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A Chicago journal of literature and arts.

Packingtown Review is a forum for creative and critical writing, fostering a conversation about the cultural and political impact of the arts.

“The train thundered deafeningly, and a storm of dust blew in his face; but though it stopped now and then through the night, he clung where he was — he would cling there until he was driven off, for every mile that he got from Packingtown meant another load from his mind.”

The Jungle, Upton Sinclair

Packingtown Review was a recent recipient of an Illinois Arts Council grant. Thanks to all those at the IAC for your support!