Welcome to Heimat Review.
Heimat means “home.” More than a house or city, heimat is the place of being, of presence and reflection. It is the moment in time when you are invited to ask “where am I” and “where should I be?”.

Heimat Review is an online journal that seeks to be a home for your prose, poetry, and art. It is a journal of treehouses and chipped coffee mugs, creaky floors and dusty corners. A place to tape your work to the kitchen fridge.

We are interested in your reflections and nostalgia, your narratives of familiarity and strangeness, the things that draw you back to where you are—and where you hope to be. 

Most Recent Issues

Issue 6

​This spring issue is guided by the theme of education, specifically the idea that we are all still learning.

Issue 7

As the summer sun warms our days, our seventh issue takes flight, guiding us through a journey of dreams, sight, and transformation. Issue 7 explores the landscapes of memory, woven with threads of birds, feathers, flight, and movement all seen through varied perspectives.

Issue 8

Through poetry, prose, and art, Issue 8 explores the emotional complexities of loss, resilience, and the unspoken wishes that bind us. From the aftermath of natural disasters to deeply personal journeys of self-discovery, this collection invites readers to step closer, to listen, and to find solace in shared experiences. 

Issue 9

Issue 9 begins not in softness but in stark clarity—an unflinching look at the body, memory, and what it means to be seen. Across poetry, prose, and art, this issue dwells in thresholds, tracing the chiaroscuro of identity, loss, and the quiet echoes that memory leaves behind.

Submissions are currently closed.
Our next reading period for Issue 10 runs June 1-15.

Please Note:

  • For Issue 10, we’re focusing on shorter pieces (800 words or less for prose and half a page per poem for poetry). Visual art should focus on bringing light to the unexpected and challenging perspective. 
  • We are always seeking more visual art submissions!
  • Creative Nonfiction
  • Fiction
  • Poetry
  • Visual Art
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1-2 pieces of creative nonfiction of no more than 3000 words each. Each CNF piece should be attached to one email in  separate documents. ​See more details in the full submission guidelines.
1-2 pieces of fiction of no more than 3000 words each. Each fiction piece should be attached to one email in separate documents. ​See more details in the full submission guidelines.
1-5 poems in a single document. See more details in the full submission guidelines.
1-5 high-res photos or images of originally-created artwork. We always need more visual art submissions, so please send us your work! See more details in the full submission guidelines. 

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