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Congratulations to our authors who have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize this year: Poetry Bryan Dietrich’s “Superman’s Other Secret” from 26.1 George Looney’s “An Occurrence of Grace at a…    read more

Since I’ve been reading for The Missouri Review, I’ve gotten a few stories with details that might seem unexpectedly controversial to some writers. Before I get to the topic at…    read more

Grey masses of snow pile against the streets. The gutter outside my apartment continues with the incessant drip that is winter pushing to spring. Snow melting means graduation is near…    read more

One of our favorite poets, Bob Hicok, is being featured on Poetry Daily today. Besides the outstanding poetry, I’m continually amazed by the personal care and attention Don Selby takes…    read more

I’m finally doing a thing I’ve always wanted to do, yet also feared. Last week, I left the kiddie pool and took a walk to the Olympic size. Climbed the…    read more

[By Nathan Oates] Recently I’ve been spending as much time (okay, more) checking updates on the democratic primaries as I have writing fiction. I believe something needs to be done…    read more

Brian Kiteley has nice ideas about how to teach fiction writing with exercises–which he does at the University of Denver–and he makes some of his exercises available here. If you’re…    read more

With the announcement of the Pushcart nominations, I felt I’d mention some of the wonderful literary rediscoveries that are currently going on in the publishing world. We readers and writers…    read more

I’m finishing my review of Toni Morrison’s new novel, Love, for The Missouri Review, and throughout the process the question of necessity has dogged me–what purpose do reviews of new…    read more

I admit it. I’m a bibliophile with a particular weakness. That’s right – after perusing the poetry shelves, contemplating the hot/young/new talents, and delving into the one clearance rack designless…    read more