Celebrating seven years of publication, Chestnut Review publishes poetry, short fiction, flash fiction, art, and photography from creators around the globe. A selective, writer-focused publication, Chestnut Review releases quarterly online issues and an annual print edition. The journal compensates contributors and staff and responds to all submissions within 30 days.
Their newest online issue, Spring 2026, features two interviews: Kate Caraballo interviews Kate Garcia, author of Bartending for a Stamp with my Face on It, and Maria S. Picone interviews Jad Josey, author of Cast Your Longest Shadow. Readers will also enjoy exploring new poetry by Daniel Aôndona, Donna Vorreyer, Hayley Clin, Jad Josey, Kate Garcia, Leonardo Chung, Spencer Jewell, Talan Tee, Wale Ayinla, Zixuan Angel Xin, Zoleikha Baloch; prose by Audrey Coldwell, Chip Houser, Haliru Ali Musa, Sarah Juma, Tina Kapousis; artwork by Adishi Gupta, Barbara Bitondo, Odunayo Abiodun, Ojo Olaniyi, and Shee Gomes. Chestnut Review 7:4 Launch Party – Spring 2026 with select authors reading their works is available on YouTube.
Chestnut Review Spring 2026 cover art is Eight by Emily Rankin: “Using layers of color and tangled shapes, Eight explores the intertwined nature of dreaming and wakefulness, memory and reality, and the confusing network of connections we have with one another.”
