Since 1990, the American Literary Review has been published through the Department of English at the University of North Texas. From the journal’s inception, we have made a point of publishing poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by writers at all stages of their careers. Our editorial process is collaborative; as faculty, PhD students, and MA students in creative writing, we work together to bring the same intellectual rigor to our editing of ALR as we do to our analysis of texts in the classroom. In 2013 we moved online. While our format has changed, our mission remains the same. We look for writing that reveals the nuances and complexities of human experience, that surprises and moves us. Some recent contributors whose work we feel embodies these ideals include: Sam Sax, Laura Kasischke, Marcia Aldrich, Bethany Ball, Rebecca Faust, Wayne Miller, Michael Nye, Jericho Parms, Roger Reeves, Ira Sukrungruang, and Pimone Triplett. We seek work that challenges the reader’s imagination through fresh language and precise imagery. While respecting both craft and tradition, we are also interested in hybrid forms. Above all, we aim to publish work that reflects the diverse, rich tradition of writers living here and abroad, expanding the notion of what it means to publish literature that is American.
Staff
Editor-in-Chief:
Jehanne Dubrow
Managing Editor:
Scott Ray
Production Editor:
Kevin West
Fiction Editors:
Scott Blackwood & John Tait
Essays Editor:
Jill Talbot
Poetry Editors:
Bruce Bond & Corey Marks
Assistant Poetry Editor:
Aza Pace
Assistant Essays Editor:
Vince Granata
Assistant Fiction Editor:
Colleen Mayo & Josh Zimmerer
Reviews Editor:
Joshua Jones
Interviews Editor:
Kat Moore
Rossetti Broadside Contest Editor:
Megan Arlett
Poetry Contest Editor:
Heather Myers
Essays Contest Editor:
Kendra Vanderlip
Fiction Contest Editors:
Jonathan Duckworth & Tiffany Isaacs
Copy Editors:
Kendra Vanderlip, Cade Mason, & Heather Myers
Readers:
Megan Arlett, Yosra Bouslema, Jordan Floyd, Brittany Glenn, Cassia Hameline, Joshua Jones, Andrew Koch, Cade Mason, Heather Myers