 2019 Blues collection: Jeff Kallet and Holly McCoy

Story illustrations for Winter 2018 collection: Courtney Bennett, Elizabeth Boch, and Emma Hamilton.

Cover image and story illustrations for Summer 2018 collection: Devan Murphy

New Ohio Review receives generous support from the Ohio Arts Council.