Flash Flood Winner—Shruti Goel
The gauzy wedding mandaps, laden by the sea, shimmered like they would in a glossy magazine. The sunlight bounced off every metallic surface possible—bangles, chair backs even the goddamn cocktail stirrers.
Fall 2025
Featuring work by Jeffrey Amos, Lana Hechtman Ayers, Margaret F. Browne, Samuel Burt, Joseph Chaney, Ian Hall, Dennis Hinrichsen, Shelbey Leco, Tori Malcangio, Jeff McLaughlin, Mistee St. Clair, Christie Tate, Mikal Wix, and more!
2026 American Literary Review Awards Winners
Announcing the winners of the 2026 American Literary Review Awards
Flash Flood Winner—Amanda Gaines
Your sister has killed you six times. Before she resorted to unnecessary violence, she handled you gently...
Flash Flood Feature – October 2025
Featuring work by Nancy Huggett, Sophie Klahr, and Catherine Reedy.
2026 ALR Awards are Open for Submissions!
Submissions for the 2025 ALR Awards are open from June 1 – Sept. 1, 2025.
Spring 2025
Featuring work by Lauren Barbato, Dayna Bateman, Maryhilda Obasiota Ibe, Sharon Kwik, Zach Miko, Terry Engel, Siavash Saadlou, Minoca Fields, Zoë Luh, Ash Adams, Meagan Arthur, Daisy Bassen, Zoë Boyer, Sarah Brockhaus, Kami Enzie, Makayla Danielle Gay, Jessica Hincapié, William Palmer, Brian Simoneau, Erik Tschekunow, Kathleen Frank and more!
Flash Flood Winner—Mish Gajewski-Zambataro
woman in the reservoir we’d thought we’d found a corpse when we came upon her floating.
Flash Flood Winner—Atzaed Arreola translated by Rachel Whalen
Fue a las 19:30 horas cuando los agentes del Ministerio Público encontraron una Lap top amordazada con una cinta roji-negra debajo de las escaleras.
Fall 2024
Featuring work by Tamar Ashdot, Andrea L. Hackbarth, Matthew Moniz, Eric Odynocki, T R Poulson, Hannah Smith, Cassandra Whitaker, Leslie Williams, Marie Goyette, Marina Ramil, Annie Crouch, Rebecca Holcomb, Jean Wolff and more!
Flash Flood Winner — Brian Coughlan
Your strategy to win the crowd over with a dazzling display of fancy footwork and lightning-quick jabs has changed, just this second: now it’s close your eyes tight and swing wildly in every direction until you hit something.
2025 ALR Awards are Open for Submissions!
Submissions for the 2025 ALR Awards are open from June 1 – Oct. 1, 2024.