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Our August issue is live!

ogre.red/issues/2023-08/2023-0

With this issue, we trended back to how we started the zine: no prose, but a lot of poetry, with some visual art that ties in conceptually to the verse.

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Our April issue is live!

ogre.red/issues/2023-04/2023-0

This issue leans into our literary roots with a number of pieces incorporating sci-fi and fantasy elements, critical theory, and absurdist humor.

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Since we're new on Mastodon, I thought it might be helpful to post some of our submission guidelines and editorial review standards.

These aren't hard rules, but pieces that are closer to following them tend to have better chances.

For a PDF, please use this Google Drive link:

drive.google.com/file/d/1zhtGo

Matt, EIC

Exciting news!

The SFWA has generously approved us for a grant to produce a 2025 series of science fiction and fantasy poetry chapbooks.

Please keep an eye out - submission details on the way soon!

I'm thrilled to say that my first microcollection, Who Needs a Door When You Have a Fence, is up for a Pushcart nomination.

My thanks to Rinky Dink Press!

They have a long-running series of microcollections, check them out:

rinkydinkpress.com

Matt, ROR EIC

Our December issue is live!

ogre.red

With our trademark mix of poetry and visual art, a new critique column, and a sequel to our first short story contest winner.

Along with a freshly updated site codebase. It's a brand new site, top to bottom, front to back!

Holiday shopping season is here!

And we have a bunch of chapbooks in this year's series:

amazon.com/dp/B0CH3QKYKX?bindi

Including 4 in this year's Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association grant series and an anthology of our first 3 years of issues.

And a gentle reminder - if you buy one of our books and donate it to a local library, we'll credit you as a sponsor on the book's page on our site.

Promoting poetry literacy and supporting libraries is one of our main nonprofit goals as a press.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We rarely plug our press merch, but if you're thinking about holiday shopping and would like to support an indie press ... we have t-shirts, a mug, and a baseball cap on Etsy.

etsy.com/shop/RedOgreReview

Most items have shipping included.

Just as a side note - we're fiscally sponsored to operate as a nonprofit, so merch sales are an occasional fundraiser for us.

All proceeds will be rolled into next year's operating budget.

Our last book of the year, GULP by Dr. Devon Fulford, is all set for official release in 3 weeks!

The book is a punk scene coming of age collection set in small town Colorado.

definwords.com

DM or email (email on our site) if you'd like to review the book for your journal / zine / blog.

It's that time of year when we do our regular updates of our site's code.

Keep an eye out for a freshly polished version of our site in the next few weeks.

If you're curious about the technical side, we're using Hugo / Thulite:

thulite.io

An advance look at the cover spread of our final book of the year, GULP by Dr. Devon Fulford, a punk scene coming of age collection set in small town Colorado.

Check out the blurbs!

definwords.com

Interested in Shakespeare, especially the Oxford authorship controversy?

There's a free Zoom webinar this Sunday at 4 PM Eastern / 1 PM Pacific.

A detailed (and occasionally irreverent) discussion of Macbeth, along with excerpts read by professional actors.

shakespeareoxfordfellowship.or

Our December issue is a wrap!

Which means the reading period for our February 2025 issue is now open:

redogrereview.submittable.com/

If you can, it's best to submit early, before things get busy with the holidays.

And a gentle reminder - each submission counts for several reading periods, until we're sure we can (or can't) work any given piece into our road map of issues.

Multiple submissions - and edits to an open submission while waiting to hear back - are always fine.

If you're interested in Shakespeare, there's a free webinar tomorrow afternoon about Chaucer's influence on his works.

4 PM Eastern / 1 PM Pacific:

shakespeareoxfordfellowship.or

We're delighted to release Unicorn Death Moon: Paris Guidebook, the 4th book in our Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association grant series.

The book is a travelogue from an alternate universe + an homage to Baudelaire + a psychogeography of Paris.

amazon.com/dp/B0DGTQ8299

Ahead of official release in a week, a look at some the art for Unicorn Death Moon: Paris Guidebook, the 4th and last book in this year's Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association grant series.

The book is a travelogue from an alternate universe + reflections on Baudelaire + a psychogeography of Paris.

Zach's first book with us, Unicorn Death Moon: Day Planner, is up for an Elgin Award:

amazon.com/Unicorn-Death-Moon-

Our October issue is live!

This issue is a little special. Aside from being our 26th issue - how have we done so many? - it's also our 3rd year anniversary issue.

ogre.red/issues/2024-10/2024-1

To mark the occasion, our first omnibus collection, The Ogre's Grimoire, is available on Amazon:

amazon.com/dp/B0DGTPWNNR

The book includes poetry from our first 3 years of issues and our first 3 yearly anthologies.

Ahead of our October and 3rd year anniversary issue - a preview of the cover art for our first omnibus collection, The Ogre's Grimoire.

The book will include poetry from our first 3 years of issues and our first 3 yearly anthologies.

And just FYI ... subs for our December issue and our 2025 in-house chapbook series are now open:

redogrereview.submittable.com/

We're delighted to officially release the newest book in our Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association chapbook series - A Registry of Omens by Dr. Kendra P. Leonard.

Available on Amazon:

amazon.com/dp/B0DCZWCHPF

The book is a wide-ranging set of dark fantasy pieces extensively researched from original folklore sources.

For a deeper dive into some of the inspirations for the book, check out Kendra's blog:

kendraprestonleonard.hcommons.

Happy Monday!

The next book in our Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association series will be officially released in a week - A Registry of Omens by Kendra P. Leonard.

The book is a set of dark fantasy pieces extensively researched from original folklore sources.

For an advance look:

kendraprestonleonard.hcommons.

The book is illustrated with a series of line drawings by Dave Sims:

tincansims.com

If you need an illustrator, Dave might have room to take on new commissions!

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The second book in our Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association grant series is now available!

LARPing IRL by S. Michael Shrawder is a memoire of personal development cast through the lens of live action roleplaying.

If you like Stranger Things, you'll like this book.

amazon.com/dp/B0DD3HK5SX

We're wrapping up our October issue, which means that we're now open for December!

Poetry, prose poetry, visual art, and music tracks.

redogrereview.submittable.com/

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Red Ogre Review is a monthly journal of poetry, prose poetry, and visual art. We are fiscally sponsored by Independent Arts & Media for non-profit activities. Tweets by Matt, EIC.