Dunes Review

In continuous publication since 1997, Dunes Review is Northern Michigan’s premier independent literary journal. Based in Traverse City, on the traditional lands of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, the Dunes publishes two print volumes of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction per year. Work originally published in Dunes Review has appeared in The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses series. We feature the work of Michigan artists on our covers.

Our submission guidelines and calendar appear on Submittable. We hold a launch reading for each new issue: an in-person reading in summer, and an online reading in winter. If you’ve experienced Michigan winters, you’ll see why.

The Dunes Review was the vision of writer Anne-Marie Oomen, and founded in a community effort to encourage regional writing. The Glen Arbor Arts Association and the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs were sponsors in the journal’s first years. The journal is now a project of Michigan Writers, Inc., and is supported by Michigan Writers members. To subscribe, join Michigan Writers. You need not be a Michigan resident to subscribe or to submit.

As writers, we know what a thrill it is to see your work in print. As readers, we love publishing both emerging and established writers. We love how each issue creates community. We invite you to join us. Submit! Subscribe!