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SUBS CLOSED. Publishing established and emergent voices in fiction, poetry, essays, and art since 1948. EIC @kaitlinwrites.bsky.social. linktr.ee/carolinaquarterly

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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Meet the folks behind our forthcoming issue. Without them, CQ wouldn't be possible. Thanks for their hard work putting Issue 73.1 together.
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The cover for Issue 73.1 features Walt Kuhn's 1933 painting "Zinnias." Because Issue 73.1 marks our return, we wanted our cover to reflect what we see as a revitalizing time for CQ. We thought the wondrous colors in "Zinnias" captured that energy well.
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Announcing the contributors for our upcoming Issue 73.1 This revival issue is truly something special. We can't wait for you to read their work.
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
During this reading period, we received numerous excellent submissions. We're elated to say that we have finalized Issue 73.1's lineup and that all responses have been sent out. Thank you to everyone who submitted! We can't wait to share more soon.
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Hi! Just a quick reminder that we have a new website! We apologize for any confusion. You can keep up with us on our new site: www.carolinaquarterly.com! Here, you'll find all the latest information. It's also linked in our bios. 😄 In the meantime, we have some exciting things to announce soon...
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Thank you to everyone who submitted their writing and art for consideration in Volume 73.1. We are elated by each and every submission, and we cannot wait to review them. Expect a response within the next 4-6 weeks. With love from all of us at CQ.
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Don't miss your chance! Submissions to the Carolina Quarterly close tonight at 11:59pm EST. For full submission guidelines, please visit our submittable or website via the links in our bio. 🥀
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Reminder! Submissions close this weekend for Issue 73.1. thecarolinaquarterly.submittable.com/submit
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The Carolina Quarterly Submission Manager
Poetry: Submit no more than 3 poems at a time. Please group all poems in one file. Poems must be typed, either single- or double-spaced. The submission document must include your full name, home…
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
The #CarolinaQuarterly is seeking to full four volunteer positions. Our volunteers gain tangible experience throughout every stage of the publishing process. Interested applicants must be a student at the UNC-Chapel Hill. To apply, please contact us at: carolina.quarterly@gmail.com.
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Submissions for issue 73.1 close in two weeks! Don't miss your chance to submit. Find our full submission guidelines via our website and submittable. 🥀
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
"You’re never really whole again if you gamble with pieces of your soul. Those are cursed markers." Read Joseph Rakowski's short story "The Stethoscope" on our website now. www.carolinaquarterly.com/online-featu....
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Submissions are open until the end of the month. We accept poetry, nonfiction, fiction, and art for consideration. Accepted work will be included in our upcoming Spring/Summer special issue, 73.1 We pay an honorarium of $25 per accepted submission. For more information, please visit our website 🥀
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Thank you to all who have submitted their work to us so far. We've tentatively glanced at submissions and are delighted by the level of care and craftsmanship displayed. Subs are open through February.
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Submission to the Carolina Quarterly are now open! We accept submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art. Please visit our new website or submittable page for full submission guidelines (via the links in our bio).
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
We're so excited that we can't stop talking about it. Submissions to Issue 73.1 open tomorrow! We accept poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art for consideration. For full submission guidelines, please visit our website (www.carolinaquarterly.com) or our submittable page. 🤎
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Submissions to Issue 73.1 open in one week!!! We accept poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art for consideration. Will you be submitting? 🥀 🤎
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
CQ seeks out deliberate writing---writing that is carefully crafted, writing that will age well, writing that reminds and re-teaches us what a story is. We’re always on the lookout for writing that finds their grounding in the real world. Submissions open February 1.
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
We've been fortunate to publish excellent writing since 1948. Stay tuned as we continue to publish excellent writing in 2026. 🥀 Table of contents from Southern Lights (UNC Press, 2023): uncpress.org/978146967456....
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
If you haven't read our letter from the letter regarding our hiatus, please do so via our new website: www.carolinaquarterly.com. We're grateful for your continued support as we return in full.
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Need something to read while you wait for our subs to open? Consider Southern Lights from UNC Press. Edited by Dr. Daniel Wallace (This Isn't Going to End Well, 2023) and previous staff from our editorial board, Southern Lights captures the long literary history of CQ. uncpress.org/978146967456...
