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. 🍂 🌙

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

After over a century, Oscar Wilde’s borrowing privileges have finally been restored.

Check out “Blue Morpho," a poem from Paula Bohince's latest collection A Violence in @literaryhub.bsky.social: lithub.com/blue-morpho-....

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)

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.

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Coming soon in the Yale Review: Me on Terrence Malick’s influence among a generation of filmmakers.

We've updated our LinkTree!
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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. 🤍

Staff applications are closed! Thank you to everyone who applied. We'll be in touch this week.

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:

So many journals close their submissions tonight! Where are you submitting your work? 🤎

The 22 new books out today include titles by Lily King, Richard Osman, Ada Limón, and more!

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.”

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....

We cannot wait to be part of the #writing and #UNC communities again. Good things are in the works and we hope you’ll follow along! In the meantime, our website is in the process of being updated. Stay tuned. 🥰

Sincerely,
The Carolina Quarterly

But restoring the Carolina Quarterly is a community effort! Our staff applications will open this week to all UNC undergrad and grad students, so keep an eye out. 🫶🏻 We will have multiple positions open! Submissions for #poetry, #fiction, #nonfiction, #bookreviews, and art will open in December. ✍🏻🤍

With that being said, if you have outstanding submissions, please be on the lookout for communications from us in the coming months. We value your writing and look forward to getting the CQ in order again.

We understand that it has been a long while since CQ has been active and we are working diligently behind the scenes to get everything back up and running properly.

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.