''The Oxonian Review'' is a literary magazine produced by

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students at the

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. Every fortnight during term time, an

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edition is published featuring

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s and

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s on current affairs and

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, alongside creative work including photo essays, poetry, fiction and artwork. It is the largest university-wide postgraduate-student publication at the

History

''The Oxonian Review'' was established in 2001 at

Balliol College, Oxford Balliol College () is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded in 1263 by nobleman John I de Balliol, it has a claim to be the oldest college in Oxford and the English-speaking world. With a governing body of a master and aro ...

, as the ''Oxonian Review of Books'', as a termly print magazine featuring essays and reviews of recently published work in

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, and the

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, written mostly by

students of the University of Oxford. It now also serves as a venue featuring creative writing work by both "University members and non-Oxford affiliates". As a term-based magazine, its Editor in Chief and the editor of the ORbits, shorter pieces published throughout the week during term time, "are appointed for a term". In November 2008, the publication carried out a large recruitment drive in order to expand beyond Balliol College and reach a wider audience. It relaunched in January 2009 as a web-based magazine, publishing fortnightly during term time, and annually in print. It was also renamed ''The'' ''Oxonian Review'' in 2009. The magazine also now organises a series of events in Oxford, including speaker dinners, seminars, music evenings,

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screenings, competitions, and writers' workshops. In 2022, ''The Oxonian Review'' began welcoming undergraduate students on its staff, and is encouraging towards submitted work that has "variety and experiment" rather than only "polish and perfection."

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While ''The Oxonian Review'' publishes essays and reviews, and fiction and poetry, it is particularly noted for its interviews, including those of the Dutch animator and director

Michaël Dudok de Wit Michaël Dudok de Wit (; born 15 July 1953) is a Dutch animator, director and illustrator based in London. He won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for '' Father and Daughter'' (2000) and was nominated in the same category for '' Th ...

, and of the poets

Geoffrey Hill Sir Geoffrey William Hill, Royal_Society_of_Literature#Fellowship, FRSL (18 June 1932 – 30 June 2016) was an English poet, professor emeritus of English literature and religion, and former co-director of the Editorial Institute, at Boston Uni ...

and

Victoria Chang Victoria Chang is an American poet, writer, editor, and critic. She has experimented with different styles of writing, including writing poems shaped in obituaries, for parts of her life, including her parents and herself, in ''OBIT'', letters in ...

. A number of reviews published in the magazine are frequently featured on the websites of the publishers and authors they focus on.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oxonian Review 2001 establishments in England Annual magazines published in the United Kingdom Balliol College, Oxford Biweekly magazines published in the United Kingdom Literary magazines published in the United Kingdom Online magazines published in the United Kingdom Student magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 2001 Mass media in Oxford Publications associated with the University of Oxford

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