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
We're delighted to announce that the Carolina Quarterly will open for submissions on February 1. Our hiatus is officially over! Please review submission guidelines on our new website (www.carolinaquarterly.com) or on our Submittable page. We look forward to reading your work soon. 🤎
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Happy New Year from the Carolina Quarterly! We have some exciting things to announce soon. 2026 is going to be bright. 💫 In the meantime, you can read about CQ's history in Southern Lights. It is a time-capsule of our history and the stellar writing we've been privileged to publish since 1948. 🤍
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Happy Halloween! Lord Byron's poem "Darkness" was published in 1816, the infamous "year without a summer." Its languid mood and despairing yet vivid tone make it a perfect read for this spooky holiday. 🍂 🌙
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The Pinch @pinchjournal.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Interested in having your art published in a literary journal? Our art submissions end in ONE DAY! Here's a guide for those wanting to submit art pieces to the Pinch. For more information, please check the link to our Submittable page. 🖼 Art by Justin Williams
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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
After over a century, Oscar Wilde’s borrowing privileges have finally been restored.
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How Oscar Wilde finally got his library card back.
This weekend, the British Library issued a century-late apology to Oscar Wilde in the form of a brand new library card. The Irish poet-novelist-playwright was the toast of 19th-century Anglo letter…
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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Check out “Blue Morpho," a poem from Paula Bohince's latest collection A Violence in @literaryhub.bsky.social: lithub.com/blue-morpho-....
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“Blue Morpho,” a Poem by Paula Bohince
Adrift in an azure trance, affixed by invisible star-points of pins to the sumptuous nothing of black velvet, it’s as immense as the word once uttered once, buffeted by silence, to float or sink. G…
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Alina Stefanescu @alinaetc.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Like other women poets of my generation, writing long works on themes the world reserves for philosophy as such, I am often called ambitious. The word “desperate” would probably be more accurate: I can't accept the Tyrant's truths... - Alice Notley, "Instability in Poetry" (2001)
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Kenyon Review @kenyonreview.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
It's here! The latest issue of The Kenyon Review includes fiction by Madison Bakalar and Torsa Ghosa; nonfiction by Tori McCandless, Nik Chang Hoon, and Daniel Uncapher; and poetry by Sydney Mayes, Crystal AC Salas, and Clara Trippe. Cover art by Krista Franklin. kenyonreview.org/journal/summ...
Summer 2025 Cover
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Bilge Ebiri @bilgeebiri.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Coming soon in the Yale Review: Me on Terrence Malick’s influence among a generation of filmmakers.
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
We've updated our LinkTree! linktr.ee/carolinaquar...
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Our new website is LIVE! Our new site provides up-to-date information on our history, current staff, and submission periods. Please show it some love. 🤍
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Staff applications are closed! Thank you to everyone who applied. We'll be in touch this week.
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Today is the LAST day to join our editorial team! We're seeking to fill the roles of readers, managing editor, and more. Open to all #UNC students. Apply here:
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
So many journals close their submissions tonight! Where are you submitting your work? 🤎
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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
The 22 new books out today include titles by Lily King, Richard Osman, Ada Limón, and more!
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Lily King, Richard Osman, Ada Limón, and more: 22 new books out today!
With the world as we know it seemingly caving in around us, never has there been a better time to orient ourselves around what truly matters. Our loved ones. Our activism. Our small kindnesses to e…
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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
A case for the importance of literary festivals: “The time we devote to others in person has shrunk, almost without our noticing. A festival interrupts that trend.”
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Why Literary Festivals Still Matter
What does a punk drummer have to do with a scholar of caste in India, or a border reporter who has walked for years with coyotes? At first glance, almost nothing. But their work, their testimonies,…
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
STAFF APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN! We are seeking editors and readers for the 25-26AY. All positions are volunteer roles. Open to undergraduate and grad students at #UNC. Apply here or at the link in our bio: linktr.ee/carolinaquar....
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The Carolina Quarterly @carolinaquarterly.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
THE CAROLINA QUARTERLY IS COMING BACK! 🤍 We are so excited to announce that, after a long hiatus, the Carolina Quarterly is coming back to life under new leadership. Our new EIC is looking forward to restoring the Carolina Quarterly to its former stellar operations.
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