Welcome

Mid-American Review is an international literary journal dedicated to our mission of publishing the best contemporary fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and translations.

MAR is proud of its tradition of featuring the work of both new and established artists. Writers such as Carl Dennis, Rita Dove, Stephen Dunn, Linda Gregg, Yusef Komunyakaa, Philip Levine, Mary Oliver, Richard Russo, William Stafford, James Tate, Melanie Rae Thon, David Foster Wallace, and C.K. Williams have all appeared in MAR. But MAR is also dedicated to introducing non-English speaking voices to our audience through our translation chapbook series.

Works that first appeared in MAR have been reprinted in The Best American Poetry, The Best American Short Stories, The Best American Nonrequired Reading, The Best American Essays, Pushcart: Best of the Small Presses, Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards, New Stories from the South, Poetry Daily, and Harper's Magazine.

MAR is published at Bowling Green State University through the cooperation of the Creative Writing Program, the Department of English, and the College of Arts and Sciences.

Latest News

Winter Wheat a Great Success.
MAR would like to thank all of our featured readers, volunteers, presenters and festival attendees for another great festival. See you next year.

Congratulations Michael Johnson
MAR would like to congratulate Michael Johnson on his inclusion in The Best American Poetry 2009. Michael's poem, "How to Be Eaten by a Lion," first appeared in MAR XXVIII, no. 1.

Congratulations Sue Allison and J.M. Tyree
MAR would like to congratulate Sue Allison and J.M. Tyree on their inclusion in The Best American Essays 2009. Sue Allison's "Taking a Reading" is featured after originally appearing in MAR XXIX, no. 1. J.M. Tyree's "Other Brooklyns" is a Notable Essay in the anthology after appearing in MAR XXVIII, no. 2.