The Bellwether Review

The Bellwether Review?is the Rock Creek campus literary magazine, offering poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and artwork in an annual issue each spring.?The Bellwether Review?is put together by the Advanced Creative Writing Editing and Publishing classes, WR 246 and WR 249.

Latest issue: Spring 2024

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First and foremost, thank you for reading this year’s edition of The Bellwether Review. Students who submit their works for publication, as well as those who create the review, spend hundreds of hours working their craft, and we here on the editorial team truly appreciate the efforts that have gone into developing the outstanding works that appear in this year’s journal.

Read the full introduction

One hundred and six works were submitted this year, and each one was reviewed and discussed by the editorial team, as we sought out what makes each piece special – what makes them beautiful – and ultimately selected those that stood out as exemplary to share with you, the readers of the 2024 edition.

We here at The Bellwether Review team thank you for taking the time to appreciate the work of these contributing writers and artists, and we especially want to thank all those who contributed works to this edition.

And with that, we hope to see you next year.

Until then, take care.

Contents

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Editorial staff
  • Claire Batchelder
  • Jonathan Bennett
  • Hunter Bordwell-Gray
  • Quinn Brown
  • Sean P. Hotchkiss
  • Adam Idris
  • Bo Leo
  • Megan McGrory
  • Randall Camden Stemple
  • Karen Embry

Get a copy

The Bellwether Review?is published annually in the spring. Free copies are distributed at these locations:

  • Writing Center, Building 7, Room 218
  • Rock Creek English Department, Building 5, Room 245
  • Rock Creek Library (Building 9, 2nd floor) – free copies to borrow but not keep

Submit to The Bellwether Review

Get involved! If you are interested in publishing, writing, or creative work, we want to hear from you.

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