About Us

About TLR

Tahoma Literary Review is published twice a year. We aim to produce an independent literary magazine that sustains writers, poets, editors and everyone involved in the creative process. All of the selections are original, previously unpublished content from the submissions queue. TLR pays its contributors and support staff.

Founding editors Joe Ponepinto and Kelly Davio started Tahoma Literary Review in 2014.

Our Values

• Equality

  We believe diversity means a reflection of our society. We are committed to reading and publishing voices that represent the breadth of our culture.

• Community

  Our family of contributors has made us what we are today. Every one of their successes is cause for celebration. Look for updated news of our contributors in our social feeds and in special features.

• Transparency

  Publishing is a big, confusing beast. How does the work happen? Where does the money get used? With each issue, our transparency index tells you where we used our available funds, and why.

• Sustainability

  We want writers to go on publishing. So we pay the writer and everyone involved in the production of our magazine. And to keep the overall body of work fresh, we’ll never solicit: 100% of our work is from the open queue. Finally, to keep writers moving forward, we provide feedback, if requested, in our prose departments.