''Harvard Review'' is a biannual

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published by Houghton Library at

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History

In 1986

Stratis Haviaras Stratis Haviaras (June 28, 1935 – March 3, 2020) was a bilingual writer of literary works in English and Greek, known in the U.S. for his novels ''When the Tree Sings'' (shortlisted for the Natiοnal Book Award and named an ALA Notable book), an ...

, curator of the

Woodberry Poetry Room The George Edward Woodberry Poetry Room is a special collections room of the library system at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Overview Named for literary critic and poet George Edward Woodberry, the Woodberry Poetry Room was fou ...

at Harvard University, founded a quarterly periodical called ''Erato''. The first issue featured a poem by

Seamus Heaney Seamus Justin Heaney (; 13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013) was an Irish poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature.

, a short piece on Louis Simpson, a news item from Harvard University Press, and three pages of book reviews. Within three years the book review section of ''Erato'' had grown to more than 30 pages and the publication was renamed ''Harvard Book Review''. In 1992 Haviaras relaunched the publication as ''Harvard Review'', a perfect-bound journal of approximately 200 pages, featuring poetry, fiction, and literary criticism, published semi-annually by the Harvard College Library. In 2000 Haviaras retired from Harvard University and

Christina Thompson Christina Thompson is best known for her book ''Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia'', which won the 2020 Australian Prime Minister's Literary Award for Nonfiction. Career Christina Thompson was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, and grew up outs ...

(formerly the editor of the Australian journal '' Meanjin'') was appointed editor.

Contributors

Contributors to ''Harvard Review'' include

John Ashbery John Lawrence Ashbery (July 28, 1927 – September 3, 2017) was an American poet and art critic. Ashbery is considered the most influential American poet of his time. Oxford University literary critic John Bayley wrote that Ashbery "sounded, in ...

, recipient of a

National Book Award The National Book Awards are a set of annual U.S. literary awards. At the final National Book Awards Ceremony every November, the National Book Foundation presents the National Book Awards and two lifetime achievement awards to authors. The Nat ...

and a

Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made ...

for Poetry; Paul Harding, recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; Jhumpa Lahiri, recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; Rita Dove, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry;

Charles Yu Charles Chowkai Yu (born January 3, 1976) is an American writer. He is the author of the novels '' How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe'' and '' Interior Chinatown'', as well as the short-story collections ''Third Class Superhero'' ...

, winner of the National Book Award for Fiction,

John Updike John Hoyer Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic. One of only four writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once (the others being Booth Tar ...

, recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; Arthur Miller, recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for Drama;

Joyce Carol Oates Joyce Carol Oates (born June 16, 1938) is an American writer. Oates published her first book in 1963, and has since published 58 novels, a number of plays and novellas, and many volumes of short stories, poetry, and non-fiction. Her novels '' Bla ...

, recipient of a National Book Award for Fiction; Yusef Komunyakaa, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry;

Jorie Graham Jorie Graham (; born May 9, 1950) is an American poet. The Poetry Foundation called Graham "one of the most celebrated poets of the American post-war generation." She replaced poet Seamus Heaney as Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at ...

, recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry;

David Mamet David Alan Mamet (; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, filmmaker, and author. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays ''Glengarry Glen Ross'' (1984) and '' Speed-the-Plow'' (1988). He first gained cri ...

, recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for Drama; David Foster Wallace, Gore Vidal,

Andrea Barrett Andrea Barrett (born November 16, 1954) is an American novelist and short story writer. Her collection ''Ship Fever'' won the 1996 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction, and she received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2001. Her book ''Servants of the Map ...

, and many other writers.

Anthologies

Selections from ''Harvard Review'' have been anthologized Best Short Stories (the O. Henry Award Anthology), '' Best American Essays''; '' Best American Poetry''; '' Best American Short Stories''; Best American Mystery Stories, Best American Nature and Science Writing, and ''The

Pushcart Prize The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize published by Pushcart Press that honors the best "poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot" published in the small presses over the previous year. Magazine and small book press editors are ...

Anthology''.

Online

In 2009 ''Harvard Review'' launched an online edition of the journal.online edition
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