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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

"In Summer I resolve to remember my existence / I watch the fruit rotting on the counter" from one of our incredible finalists, "June Poem" by Alaina Craig. Read the whole #NaPoMo Issue for free: issuu.com/ironhorserev...

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

"because the fox/ is already dead and I've been taught/ not to waste" - Todd Davis, Winner of our #NaPoMo Contest Getting back into our NaPoMo Issue with our Winning poem! Read the rest for free at: issuu.com/ironhorserev...

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

We're so excited to reveal the cover to our annual #NaPoMo Issue! This is a free digital issue with the winner and runners up of our 18th NaPoMo Contest issuu.com/ironhorserev...

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

"Who can explain why angels love damage, kneel/at destruction's pews?" - Ivy Raff A poem in IHLR 28.1. Is it about an electric burner? Love? Devotion? Read it and we can discuss Order your copy: ironhorse.submittable.com

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

"I imagine you sitting across from me at the table and saying, Please eat a little more form me. A roll and butter. Please." - Teresa Milbrodt, Sanctuaries of Butter A story from IHLR 28.1. Read this so we can cry about pastries together :( Order your copy: ironhorse.submittable.com

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

"A deer nearly broke her head on the reflective glass/ as though she'd been trying to leap back into herself." - Emily Light, "Inside" It's Poetry Month, so here's another great poem from IHLR 28.1. Order your copy here: ironhorse.submittable.com

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Tomorrow is the last day to submit to our Prose Chapbook Contest! Send us your collections of fiction or nonfiction! We're excited to read your work! ironhorse.submittable.com

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

We're extending the deadline for our Prose Chapbook Contest until March 25th. We hope you'll send us your fiction or nonfiction collections. We can't wait to read them! ironhorse.submittable.com

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

We loved meeting y'all at AWP! We received questions about joining our team so we wanted to extend an invitation for Associate Editors to join our team. Please send an email to ihlr@gmail.com with a brief application #litmag #awp2026

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Free Day for our Open Issue is here! Accepting limited submissions of prose and poetry. ironhorse.submittable.com/submit/9389f...

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Free Submit Day is here!! Will close automatically when our cap is met. ironhorse.submittable.com/submit/d170a...

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

"A nameless pain throbs where I was severed from my mother’s body, an extension of/ the ache of the mother’s body being severed from God’s kingdom" - Svetlana Litvinchuk, "The Bees Have Always Known" from IHLR 28.1 Link to our your copy: ironhorse.submittable.com

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

"It came from a hotel, confirming a room-for-two booked in her husband’s name. But when the night passed and his wife wasn’t the one invited, it pushed her Mama out the door." - Marc Dickinson, "Safe Space" A great piece that we're sure you'll love! Link to order: ironhorse.submittable.com

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

In IHLR 28.1 we've got two pieces from Beatriz Brenes Mora: her story "How to Make Tamales After Lucía," and an installment of our interview series "From the Horses Mouth" We hope that you'll love both pieces! Link to order: ironhorse.submittable.com

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Free Submit Day for our Open Issue is February 15th! The portal will open at 9 AM CST and will close automatically when we reach our cap. Link will be in our bio! #LitMag #WritersOfInstagram

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

We’re excited to announce the results of our 2026 NaPoMo Contest! Winner: “Alverdia Finds a Fox in the Neighbor’s Trap” by Todd Davis Check the images for Runners Up and Finalists! Congrats to everyone! Our NaPoMo Issue will release later this year.

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Gates are Open! We’re accepting submissions for our Open Issue! Gates are Open! We’re accepting submissions for our Open Issue! Send us your best poems, fiction, or nonfiction! Deadline: March 15 Link: ironhorse.submittable.com

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Y'all mind if I just show off the cover to our 2025 Chapbook Prize Winner? Love in the Key of Cobra by Katie Kemple! Full of incredible poems that we're all so excited to share with y'all. Order your copy via ironhorse.submittable.com/submit/21471...

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

We’re excited to announce the results of our 2025 Long Story Contest! Our winner is: "Building 2667" (Fiction) by Adam Straus! Congratulations! Slide to see our finalists. It was really a hard decision, but we loved all these pieces and had some heated debates.

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Prose Chapbook Contest Submissions are OPEN! SenProse Chapbook Contest Submissions are OPEN! Send us your collection of short stories or essays, novella, or lyric essay. $1,000 prize for the winner & 15 copies of their chapbook Deadline: March 15 Submit via: ironhorse.submittable.com

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Happy Holidays from the IHLR Staff! We're closing up the Iron Horse office for Winter Break, but we'll still check in on our social media accounts. Our latest issues, IHLR 27.2 and our Chapbook, just shipped. In January, we'll be posting info about our Open Issue submissions!

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

"Dirty Harry is what you called yourself. And Jeezus did you live up to it." from Make That a Double by Max Talley. This story was a RIDE. Love getting something this playful in our submissions. Read our Deception Issue here: ironhorse.submittable.com/submit/21485...

