Alumni Maddy Conroy’s Story Selected as Finalist in Gotham Writers “A Very Short Story Contest”
Madeline Conroy, class of 2016, has had her ten word story selected as one of eight finalists in the Gotham Writers “A Very Short Story […]
Articles by Brian Stumbaugh
Welcome back!
Welcome to 2017-2018 The new school year is upon us and the Blackbird Review is open for business! We are now accepting submissions of poetry, […]
Author Tom Swyers to Join Cole 2017
From the Cole Summer Writers Institute: Niskayuna writer Tom Swyers has agreed to join the writers at the Cole Summer Writers Institute 2017! Mr. […]
BBR Staff Attend Workshop
On April 3, nine members of the Blackbird Review staff attended a Minds-On Workshop at the Carey Institute for Global Good. The topic of the […]
Fall/Winter Issue Available Online and at school!
The Blackbird Review‘s Fall/Winter 2016 issue is available for purchase at school, at the Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, at the Voorheesville Public Library, and, […]
The Phone Call
When the phone rings in the middle of the day you expect it to be Grandma or a telemarketer. When the phone rings at night, […]
The Simons Paradox: Where Science and Creativity Meet
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution. It is, strictly […]
Pressing Matters in Salem
Sitting around a library computer, under the watchful eye of Ms. Mennetti, I immersed myself into the world of The Crucible. I, along with other […]
Of Trees and Salem
It was around twelve o’clock and I was exhausted. The day had been going quite well, but the constant walking coupled with my having gone […]