Washington Square Review
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The Washington Square Review (usually shortened to Washington Square or ON SQU) is a nationally-distributed literary magazine
that publishes stories
, poems, essays and reviews, many of which are later reprinted in annual anthologies. The journal is based at New York University
and operated by students of the university's Graduate Creative Writing Program. Founded in 1996, it is edited and produced biannually. The Washington Square Review sponsors an annual literary contest and hosts an annual benefit reading in New York City.
Editor-In-Chief: Emily Pan
Managing Editor: Cat Richardson
Poetry Editors: Abba Belgrave, Ben Purkert, Eric Weinstein
Fiction Editors: Matthew McAlister, Melissa Swantkowski
International Editors: Peter Longofono, David McLoghlin
Award Editor: Lizzie Harris
PR & Marketing Editor: Amy Meng
Social Media Editor: Julie Buntin
Layout & Web Editor: Curtis Rogers
Interview Editor: Mary Block
Executive Editors: Matthew Rohrer, Darin Strauss
Staff Adviser: April Naoko Heck
Literary magazine
A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry and essays along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letters...
that publishes stories
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
, poems, essays and reviews, many of which are later reprinted in annual anthologies. The journal is based at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
and operated by students of the university's Graduate Creative Writing Program. Founded in 1996, it is edited and produced biannually. The Washington Square Review sponsors an annual literary contest and hosts an annual benefit reading in New York City.
History
An earlier incarnation of the journal, ??name??, was suppressed by the university in the 1930s.Notable Contributors
- John AshberyJohn AshberyJohn Lawrence Ashbery is an American poet. He has published more than twenty volumes of poetry and won nearly every major American award for poetry, including a Pulitzer Prize in 1976 for his collection Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror. But Ashbery's work still proves controversial...
- Meghan O’Rourke
- Edward HirschEdward HirschEdward Hirsch is an American poet and critic who wrote a national bestseller about reading poetry. He has published eight books of poems, including The Living Fire: New and Selected Poems , which brings together thirty-five years of work. He is president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial...
- Charles SimicCharles SimicDušan "Charles" Simić is a Serbian-American poet, and was co-Poetry Editor of the Paris Review. He was appointed the fifteenth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 2007.-Early years:...
- C.K. Wiliamms
- Jesse BallJesse BallJesse Ball is an American poet and novelist. He has published novels, volumes of poetry, short prose, and drawings.-Education and Early Interests:...
- Dan ChiassonDan Chiasson-Life:He graduated from Amherst College and Harvard University, with a Ph.D in English.He is currently an associate professor at Wellesley College. He lives in Sudbury, Massachusetts....
- Steve AlmondSteve AlmondSteve Almond is an American short story writer and essayist. He is the author of eight books.-Life:He was raised in Palo Alto, California, and graduated from Henry M. Gunn High School. He received his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University. He spent seven years as a newspaper reporter,...
- Jacob M. 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....
- Anne CarsonAnne CarsonAnne Carson is a Canadian poet, essayist, translator and professor of Classics. Carson lived in Montreal for several years and taught at McGill University, the University of Michigan, and at Princeton University from 1980-1987....
- Stephen DunnStephen DunnStephen Dunn is an American poet. Dunn has written fifteen collections of poetry. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 2001 collection, Different Hours and has received an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Dunn completed his B.A. in English at...
- Eamon GrennanEamon GrennanEamon Grennan is an Irish poet born in Dublin. He has lived in the United States, except for brief periods, since 1964. He was the Dexter M. Ferry, Jr. Professor of English at Vassar College until his retirement in 2004....
- Etgar KeretEtgar KeretEtgar Keret is an Israeli writer known for his short stories, graphic novels, and scriptwriting for film and television.-Personal Life:Keret was born in Ramat Gan, Israel in 1967. He is a third child to parents who survived the Holocaust. He lives in Tel Aviv with his wife, Shira Geffen, and...
- Yusef KomunyakaaYusef KomunyakaaYusef Komunyakaa is an American poet who currently teaches at New York University and is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. Komunyakaa is a recipient of the 1994 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, for Neon Vernacular and the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. He also received the Ruth Lilly...
- Jess RowJess Row-Life:He attended Yale University and graduated in 1997. He later taught English in Hong Kong for two years before completing his M.F.A. at the University of Michigan in 2001....
- Paul MuldoonPaul MuldoonPaul Muldoon is an Irish poet. He has published over thirty collections and won a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the T. S. Eliot Prize. He held the post of Oxford Professor of Poetry from 1999 - 2004. At Princeton University he is both the Howard G. B. Clark ’21 Professor in the Humanities and...
- Wells TowerWells TowerWells Tower is an American writer of short stories and non-fiction.-Early life, education, and early career:Tower was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, but grew up in North Carolina....
Editors
The 2011-2012 Masthead:Editor-In-Chief: Emily Pan
Managing Editor: Cat Richardson
Poetry Editors: Abba Belgrave, Ben Purkert, Eric Weinstein
Fiction Editors: Matthew McAlister, Melissa Swantkowski
International Editors: Peter Longofono, David McLoghlin
Award Editor: Lizzie Harris
PR & Marketing Editor: Amy Meng
Social Media Editor: Julie Buntin
Layout & Web Editor: Curtis Rogers
Interview Editor: Mary Block
Executive Editors: Matthew Rohrer, Darin Strauss
Staff Adviser: April Naoko Heck