''The Chattahoochee Review'' is a literary journal published by
Georgia State University's Perimeter College. It is widely regarded as one of the leading voices in Southern fiction and was established in 1981. The journal contains fiction, poetry, and non-fiction.
[Editor Honored, ''The Atlanta Journal and the Atlanta Constitution'', April 10, 1997]
The journal awards the Lamar York Prizes for Fiction and Nonfiction and the
Townsend Prize for Fiction.
Editors
The following are the current editors of the journal:
* Editor - Anna Schachner
* Managing Editor - Lydia Ship
* Fiction editor - Buell Wisner
* Poetry editor - Michael Diebert
*Non-fiction editor - Amber Nicole Brooks
History
''The Chattahoochee Review'' was founded in 1981 by English professor and critic Lamar York, who was its founding editor. In 1997, Lawrence Hetrick became editor of the journal.
In 2003, the journal received the "Governor's Awards in the Humanities" from the
State of Georgia
Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States. It borders Tennessee and North Carolina to the north, South Carolina and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Florida to the south, and Alabama to the west. Of the 50 U.S. states, Georgia i ...
in recognition of its legacy.
In 2011, Anna Schachner became editor of the journal.
Writers whose work has appeared in the journal include
William Gay,
George Singleton,
Natasha Trethewey
Natasha Trethewey (born April 26, 1966) is an American poet who served as United States Poet Laureate from 2012 to 2014. She won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for her 2006 collection ''Native Guard'', and is a former Poet Laureate of Missi ...
,
Walter Griffin,
Anthony Grooms
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,
Judson Mitcham, and
Marion Montgomery.
The journal awards the Lamar York Prizes for Fiction and Nonfiction annually to a winning essay and story.
The
Townsend Prize for Fiction is administrated every two years by ''The Chattahoochee Review'' and the
Georgia Center for the Book. The award is given to an "outstanding novel or short-story collection published by a Georgia writer during the past two years" and is "the state of Georgia’s oldest and most prestigious literary award."
See also
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List of literary magazines
Below is a list of literary magazines and journals: periodicals devoted to book reviews, creative nonfiction, essays, poems, short fiction, and similar literary endeavors.
*Because the majority are from the United States, the country of origin ...
References
External links
Official website
1981 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia (U.S. state) culture
Literary magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1981
Magazines published in Atlanta
Quarterly magazines published in the United States
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