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

"It doesn't surprise me that writers today, after all this history, feel a holy obligation to anchor literature on solid ground. Our work feels ever more critical." - Leslie Jill Patterson Order yours: ironhorse.submittable.com/submit/21485...

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

"There will be enough/ bickering over the small bounty" by Onna Solomon Another great poem from our Deception Issue. Order here: ironhorse.submittable.com/submit/21485...

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

"don’t we always cast ourselves—//or the ones we love most—as the victims,/ the ones most sinned against." by Jesse Breite This poem really stuck with us. We hope y'all like it too! Read the rest in our Deception Issue! Order here: ironhorse.submittable.com/submit/21485...

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

"Can you recall/ what you did after your biggest/ heartbreak? I ground my teeth" - "To the Bereaved and the Betrayed" by Rachel Morgan Read the rest of this beautiful poem in our Deception Issue! Order your copy via ironhorse.submittable.com #LitMag #PoetrySpotlight

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Sun's setting on our Toy's Submissions! Tomorrow's the last day to submit! Send us your best writing!

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

One Week left to submit to our TOYS Issue! Get those submissions in by November 17! Submit at: ironhorse.submittable.com

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

We’re still accepting submissions for our TOYS Issue! Send us poems, stories, or essays that play with language, form, and memory. Deadline: Nov 15 Submit via ironhorse.submittable.com

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Free Submit Day is here!! Will close automatically when our cap is met. ironhorse.submittable.com/submit/8756a...

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

We're so excited to reveal the cover for our Deception issue! IHLR 27.2 will be sent out to our subscribers soon, and includes some incredible poetry, fiction, and nonfiction! Order your copy here: ironhorse.submittable.com

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Free Submit Day for our TOYS Issue is November 1st! The portal will open at 9 AM CST and will close automatically when we reach our cap. Link: ironhorse.submittable.com/submit/8756a...

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

We’re excited to announce the results of our 2025 PhotoFinish Contest! Winner: "A Dunk in the Bucket" by Travis Flatt! Congratulations! We really enjoyed reading and discussing these pieces in the office. Thank y'all so much for sharing such great work with us!

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Last call! Today’s the final day to submit to our NaPoMo Contest Issue. Entries close at midnight! Winner: $1,000 | Finalists: Cash prizes + publication 10 poems total selected! Submit: ironhorse.submittable.com

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Gates are open! Accepting submissions for our TOYS Issue. Send us your poems, stories, and essays about toys, or that play with form, plot, characters, or the reader. Deadline: Nov 15 Submit here: ironhorse.submittable.com

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Deadline extended! Submissions for our NaPoMo Contest are open for one more week. Send up to 5 poems by Oct 22 for a chance to win $1,000 + publication. Submit here: ironhorse.submittable.com/submit/33521...

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Today’s the day! Submissions for our Long Story Contest close at midnight. Don’t miss your chance to send us your best long-fiction or nonfiction. Submit: ironhorse.submittable.com

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

We’re excited to announce the results of the 2025 IHLR Chapbook Prize! Winner: Love in the Key of Cobra by Katie Kemple This year’s submissions pool was extraordinary. Please join us in celebrating Katie and all the writers whose incredible work rose to the top.

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

One week to go! Our Long Story Contest closes October 15th. This is your chance to share your longest, boldest, most ambitious work. Fiction and nonfiction projects of up to 40 pages welcome! Submit: ironhorse.submittable.com

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

One week left! Our NaPoMo Contest Issue closes October 15. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this incredible collection of poems! Send us your strongest work today: ironhorse.submittable.com

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Last Day to submit to our PhotoFinish Contest! See ironhorse.submittable.com for more details!

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

We’re still open for your best long stories! Send us your fiction or nonfiction (up to 40 pages). The gates are open until October 15th. Don’t wait until the last moment! Submit: ironhorse.submittable.com

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

🌸 We’re still accepting submissions for our NaPoMo Contest Issue! 🌸 Send us your best work—up to 5 poems—for a chance to win: $1,000 for the winner $150 & $100 for runners-up $50 for finalists Deadline October 15th. Submit: ironhorse.submittable.com

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Found a free minute in the office to return to this wonderful book by Dough Emory. I genuinely love the work that's been selected for the IHLR First Book Contest. If you haven't gotten your copy, get yours here: ironhorse.submittable.com/submit/21471...

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

🌸 Submissions for NaPoMo Contest are Open 🌸 Each year, we celebrate NaPoMo by curating an issue of ten unforgettable poems. Winner receives $1000. Nine finalists will also receive prize and publication. Submit up to 5 Poems. Deadline is Oct 15th. For details: www.ironhorsereview.com/napomo

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Gates are open for our Long Story Contest! Send us your long prose: manuscripts between 20 and 40 pages. Winner gets $1000 & publication in an an e-single issue! Deadline is October 15th For details: www.ironhorsereview.com/longstory

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

We're extending our Photo Finish Contest. New deadline is October 1st! Image for the contest reshared below. We're seeking ekphrastic work that pushes beyond a literal read of the photo Please submit via this link: ironhorse.submittable.com/submit/32636...

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