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:
Aza Pace
Managing Editor:
Colleen Mayo
Fiction Editor:
Tiffany Isaacs
Poetry Editor:
James Davis
Essay Editor:
Cicily Bennion
Interviews Editor:
Jonathan Duckworth
Reviews Editor:
Vince Granata
Flash Flood Editor:
Scott Ray
Fiction Contest Editor:
Mike Robbins
Poetry Contest Editor:
Brian Czyzyk
Essay Contest Editor:
Kendra Vanderlip
Copy Editors:
Anna Chotlos, Cassia Hameline, Madison Garber
Readers:
Caitlyn Alario, Isabel Nameth Beck, Anna Chotlos, Brian Czyzyk, Isabela Díaz-Dos Santos, Jonathan Duckworth, Madison Garber, Brittany Glenn, Vince Granata, Xaviera Hernandez, Lucas Jorgensen, Parul Kaushik, Heather Myers, Joel Najera, Andrea Perez, Mike Robbins, Jarred Stewart, Kendra Vanderlip, Josh Zimmerer
Faculty Advisor:
Jehanne Dubrow