Grackle Review
@gracklereview.bsky.social
The Grackle Review is a literary journal meant for those of us that feel unwanted. EIC: @alejandrowilson
https://grackle.review/
https://grackle.review/
Grackle Review wants your writing submissions! Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction - we want it all. New to submitting your work? That's awesome! The Grackle Review staff will welcome you with open arms. Need to see the guidelines in a bigger font? Follow the link here: grackle.review/submissions/
October 15, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Grackle Review wants your writing submissions! Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction - we want it all. New to submitting your work? That's awesome! The Grackle Review staff will welcome you with open arms. Need to see the guidelines in a bigger font? Follow the link here: grackle.review/submissions/
How does one reach 'maximum bird'?
October 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM
How does one reach 'maximum bird'?
Howdy birdy friends! I wanted to let you all know that we now have an Art Editor. Say hello to Madeline Weisbeck and get to know a little more about her. Madeline, we're so happy to have you and hope you enjoy your time at Grackle Review!
October 14, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Howdy birdy friends! I wanted to let you all know that we now have an Art Editor. Say hello to Madeline Weisbeck and get to know a little more about her. Madeline, we're so happy to have you and hope you enjoy your time at Grackle Review!
Grackle Review is looking for cover art for our inaugural issue! Our theme is 'strange', so send us your weirdest, your funkiest, your absolutely odd work. Any visual art you send has a chance to be the mag's cover! Please view submission guidelines here: grackle.review/submissions/
October 14, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Grackle Review is looking for cover art for our inaugural issue! Our theme is 'strange', so send us your weirdest, your funkiest, your absolutely odd work. Any visual art you send has a chance to be the mag's cover! Please view submission guidelines here: grackle.review/submissions/
I saw a beautiful Great Blue Heron this morning. Its feathers were so dark they nearly appeared black instead of blue! I've never seen a Great Blue look like that - it was beautiful!
October 14, 2026 at 1:11 PM
I saw a beautiful Great Blue Heron this morning. Its feathers were so dark they nearly appeared black instead of blue! I've never seen a Great Blue look like that - it was beautiful!
We have simplified the way submissions work because Google Forms was not working properly. If you have submitted, please consider resubmitting under these new guidelines so your work can be credited appropriately. Forms did not save contact information with the subs!
grackle.review/submissions/
grackle.review/submissions/
Submissions
The Grackle Review is now accepting submissions! We will be open for submissions to December 31st 2026. Our first theme will be: ‘strange’. Whatever that means to you, we want to see it…
grackle.review
October 13, 2026 at 7:49 PM
We have simplified the way submissions work because Google Forms was not working properly. If you have submitted, please consider resubmitting under these new guidelines so your work can be credited appropriately. Forms did not save contact information with the subs!
grackle.review/submissions/
grackle.review/submissions/
There's bugs in our submission form! Please excuse me while I change the entire way that people submit so poor submitters aren't lost to the Google Form Void.
October 13, 2026 at 7:38 PM
There's bugs in our submission form! Please excuse me while I change the entire way that people submit so poor submitters aren't lost to the Google Form Void.
Please welcome our new Creative Nonfiction Editor Alli Riechman-Bennett! You can get to know a little about her here. Please give Alli a warm welcome and, while you're at it, say hi to her kitties too! We're so excited to have her on board and hope y'all are too 🎉
October 13, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Please welcome our new Creative Nonfiction Editor Alli Riechman-Bennett! You can get to know a little about her here. Please give Alli a warm welcome and, while you're at it, say hi to her kitties too! We're so excited to have her on board and hope y'all are too 🎉
Howdy birdy friends! We're still looking for an Art Editor to join our small but mighty team. This is a volunteer position. If you've ever wanted to apply to volunteer at a literary journal, now's your time to shine. We promise we are friendly and appropriately birdy!
October 13, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Howdy birdy friends! We're still looking for an Art Editor to join our small but mighty team. This is a volunteer position. If you've ever wanted to apply to volunteer at a literary journal, now's your time to shine. We promise we are friendly and appropriately birdy!
Getting all the bugs out of the system so that submitters may submit and birds may be fed. If you notice something that looks off on our website or socials, please feel free to let us know. This is a tiny team of bird lovers, and sometimes things fall through the cracks!
October 13, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Getting all the bugs out of the system so that submitters may submit and birds may be fed. If you notice something that looks off on our website or socials, please feel free to let us know. This is a tiny team of bird lovers, and sometimes things fall through the cracks!
