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: 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:
Sebastian H. Paramo
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Production Editor:
Rebecca Bernard

​Fiction Editors:
Scott Blackwood, Ian McGuire, & John Tait

Nonfiction Editor:
Jill Talbot

Poetry Editors:
Bruce Bond & Corey Marks

Assistant Poetry Editor:
Stevie Edwards

Assistant Nonfiction Editor:
Carly Susser

Assistant Fiction Editors:
Virginia Wood & Ross Wilcox

Reviews Editor:
Joshua Jones

Interviews Editor:
Brian Clifton ​

Poetry Contest Editor:
Leah Tieger

Nonfiction Contest Editor:
Jaya Wagle

Fiction Contest Editors:
Scott Ray & Morgan Smith ​

Copy Editors:
Kimberly Garza, Kim Gibson, Hunter Jernigan

Readers:
Megan Arlett, Claire Beeson, Yosura Bouslema, Conor Burke, Shelly Eshbaugh-Soha, Conor Flannery, Kim Garza, Cassia Hameline, Hunter Jernigan, Joshua Jones, Matt Morton, Kat Moore, Aza Pace, Scott Ray, Morgan Smith, Garrett Vesely, Kevin West, Josh Zimmerer

Submittable Intern:
Tyler Brazeal

Editorial Assistants:
Matthew Higginbotham & Harrison Geosits