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Lit Mag Covers :: Picks of the Week – July 17, 2023

Lit Mag Covers: Picks of the Week recognizes cover art and designs for literary magazines, whether in print or online. These are chosen solely at the discretion of the Editor. Enjoy!

The Cincinnati Review Spring 2023 cover image

The Spring 2023 issue of The Cincinnati Review features cover art by Tina Williams Brewer, detail from I Come from a Long Line of Big Boned Black Women, 2002, fabric with mixed media. Inside includes a portfolio of her work as well as an artist statement. Writers might like to know about the special section of “Craft review of ‘unreasonably good’ writing.” Lots to enjoy in this issue.

Conjunctions 80 cover image

“Ways of Water” is the theme for issue 80 of Conjunctions biannual print journal, with hypnotizing cover art, Consortium, 2021, oil on linen by Elliott Green.

Southern Poetry Review 60.2 cover image

Founded in 1958, Southern Poetry Review is the “second oldest poetry journal in the region,” and remains fresh and relevant with each new issue. “Night Heron” (2021) is the cover image by filmmaker, writer, and photographer Kayla Bell.


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