The Apple Valley Review
A Journal of Contemporary Literature
About the Journal
The Apple Valley Review is an international literary journal. Issues feature a collection of short fiction, poetry, personal essays, and translations. The journal was founded in 2005 by its current editor, Leah Browning, and is published semiannually.
From the Spring 2026 issue
“When he opens the door, he lets her in without saying a word. The small white dog jumps on her legs, scratching on her leather boots, begging to be picked up. . . . When they get to the top [of the stairs], he calls out for his housekeeper, who’s making some sort of soup, to take out the dog. This is his code to tell her to leave the house for the afternoon.”
— “Masses” by Mary Luna
“You’re waist-deep in the silo & the corn continues pouring.
Your hands & feet are cord-bound & your clothes
are wet with gas.”
— “[You’re waist-deep in the silo]” by Jackson Burgess
“37,000 feet above glacial Norway, whitecaps
burnished in the escaping sunset, I saw the sun
resurrect, tremendous and bright—”
— “Remembering the Longest Day on Earth on the Eve of the Election” by Joshua Tilton
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The Spring 2026 issue of the Apple Valley Review features a short story by Mary Luna; flash fiction by Lisa Beech Hartz, Wendy Elizabeth Wallace, Jon Acheson, and Kimmy Chang; a memoir by John Picard; and poetry by Julia Lisella, Jackson Burgess, Joshua Tilton, John Minczeski, Sambhunath Chattopadhyay (translated from the Bengali by Kingshuk Sarkar), Renee Emerson, and Igor Monsellato. The cover photograph is by Tim Mossholder.