We’re kicking off March with some really exciting news. The WVU MFA program now has a literary magazine, and it is open for submissions! The Cheat River Review is looking for work “that is consistent and stable—something unforgettable in the landscape of the reader’s memory. But, just as the river bottom changes with every storm, and every rapid is individual in its shape, we want to uphold the distinctive, the unheard of, and the unique.” So, send them your greatest work—up to 5 poems or 7000 words.

According to the editors of CRR, “The Cheat River Review is named after a river that destroyed an entire town in a flood in 1985. This same river was saturated by orange acid mine run-off that tinted its water and shifted its ecosystem. The Cheat is beautiful evidence of nature that adapts and shifts—a body that may change the shape of its banks or even its composition, but has a consistent presence in West Virginia’s landscape and culture. West Virginia residents are challenged to find a delicate balance between use and reverence for this river.”

We are so excited about this new venture, and we want to give a very big thank you to everyone who worked so hard on this project: Editors Jessi Lewis, Rebecca Doverspike, Morgan O’Grady, and computer gurus Ben Bishop and Sandy Baldwin, thank you!

So, go and shout it from the roof tops: WVU has a literary magazine! Tell everyone you know, and tell strangers, too. The Cheat River Review is open for submissions! Huzzah!