Florida Review
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The Florida Review is a national, non-profit literary journal published twice annually by the College of Arts and Humanities
at the University of Central Florida
. Its artistic mission is to publish the best poetry and prose written by the world’s most exciting emerging and established writers. They have published important writers, such as David Foster Wallace
, Tony Early, and Tom Chiarella before they went on to become regular contributors to The New Yorker
, Harper's and The Atlantic. The Floriada Review was first published in 1972.
, William Trowbridge, Stephen Dixon, Philip Heldrich
, Grace Paley
, Lorrie Moore
, Mark Doty
, and Tobias Wolff
. Florida writers are also represented, with a notable and diverse list including Sylvia Curbello, Bob Shacochis
, Philip F. Deaver
, Enid Shomer, Virgil Suárez and many others.
University of Central Florida College of Arts and Humanities
The UCF College of Arts and Humanities is an academic college of the University of Central Florida located in Orlando, Florida, USA. The dean of the college is José Fernández, Ph.D....
at the University of Central Florida
University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida, commonly referred to as UCF, is a metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida, United States...
. Its artistic mission is to publish the best poetry and prose written by the world’s most exciting emerging and established writers. They have published important writers, such as David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace was an American author of novels, essays, and short stories, and a professor at Pomona College in Claremont, California...
, Tony Early, and Tom Chiarella before they went on to become regular contributors to The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
, Harper's and The Atlantic. The Floriada Review was first published in 1972.
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The magazine has featured fiction, poetry, interviews, and essays by such internationally renowned writers as Margaret AtwoodMargaret Atwood
Margaret Eleanor Atwood, is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist. She is among the most-honoured authors of fiction in recent history; she is a winner of the Arthur C...
, William Trowbridge, Stephen Dixon, Philip Heldrich
Philip Heldrich
Philip Heldrich was an award-winning American author of poetry, essays, short stories, and literary criticism, including , winner of the ] Poetry Prize] and , winner of the First Series Award for Creative Nonfiction....
, Grace Paley
Grace Paley
Grace Paley was an American-Jewish short story writer, poet, and political activist.-Biography:Grace Paley was born in the Bronx to Isaac and Manya Ridnyik Goodside, who anglicized the family name from Gutseit on immigrating from Ukraine. Her father was a doctor. The family spoke Russian and...
, Lorrie Moore
Lorrie Moore
Lorrie Moore is an American fiction writer known mainly for her humorous and poignant short stories.-Biography:...
, Mark Doty
Mark Doty
Mark Doty is an American poet and memoirist.-Biography:He was born in Maryville, Tennessee, earned his Bachelor of Arts from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and received his Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Goddard College in Vermont.In 1989, his partner Wally Roberts tested...
, and Tobias Wolff
Tobias Wolff
Tobias Jonathan Ansell Wolff is an American author. He is known for his memoirs, particularly This Boy's Life , and his short stories. He has also written two novels.-Biography:Wolff was born in 1945 in Birmingham, Alabama...
. Florida writers are also represented, with a notable and diverse list including Sylvia Curbello, Bob Shacochis
Bob Shacochis
Bob Shacochis is an American novelist, short story writer, and literary journalist. He teaches creative writing at Florida State University.-Writing career:...
, Philip F. Deaver
Philip F. Deaver
Philip F. Deaver is an American writer and poet from Tuscola, Illinois. His work has appeared in literary magazines, including The New England Review, the Kenyon Review, Frostproof Review, the Florida Review, Poetry Miscellany and The Reaper....
, Enid Shomer, Virgil Suárez and many others.
Notable contributors
- Jacob AppelJacob M. AppelJacob M. Appel is an American author, bioethicist and social critic. He is best known for his short stories, his work as a playwright, and his writing in the fields of reproductive ethics, organ donation, neuroethics and euthanasia....
- Alice Friman
- Steven Harvey
- Kathryn Kulpa
- Peter SelginPeter SelginPeter Selgin is an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, editor, and illustrator. Selgin is currently the at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York.-Biography:...
- Lisa Stolley
- Mark WisniewskiMark WisniewskiMark Wisniewski is an American author. He is the author of the novel, Confessions of a Polish Used Car Salesman, and the poetry collection One of Us One Night. He is a two-time finalist for the Robert Olen Butler Prize for short fiction. He is a frequent contributor to the Missouri Review and a...
Staff
The current staff includes:- Jocelyn Bartkevicius, Editor-in-Chief
- Chris Wiewiora, Assistant Editor
- Alex Pollack, Managing Editor
- Toni Jensen, Fiction Editor
- Russ Kesler, Poetry Editor
- Nathan Holic, Graphic Narrative Editor