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PONDER REVIEW is a publication of the MFA program at Mississippi University for Women. We publish fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, poetry, short plays, new media, and visual art twice a year. Read archives at
http://www.ponderreview.com
Congratulations and good luck to our Pushcart nominees!
Fiction
David Williams, "Southern Dogface," 9.1
Rachel Talbot, "Night Park", 9.1
CNF
Scott Ortolano, "The Days," 9.1
Rob Rogers, “Morning Coffee,” 9.2
Poetry
Xioaly Li, "Making Dumplings"9.2
Bridget Brush, "I Wish I Were a Turtle," 9.2
December 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Y'all, Monday, 9/15, is our deadline for the next issue of Ponder Review. If you haven't sent us your best writing since before June 15, then send us something soon and don't miss out! #submissioncall ponderreview.submittable.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Ponder Review 9.1 is here! Isn't it lovely? Order your copy today! We'll even give you a discount with the link below.
#litmag #new #discount
ponderreview.submittable.com/submit/f223e...
June 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Contributor Julia Philipp stopped by our table at #AWP25 this afternoon. She was one of our Pushcart nominees. Great to meet her in person!
March 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
📢 Call for Submissions! ✍️

Ponder Review seeks Creative Nonfiction for our next issue!
✨ We’re Looking For:
✅ Engaging personal narratives
✅ Thought-provoking essays
✅ Lyrical and experimental nonfiction

📝 Deadline: March 15, 2025
📩 www.muw.edu/ponderreview...

#CallForSubmissions #LitMag
February 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
#SubmissionCall
And our next reading period has begun! Send us your
#fiction #poetry #CNF #plays #art #newmedia
December 15-March 15
ponderreview.submittable.com
December 15, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Ponder Review 8.2 is here! Can’t wait to send you yours next week.
#litmags #cover #newrelease
December 13, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Ponder Review 8.2 is arriving this week. Order your copy!
www.ponderreview.com
December 11, 2024 at 2:06 AM
Now that our newest issue is at the printer, you can read the previous issue, Volume 8, Issue 1, in our archives for free. Order Volume 8, Issue 2 now or wait six months to read online... www.muw.edu/ponderreview...
December 5, 2024 at 3:30 PM
We are pleased to announce our #Pushcart Prize nominees for this year.
November 29, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and we were #2,892,827!
October 11, 2024 at 12:12 PM
#Playwrights, we just heard the winning plays from last year's 10:4 Tenn contest performed at the Tennessee Williams Tribute in Columbus Mississippi. Today we opened submissions for our fifth annual ten-minute play contest.
See our website for full details. ponderreview.com
September 16, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Only 10 days until our Sept. 15 deadline! Send us your #CNF, #Fiction, #Poetry, #Plays, #Art, or #NewMedia writing. #callforsubmission ponderreview.submittable.com
September 5, 2024 at 7:41 PM
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 10:4:Tenn Playwriting Contest. Congrats to these playwrights and a huge thank you to our judge, Samantha Marchant! Finalists' plays will be read at the Tennessee Williams Tribute in Columbus, Mississippi in September. #Playwriting #TennesseeWilliams
March 26, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Ponder Review is happy to join Bluesky in 2024. Here is our beautiful cover from vol. 7, iss. 2 that was released in December.
#litmag #writingcommunity
January 4, 2024 at 4:27 PM