Literary Magazine Review

National Magazine Housed In English Department

UW-River Fall's English Department is now home to a nationally circulated journal, the Literary Magazine Review ( LMR ). LMR is a twenty-year-old quarterly that reviews periodicals publishing poetry and creative prose. It began at Kansas State University. The editor was able to establish an exchange program bringing over 60 new titles of literary magazines to the library. Later LMR moved to the University of Northern Iowa, where it has resided until its recent move to UW-River Falls. When the magazine's former editor accepted the position of Fiction Editor at the North American Review, he offered the position of LMR Editor to Dr. Jenny Brantley, Associate Professor of English.

LMR is an excellent resource for both writers seeking publishing outlets and readers searching for the best contemporary literary magazines. Its audience includes writers, academic libraries, and the editors of literary magazines. Its reviews are often quoted in other national magazines such as Poets and Writers and American Poetry Review , as well as in advertisements for the literary magazines it reviews. The most recent promotional information for New England Review, for example, quotes LMR .

The opportunities for UW-River Falls students and benefits to the campus are numerous. LMR provides an excellent opportunity for English, Business Communication, and Journalism majors to serve as editorial assistants and interns. The entire campus community has benefited from readings by prominent writers.

The journal fosters strong working relationships with other universities by establishing a network of contributors, and by encouraging a continuing interchange between LMR and literary magazines housed on other campuses. LMR will generate new titles for the library through an exchange program much like the one set up at Kansas State University.

Page Maintained By: Carol McClelland
Contact: Dr. Jenny Brantley
Last Updated: 1 June 2006