Creative work is solicited from the student body and is reviewed anonymously by committee.
Students are involved in all aspects of production, including selection of works, layout, publicity, distribution, and the website's creation and management. In addition to the production of the magazine, an important part of The Grinnell Review's mission is to strengthen and support the writing community on campus. The staff is accomplishing this goal by organizing regular trips to Iowa City to attend Iowa Writers' Workshop readings and hosting publication readings. By providing a forum for publication of creative work, The Grinnell Review hopes to increase dialogue about creative writing and about art on campus and on the World Wide Web.