''The Briar Cliff Review'' is a
literary journal based in
Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City () is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, Woodbury and Plymouth County, Iowa, Plymouth counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Iowa, fo ...
,
USA
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, home of
Briar Cliff University
Briar Cliff University is a private Franciscan university in Sioux City, Iowa.
History
In March 1929, Mother Mary Dominica Wieneke, Major Superior of the Sisters of Saint Francis of the Holy Family of Dubuque, Iowa, along with Edmond Heelan, ...
. ''The Review'' was founded in
1989
1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...
and has awarded its well-renowned prizes in fiction and poetry since 1996. The current editors are Tricia Currans-Sheehan, Rich Yates (design), Jeanne Emmons (Poetry), Jeff Gard / Amelia Skinner Saint (Fiction),
Jeff Baldus (Art), and Paul Weber /
Ryan Allen (Nonfiction).
The final issue of the Briar Cliff Review is to be Volume 35 (2023).
Previous winners of the Briar Cliff Review fiction prize include
Jacob M. Appel
Jacob M. Appel (born February 21, 1973) is an American polymath, author, bioethicist, physician, lawyer, and social critic.Nagamatsu, Sequoia "A Few Words with the Ubiquitous Jacob M. Appel" ''Prince Mincer'' Journal http://primemincer.com/ con ...
's "The Final Word in Bee Keeping" (2000), George V. Tucker's "Norman, Oklahoma" (2003), Rebecca Tuch's "Stop Saying My Name" (2006), and Scott H. Andrews's "A Brief Swell of Twilight" (2007). Winning poets include Elizabeth Volpe (2004), Deborah DeNicola (2007) and Sarah Sousa (2011).
Jenna Blum
Jenna Blum (born c. 1970) is an American writer who has written three novels, ''Those Who Save Us'', ''The Stormchasers'', and ''The Lost Family''.Nancy Harris, The Boston Globe, 2014 Accessed Feb. 2, 2014 In 2013, she was selected by the ''Moder ...
's short story
Those Who Save Us first appeared in the 14th issue of ''The Briar Cliff Review'' (2002).
won the 2010 fiction prize for her short story "Burning." She later included the story in her first book ''
You Know When the Men Are Gone.''
Awards
*2002 Gold Crown Award
*2000
Pacemaker Award
The National Pacemaker Awards are awards for excellence in American student journalism, given annually since 1927. The awards are generally considered to be the highest national honors in their field, and are unofficially known as the "Pulitzer ...
*1999 Gold Crown Award
*1998 Gold Crown Award
*1997 Silver Crown Award
*1995 Pacemaker Award
*1994 Gold Crown Award
*1993 Gold Crown Award
*1992 Silver Crown Award
See also
*
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
Briar Cliff Review Awards
External links
The Briar Cliff Review
Literary magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1989
Briar Cliff University
Quarterly magazines published in the United States
1989 establishments in Iowa
Magazines published in Iowa
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