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From Our Authors
Dec 08 2020
An Interview with Tim Loc
Tim Loc’s “If You’re so Smart” captivated us with its sharp writing and fresh subject: homelessness on college campuses. Recently, TMR staff member Eric True talked with the author about… read more

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Nov 17 2020
An Interview with Sahar Mustafah
Sahar Mustafah is the talented author of our featured fiction, “Triumph,” which first appeared in the summer 2020 issue (43.2) of the Missouri Review. Recently, TMR staff member Vivian Herzog… read more

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Oct 09 2020
How does it feel to win the Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize?
We are down to the final days for the 30th Annual Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize. As you know, each year we accept entries in three genres—fiction, poetry, and nonfiction—and… read more

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Sep 22 2020
“When I Pulled Over on the Side of the Road” by Katey Schultz
This craft essay by Katey Schultz is proof that inspiration doesn’t follow a particular timeline. In her case, a story percolated for over decade before she saw it take shape.… read more

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Sep 27 2019
How does it feel to win the Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize?
You know by now that winning the Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize means receiving $5000, publication in the Missouri Review, and travel to a gala and reading in Columbia, Missouri.… read more

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Jul 30 2019
An Interview with Jillian Weiss
Jillian Weiss is the author of our featured nonfiction prose piece “Awakening to Jake.” You can find the essay here. We recently had the pleasure of talking with Jillian about the… read more

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Jul 18 2019
An interview with Bradley Bazzle
Bradley Bazzle is the talented author of Trash Mountain, as well as our featured short story “Relatable Influence.” You can read the story here. This past week, we were able… read more

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Jun 06 2019
An interview with Marin Sardy
Marin Sardy‘s essay “A Shapeless Thief,” about her mother’s schizophrenia, first appeared in the Missouri Review (37:2) and later became part of her new memoir, The Edge of Every Day:… read more

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Oct 24 2018
Interview with Writer Joanna Luloff
In this week’s episode of the Missouri Review’s Soundbooth Podcast, we talk to Joanna Luloff about her new book, writing process, and career. Luloff, 2006 Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prizewinner for “Let Them… read more

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Oct 09 2018
An Interview with Kelli Jo Ford
Kelli Jo Ford’s story “Book of the Generations,” part of her collection of linked stories-in progress, Crooked Hallelujah, was selected by judge Elise Juska as the best story in our… read more