An advance look at the cover art for A Registry of Omens, the newest chapbook in our Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association grant project - a collection of dark fantasy poetry by Kendra Preston Leonard.
Kendra's first book with us, GRAB, is up for an Elgin Award.
If you're looking a few poetry chapbooks to round out your reading list for the Sealey Challenge ... we can help you out with 11 to choose from. π
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CH3QKYKX?binding=paperback&ref=dbs_dp_awt_sb_pc_tpbk
Our August / September issue is live!
https://ogre.red/issues/2024-08/2024-08-introduction/
With our trademark mix of poetry and visual art, a new article in our regular critique column, and several music tracks.
A wonderful interview by Ambrielle Butler of Katie Beswick, author of our newest chapbook, Plumstead Pram Pushers:
Get your copy here:
Happy Monday!
A quick note - our August issue is now full.
Which means, of course, we're opening the reading period for the October issue:
https://redogrereview.submittable.com/submit/300236/october-2024-poetry-visual-art
We're excited to officially release our newest chapbook - Plumstead Pram Pushers by Katie Beswick - a coming of age collection set in South East London.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D69RKGYP
Readers describe the book as vivid, visceral, and deeply humane.
Check it out! π
We're a week ahead of officially releasing the newest chapbook in this year's series - Plumstead Pram Pushers by Katie Beswick - and the book is already in Amazon's Top 100 for poetry.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D69RKGYP
Early reviews are unanimously positive! π
We're gearing up to officially release Plumstead Pram Pushers by Katie Beswick, the newest chapbook in our in-house series.
For a look ahead of time:
https://ogre.red/info/books/2024-chapbook-beswick-katie/
We've had stellar early reviews! π
I haven't written much flash, so it's especially exciting to have a piece in this year's UK National Flash Fiction Day!
https://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2024/06/surly-lizards-by-matthew-bullen.html
A little piece about dragon tropes. π
And you can't mention Castlevania or that scene without mentioning Le Castle Vania's highly relevant track:
https://soundcloud.com/lecastlevania/le-castle-vania-nobody-gets-out-alive
I'm just thrilled to have my Castlevania anime / Wagner opera mashup as this week's poem by The Friday Poem:
https://thefridaypoem.com/vlad-dracul-is-pissed-off/
It's one of my favorite recent pieces. π
Happy Saturday!
Our June issue is live with our trademark mix of poetry and visual art, along with a bit of creative nonfiction flash and a new essay in our regular critique column.
I'm delighted to have my contribution to the discourse of the day live in MEMEZINE's new "The Slop" special issue - a little poem about an adventurous bear.
https://www.memezinelit.com/slop-issue-1/interesting-landscapes-matthew-bullen
Matt, ROR EIC
I'm delighted to have a piece in Blackstone / Whitestone's new Found Things zine - a surreal word collage composed from marketing copy taken from a pack of CVS hairbands.
https://blackstoneonawhitestone.wordpress.com/found-things-zine/
Matt, ROR EIC
We're at capacity for our in-house chapbook series and are temporarily closing submissions there.
We are, however, open for sci-fi and fantasy poetry manuscripts via our SFWA grant project.
Several strong manuscripts so far, but room for more!
Right on schedule, our June issue is half full!
https://redogrereview.submittable.com/submit
More prose poetry and longer poems would be nice.
We're also open for music / audioscape tracks (any genre or style).
We're excited to say that we have two new poetry chapbooks signed and in the works!
One about growing up in small town Colorado:
And one about the culture of South London council estates:
Nice to see that within just a few days of its release, our newest chapbook is closing in on several Amazon Top 100 lists.
The Goose Liver Anthology is a retelling of Mother Goose in the style of the Spoon River Anthology.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CY4WT463
What makes it noticeable is that these Top 100 lists are usually filled with reprints of classics, longstanding reliably-selling titles, etc.
Rarely poetry chapbooks from small indie presses. π
Our twenty-third and April issue is live!
With poetry, visual art, a critical essay in our new critique column, and two music tracks.
Red Ogre Review is an indie journal of poetry, prose poetry, and visual art. We are fiscally sponsored by Independent Arts & Media for non-profit activities. Tweets by Matt, EIC.