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A semiannual online literary journal featuring poetry, short fiction, and essays. Founded in 2005.

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Apple Valley Review @applevalleyreview just published a poem by Rocío Cerón @laobservante that I translated. It’s part of a forthcoming book, Áurica Speculari, from El Martillo Press, @elmartillopress 💙📚 Cerón’s work is experimental, yet also rich in feeling and a sense of history—a rare combination indeed. Read it (with your phone horizontal) at: https://www.applevalleyreview.org/fall-2026/rocio-ceron by @applevalleyreview

Cover artwork: "La mangeuse d'huîtres"/"De oestereetster" ("The Oyster Eater"), oil on canvas, by James Ensor

Apple Valley Review
Volume 21, Number 2 (Fall 2026)

Featuring poetry by Graciela Reyes (translated from the Spanish by Jackie K. White), Rocío Cerón (translated from the Spanish by Dana Delibovi), Anne Broeksma (translated from the Dutch by Judith Wilkinson), Gunilla T. Kester, Irina-Roxana Georgescu (translated from the French by Clara Burghelea), Ryan Di Francesco, and Gustavo Pérez Firmat; a prose poem by Justin Hollis; a piece of flash fiction by Elana Marcus; short stories by Joseph Voth and Vincent E. Monroe; and nonfiction by Susan Johnson, Diane Comer, and Lilia Mahfouz (translated from the French by the author).

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"Remembering the Longest Day on Earth on the Eve of the Election,” a poem by Joshua Tilton, was first published in the Apple Valley Review, Volume 21, Number 1 (Spring 2026). The full poem is available on our website.

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“Masses,” a short story by Mary Luna, was first published in the Apple Valley Review, Volume 21, Number 1 (Spring 2026). The full story is available on our website.

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“[You're waist-deep in the silo],” an untitled poem by Jackson Burgess, was first published in the Apple Valley Review, Volume 21, Number 1 (Spring 2026). The full poem is available on our website.

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The Apple Valley Review is an international literary journal founded in 2005 by Leah Browning. Issues feature short fiction, poetry, personal essays, and translations.

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Cover photograph: "Peacock Close Up," Iberostar Paraiso del Mar, Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico, by Tim Mossholder

Apple Valley Review
Volume 21, Number 1 (Spring 2026)

Featuring a short story by Mary Luna; flash fiction by Lisa Beech Hartz, Wendy Elizabeth Wallace, Jon Acheson, and Kimmy Chang; a memoir by John Picard; and poetry by Julia Lisella, Jackson Burgess, Joshua Tilton, John Minczeski, Sambhunath Chattopadhyay (translated from the Bengali by Kingshuk Sarkar), Renee Emerson, and Igor Monsellato.

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“Brief Encounter,” a poem by Luis Alberto de Cuenca, translated from the Spanish by Gustavo Pérez Firmat, was first published in the Apple Valley Review, Volume 20, Number 2 (Fall 2025). The full poem is available on our website.

The Fall 2025 issue features short stories by Jack Jenkins, Timo Teräsahjo (translated from the Finnish by the author), Sohana Manzoor, Daniel Southwell, and Daniel Choe; poetry by Steph Sundermann-Zinger, Ekaterina Kostova (translated from the Bulgarian by Holly Karapetkova), Luis Alberto de Cuenca (translated from the Spanish by Gustavo Pérez Firmat), Mario dell’Arco (translated from the Romanesco by Marc Alan Di Martino), DS Maolalai, and P M F Johnson; a prose poem by Paul Dickey; a piece of creative nonfiction by Yi Li; and a cover photograph by Jacques Dillies.

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“Poem Beginning with a Forecast,” a poem by Steph Sundermann-Zinger, was first published in the Apple Valley Review, Volume 20, Number 2 (Fall 2025). The full poem is available on our website.

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“Ars Poetica at Wegmans,” a poem by Steph Sundermann-Zinger, was first published in the Apple Valley Review, Volume 20, Number 2 (Fall 2025). The full poem is available on our website.

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Fall 2025 was the fortieth issue of the Apple Valley Review. I have been so grateful for the support and encouragement I have received from contributors and readers from around the world over the past twenty years. As a small gesture of thanks to everyone on the e-mail list for the journal, I held a random drawing for a copy of one of my favorite books I’ve read over the past couple of years.

The Anthropologists, a meditative novel by Ayşegül Savaş (Bloomsbury USA, 2024):
"On the phone, my grandmother asked me if I had planted anything in our window boxes. She always phoned too early, when I was barely out of bed, forgetting about the time difference. She would begin each call with something she had thought of during the night."

There were so many entries for the drawing that I decided to give away two copies instead of just one. The drawing ended on November 30, 2025, and earlier today, I mailed these books to the two people whose names were selected.

If you would like to purchase a copy of this book for yourself, please consider buying from your local independent bookstore or buying online from one of the many independent bookshops that fulfill mail orders. Happy reading! by @applevalleyreview

Cover photograph: "a market with vegetables and fruits," Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France, by Jacques Dillies

Apple Valley Review
Volume 20, Number 2 (Fall 2025)

Featuring short stories by Jack Jenkins, Timo Teräsahjo (translated from the Finnish by the author), Sohana Manzoor, Daniel Southwell, and Daniel Choe; poetry by Steph Sundermann-Zinger, Ekaterina Kostova (translated from the Bulgarian by Holly Karapetkova), Luis Alberto de Cuenca (translated from the Spanish by Gustavo Pérez Firmat), Mario dell’Arco (translated from the Romanesco by Marc Alan Di Martino), DS Maolalai, and P M F Johnson; a prose poem by Paul Dickey; and a piece of creative nonfiction by Yi Li.

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