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Oct 24 2017
Web Exclusive: “The Education of Louise Adams” by Jane Gillette
Today, to celebrate the launch of Jane Gillette’s new book, The Trail of the Demon and Other Stories and the start of the Missouri Review‘s new imprint, Missouri Review Books, we present… read more
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Oct 06 2017
2015 Editors’ Prize Finalist in Fiction, Maison Des Oiseaux by Cynthia Robinson
Cynthia Robinson’s 2015 Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize finalist fiction “Maison des Oiseaux” appeared in Volume 39, Number 1. In this emotionally honest story, husband and wife, Peter and Della,… read more
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Sep 28 2017
2012 Editors’ Prize finalist in nonfiction, “It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie” by Jennifer Anderson
“At one time or another, I’ve been their daughters and granddaughters, their sisters and sons and fathers,” writes Jennifer Anderson in her essay about the experience of providing “diversional activities”… read more
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Sep 22 2017
2016 Editors’ Prize finalist in nonfiction, “Nemerov’s Door” by Robert Wrigley
This week we are featuring Robert Wrigley’s 2016 Jeffrey E. Smith Prize finalist essay “Nemerov’s Door,” about a spontaneous trip that Wrigley took with his father as a young man… read more
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Sep 06 2017
2014 Editors’ Prize finalist in nonfiction, “Rash” by Nicole Banas
This week we are featuring Nicole Banas’s 2014 Jeffrey E. Smith Prize finalist essay “Rash,” about being young and under pressure and sharing the trouble of someone else. Nicole Banas… read more
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Aug 30 2017
2016 Editors’ Prize finalist in fiction, “The Witness” by May-lee Chai
For the next month we will be featuring some of the past finalists in the Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize contest that appeared in our print issues of TMR. To… read more
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May 05 2017
ViProse: “Pinterest for the Apocalypse” by Sophie Beck
Sophie Beck’s essay “Pinterest for the Apocalypse,” about maker culture and . . . yes . . . the apocalypse, appeared in our winter issue. Beck, the founding co-editor… read more
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Apr 18 2017
viProse: “Money, Geography, Youth” by Alix Ohlin
Alix Ohlin’s short story “Money, Geography, Youth” was published in the winter 2016 issue of the Missouri Review. Ohlin is the author of two novels, The Missing Person and Inside and two collections of… read more
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Feb 07 2017
v.i.Prose: "Mile Point Road" by Nathan Oates
Nathan Oates’s “Mile Point Road” brings to light the fear that lies in the dark corners of our imaginations. In a narrative paying homage to Stephen King’s The Shining, Oates… read more
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Jul 27 2016
v.i.Prose: "The Evil Tyrant of Ten Kurk" by Seth Fried
“The Evil Tyrant of Ten Kurk” by Seth Fried depicts the eponymous tyrant in his castle . . . sleeping. Yes, even tyrants need to sleep, eat, and take care… read more