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Literary Journals

The following journals publish original works of creative writing. Whether you need inspiration, or are looking for a place to get published, feel free to browse the latest issues.

NOTE: The library provides a subscription to the Quill and Quire website for creative writing students. Please contact your instructor for log in information.

Ecotone
Available from Project Muse
One of only two literary magazines in the United States to have had its work reprinted in Best American Short Stories, Best American Essays, Best American Poetry, Best American Science and Nature Writing, PEN / O. Henry Prize Stories, and The Pushcart Prize.
New England Review
Available from Project Muse
The selection of writings in each issue of New England Review presents a broad spectrum of viewpoints and genres, including traditional and experimental fiction, long and short poems, translations, criticism, letters from abroad, reviews in arts and literature, and rediscoveries.
Ploughshares
Available from Project Muse
A journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different and personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.
Prairie Fire
Available at HMC and from PressReader
An award-winning Canadian journal of innovative writing that is published quarterly by Prairie Fire Press, Inc. Each issue is a fresh, vibrant mix of fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction.
Prairie Schooner
Available from Project Muse
Home to the best fiction, poetry, essays, translations, and reviews being published today by beginning, mid-career, and established writers.
River Teeth
Available from Project Muse
Committed to exploring human experience in all its variety by combining the best of creative nonfiction, including narrative reportage, essay, and memoir, with critical essays that examine and illuminate this emerging genre.
Sewanee Review
Available from Project Muse
Devoted to American and British fiction, poetry, and reviews -- as well as essays in criticism and reminiscence.

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