IT’S HERE! SCR Spring 2026 (58.2) is on its way! We’re so excited for you to experience the compelling and distinctive pieces featured in this issue.
We’re also delighted to announce the Volume 58 Ronald Moran Prize winners: poetry – Chelsea Zhu, “Lowcountry Haibun,” and fiction – Christopher Chilton, “First in Flight.”
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COMING SOON: SCR Fall 2025! We are so excited to share our newest issue’s cover with you!
SCR 58:1 features poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction from authors Destiny Birdsong, Billy O'Callaghan, E.R. Ramzipoor, Casey Gray, and others. Look out for more information on the release of the issue!
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Now we want to introduce you to our actual, strikingly vivid Spring 2025 cover art titled “Alien Spaghetti” by Margaret Smith. Smith's piece uses colors to evoke emotion, the diverse color schemes creating a unique experience with each panel.
More information about the cover and Margaret Smith to come!
SCR Associate Editor Will Cathcart will be at Pendleton Bookstore on Saturday, May 16 at 6 p.m., reading from his newly released debut novel, “This Is How People Die.”
Recently, one of our Assistant Editors, Rylee Cowan, spoke with Cathcart about the novel, his path into fiction and the process of bringing this genre-defying story to life.
Read the full interview on our news blog. Link in comments and bio!
SCR 58.2’s cover art “Morning Coffee” by Megan Ingerslew was created to evoke the nostalgia of American illustration and paintings from the 1950s with an unconventional subject.
“Morning Coffee”was painted to create something beautiful and pensive, exploring the use of texture and color to invoke a pleasant mood.”
Read more about Megan and the cover in our news blog! Link in comments!
SCR Associate Editor Will Cathcart’s debut, genre-defying novel “This is How People Die” will be published by Evening Post Books on Tuesday, April 28th with a public launch event planned on May 14th at the Charleston Library Society.
Pre-order and read more in our news blog. Link in comments.
Congratulations to Cyn Nooney for winning the Ronald Moran Prize in Fiction for South Carolina Review Volume 58 with her story, “Sterling Recruit.”
Read more about Cyn Nooney and “Sterling Recruit” in our interview conducted by former SCR Assistant Editor. Link in the comments.
Submissions are now open for consideration for the Spring 2027 issue of The South Carolina Review. Our open submission period runs from April 15 through July 15 via Submittable. Find the link in our bio or in the comments below.
And in more exciting news: our Spring 2026 issue went to the printer yesterday. We can’t wait to share it with you — this one is truly special.
Our Poetry Editor and Assistant Professor of English at Clemson University, Dr. Stevie Edwards, was recently featured in an interview with John Eby for Clemson News, discussing her latest poetry collection, The Weather Inside.
Read the full article via the link in the comments—and be sure to grab your copy of The Weather Inside from University of Arkansas Press.
Introducing our Volume 57 Ronald Moran Prize in Poetry winner Dominique Ahkong for her poem “A Man Who Looks Like Your Best Friend’s Father.”
Learn more about Ahkong in our news blog (LINK IN BIO!!!), where Assistant Editor Nell Kriegel speaks with her about editing versus writing, navigating moments of creative stagnation, and the themes of secrecy and inheritance in her upcoming work.
We had so much fun with you all at SCR Flash Fiction last night as part of the 19th annual Clemson Literary Festival! Cheers to the winning team pictured here...and Kate.
The South Carolina Review presents, as part of the 19th annual Clemson Literary Festival, a Flash Fiction Group Writing Contest today Wednesday, March 25th at TD's in downtown Clemson from 6:30 – 7:30PM.
The Clemson Literary Festival is an annual event that seeks to bring students, faculty, alumni and the surrounding communities together through a mutual love and appreciation for the Arts and Humanities.
