Past Issues

Volume 02, Issue 06 · Spring 2013

Spring 2013 Edition

The Spring 2013 edition continues the journal's blend of words and imagery, pairing new poetry and short fiction with photographs and visual art from contributors across several traditions.

As with every Stone Path Review issue, the Spring 2013 release was produced in both online and print formats, with a limited quantity of prints available for purchase while supplies last.

Contributions span poems, short stories, photographs, music, video, paintings, and drawings, reflecting the journal's open, cross-cultural editorial approach.

Fall 2013 Edition

Fall 2013 Edition

The Fall 2013 edition extends the journal's quarterly cadence with another gathering of poems, prose, photography, and visual work selected for craft and resonance.

By the close of 2013, Stone Path Review had built a back catalog stretching across multiple volumes, each issue available in print and online with no reading or submission fees.

Print copies of past issues, including Fall 2013, are offered in limited quantities while supplies remain.

Archive Overview

Back issues of Stone Path Review are available in print and online formats. Limited quantity prints are offered for purchase while supplies last.

Stone Path Review does not charge reading or submission fees for any issue, online or in print.

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