The Heartland Review Press
News: February 2023:
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Please join us Feb. 16 at 7PM EST for a reading by Betsey Cullen, who won the grand prize for the 2022 Chapbook Contest. This reading is virtual. Click this link: https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/2078d5f0950a4c4e8167f5dfc9cbced3
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Open Call for Submissions *no fee* Poetry, Fiction, Creative nonfiction, any theme or subcategory including Flash - May 1. Click here.
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The 2023 Poetry Chapbook Contest is now open. Deadline May 1. Fee $20. Click here.
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Betsey Cullen is the 2022 chapbook winner. Purchase her poetry on Amazon by clicking here.
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The Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize closed on Dec 15. We are reading. Notifications will be done by April.
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We just pulled the fiction and nonfiction submissions. Our goal is to notify entrants by Valentine's Day.
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All of our products on the Shop page now connect to Amazon.
Welcome to The Heartland Review Press
Established in 2016, The Heartland Review Press publishes 2-5 books per year
We publish: 2 literary journals each year titled The Heartland Review, Spring & Fall. Submissions for this are accepted in two open call periods. For submission details, please click here to read The Heartland Review.
We are honored to host the annual Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize whose winners and finalists will appear in the following Spring issue of The Heartland Review. For dates and submission details, click here: Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize
We feature an annual chapbook contest where prizes are offered. This opens in the spring and closes
in the fall. For dates and submission details, click here Chapbook Contest.
THR retains first North American serial rights and may use the submitted material to promote the journal and website in perpetuity. Upon publication rights revert back to the writer.
THR Press publications are generously funded by Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC) , subscriptions to The Heartland Review and contest or general donations. As a non-profit, proceeds are used to support contests and publications thereof, go toward scholarships, travel and conference fees for ECTC's creative writing students, and bring readers to ECTC's campus to give our students a better understanding of the writerly world and enhance their college experience.