Issue 37 is LIVE, with gorgeous new work by: Jacqueline Goyette Ada Pelonia Ruby Hansen Murray Elissa Matthews Aaron F. Schnore Dianne R. Thomas Tiana Nobile Beth Kanell Georg Gerstenfeld Sally Toner Mary Robbins Karen Lozinski leonliteraryreview.com

Behold! Our Best of the Net Poetry Nominees! Good luck to these terrifically talented poets! Charles Kell @charles_kell Luci Huhn Janice Northerns @JaniceNortherns Dana Tenille Weekes Cynthia Dewi Oka Joemario Umana @JoemarioU38615 #Bestofthenet

Fantastic work and fantastic authors all! Here are our Best of the Net Nominees for Fiction and Nonfiction! Francine Witte @francinewitte Mary Mclaughlin Slechta Andrew Bertaina @andrewbertaina Amy Bates

Big thanks to everyone who submitted work to us this reading period! Lots of well-crafted, surprising, and truly engaging prose and poetry! We’ll respond individually as soon as we can. In the meantime, keep writing, trust your own voice, stay human. We think you’re great!

For the evening crowd: A story about how I can't write a novel. leonliteraryreview.com/issue…

Issue 36 is live! And cool enough to beat this heat? Find out! Adam Berlin Andrew Bertaina Christie Chapman Amrita Chowdhury Heather Emmanuel Zary Fekete Kelsey Flaherty Richard Leise & Lillian Taylor Catherine O'Brien Eric Roller Mary Magdalen Smihula leonliteraryreview.com

Getting some gorgeous submissions...but where is yours? Please send us your heartbreaking, hilarious, harrowing, honestly human-made poetry, flash, fiction, and nonfiction. Our reading period is open until June 30th. We can't wait to read your work! leonliteraryreview.com/submi…

We are open for submissions May 1st through June 30th! Send us your one-of-a-kind, human generated, fiction, flash, cnf, and poetry. We're excited to read your work! leonliteraryreview.com/submi…

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” — Maya Angelou

Oh my! This is a gorgeous new issue, if we say so ourselves! New poetry from: Cynthia Dewi Oka Debra Allbery Jonathan Fletcher Paul Ilechko Dara Laine Katelyn Grimes Grace Lynn Bridgette James Cecilia Savala Michael Lauchlan Hayley Phillips Joemario Umana leonliteraryreview.com

"...Georgia Jamaica had been his faith for nearly a decade nonstop, his crescent moon and stars. Much like the art of boxing, she destroyed him every time he saw her, only to rebuild him.." "Shotgun — Jr. Walker & The All-Stars (1965)" N. Jamiyla Chisholm leonliteraryreview.com/issue…

If you haven't already, please check out the truly outstanding fiction in our special issue, showcasing the writers of Kimbilio! With an introduction by Board Chair David Haynes! kimbilio.com leonliteraryreview.com

"Patsy threw the first punch. It took Betty by surprise, and she fell on one knee. Patsy was about to kick Betty when Rhonda came from behind and pulled Patsy’s fake ponytail and ran towards the basketball court..." fr "Betty in Trouble: " by Debra Stone leonliteraryreview.com/issue…

"I woke with a start, clutching Uncle Morris’s body like to protect it. I hadn’t been outside since the whitemen dragged me into the cave. The cool air blowing in and the blackness at the opening..." from "Uncle Morris’s Body" by Camille F. Forbes leonliteraryreview.com/issue…

"...Shutting the door hard, she listened for the bolt to click into place. For a moment, it was like the knock never happened. The silence returned. Neat, heavy. But it felt wrong this time..." from "15D" by Victoria Palmer leonliteraryreview.com/issue…

"Steam is rising off the shores of Limbe as the surf rushes forward. The beach is in an uproar, which is a surprise to me, because I was told it isn’t tourist season. The early morning fishermen are yelling and pointing..." from "Komba" by Jason Harris leonliteraryreview.com/issue…