Overwhelmingly happy to have TWO announcements to make today! Please give a warm welcome to our new Poetry Editor @never.horse. Never, we're so happy to have you here and thank you for being a part of this little project. Everyone, give Never a warm welcome!
October 13, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Overwhelmingly happy to have TWO announcements to make today! Please give a warm welcome to our new Poetry Editor @never.horse. Never, we're so happy to have you here and thank you for being a part of this little project. Everyone, give Never a warm welcome!
Please welcome Rayne Alarcio ( he / they ) to @gracklereview.bsky.social ! They will be our Fiction Editor from this point forward. Rayne, we're so excited to have you on board!
October 12, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Please welcome Rayne Alarcio ( he / they ) to @gracklereview.bsky.social ! They will be our Fiction Editor from this point forward. Rayne, we're so excited to have you on board!
Heads up, birdy friends! @gracklereview.bsky.social is now open for submissions. If you've ever wanted to submit to a lit mag, now's the time. . . our theme for our first issue is 'strange'. Find out more and submit here: grackle.review/submissions/
Submissions
The Grackle Review is now accepting submissions! We will be open for submissions to December 31st 2026. Our first theme will be: ‘strange’. Whatever that means to you, we want to see it…
grackle.review
October 10, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Heads up, birdy friends! @gracklereview.bsky.social is now open for submissions. If you've ever wanted to submit to a lit mag, now's the time. . . our theme for our first issue is 'strange'. Find out more and submit here: grackle.review/submissions/
Screaming, crying, cawing at the moon - can't believe so many cool, wonderful people are interested in this little idea! Thank you so much!
October 9, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Screaming, crying, cawing at the moon - can't believe so many cool, wonderful people are interested in this little idea! Thank you so much!
It's the EIC's birthday today - another year older, another year enriched by literature and art.
October 8, 2026 at 10:05 PM
It's the EIC's birthday today - another year older, another year enriched by literature and art.
This week is truly blessed Sandhill Cranes dropped by my place twice this week.
October 8, 2026 at 7:17 PM
This week is truly blessed Sandhill Cranes dropped by my place twice this week.
We have reached just over 100 amazing people on our Instagram and wanted to thank everyone for the overwhelming support! With that many people, we could fill a whole coffee shop to the brim! From the bottom of my heart, thank you, this has made the EIC's birthday even more lovely.
October 8, 2026 at 4:57 PM
We have reached just over 100 amazing people on our Instagram and wanted to thank everyone for the overwhelming support! With that many people, we could fill a whole coffee shop to the brim! From the bottom of my heart, thank you, this has made the EIC's birthday even more lovely.
Cozied up during a rainy day today to read poetry and write essays. What has everyone else been up to?
October 7, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Cozied up during a rainy day today to read poetry and write essays. What has everyone else been up to?
Friendly birdy reminder: we are still looking for folks to join us in literary merriment!
We're looking for help! Right now, the EIC is the only one here and we're hoping to change that. If you have a love for literature or the visual arts, maybe you'd want to team up to make something cool? Experience comes in many forms - first timers are welcome! Hit us up if you have any questions 🐦
October 7, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Friendly birdy reminder: we are still looking for folks to join us in literary merriment!
The EIC survived the DMV. Now, we write!
October 7, 2026 at 6:27 PM
The EIC survived the DMV. Now, we write!
At the DMV but I'd rather be writing poetry.
October 7, 2026 at 12:39 PM
At the DMV but I'd rather be writing poetry.
I want a timeline alive with art and poetry on this account. Excuse me while I follow a bunch of cool people 😅🎉
October 5, 2026 at 9:53 PM
I want a timeline alive with art and poetry on this account. Excuse me while I follow a bunch of cool people 😅🎉
Not all writers / artists can create full time to make ends meet. The EIC currently pet sits to help do just that! Meet Baby Girl, a favorite part of my day every day. Do you have a beloved side gig? Share with us! And post those pet pics!
October 5, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Not all writers / artists can create full time to make ends meet. The EIC currently pet sits to help do just that! Meet Baby Girl, a favorite part of my day every day. Do you have a beloved side gig? Share with us! And post those pet pics!
Being a bird requires a certain amount of bravery and courage.
October 5, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Being a bird requires a certain amount of bravery and courage.
Is our branding's color palette 'maximum bird'? How do you feel about the color purple? Where did my bird seed go?
October 3, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Is our branding's color palette 'maximum bird'? How do you feel about the color purple? Where did my bird seed go?