River & SoundThe independent literary journal, end to end: every issue in order, the poems, stories, essays and humor inside them, the writers behind them, and how the journal is run.
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River & Sound: The independent literary journal, end to end

The independent literary journal, end to end: every issue in order

River & Sound Review is an independent literary journal that publishes poems, short stories, essays and humor across poetry, fiction and the speculative fields, one issue at a time, from the poetry to the last humor piece. Every issue and every work it has published is catalogued on this site.

A calm river at dawn, mist drifting over the reed beds.

Issue No. 14, the current issue, sets its contents the way the journal always has: poems on the left, prose on the right.

The issue shelf

No. 14
No. 13
No. 12
No. 11

The record

2026Issue No. 14Poetry, flash fiction and one essay on the river.
2026Issue No. 13Science fiction and a horror short story.
2025Issue No. 12Speculative fiction and a humor piece.

The submissions desk

Open

Submissions are open for the next issue.

Deadline: 30 September 2026

Read the submission policy

The contest

The River & Sound Prize

Entries close 15 December 2026

Enter the contest
An open poetry magazine with fanned pages resting on a cool white desk.