Concho River Review

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Concho River Review
General EditorR. Mark Jackson
Former editors
  • Terry Dalrymple (founder)
  • Jim Moore
  • Mary Ellen Hartje
  • Erin Ashworth-King
Categories Literary journal
Creative writing
Poetry
Non-fiction
Fiction
FrequencyBiannual
Publisher Angelo State University
Department of English and Modern Languages
FounderTerry Dalrymple
Founded1987
First issueApril 1, 1987;36 years ago (1987-04-01)
Country United States
Based in San Angelo
LanguageEnglish
Website conchoriverreview.org
ISSN 1048-9568
OCLC 17446948

Concho River Review is an American literary magazine based in San Angelo, Texas. [1] The magazine was founded by Terry Dalrymple in 1987 [2] [3] and publishes short stories, poetry, creative nonfiction, interviews, and book reviews. Originally, it focused on Southwestern authors and settings but later diversified its contents, publishing works by authors from across the United States and abroad.

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Notable contributors

Interviews

A regular component of the fall issue is an interview with the featured writer at the Angelo State University Writers Conference. CRR has published interviews with featured writers since the conference's inception in 1996. Authors interviewed include Naomi Shihab Nye, Peter Hedges, Gordon Weaver, Tim O'Brien, Tobias Wolff, Luis Valdez, Terrance Hayes, Mary Karr, Leslie Marmon Silko, Art Spiegelman, Craig Johnson, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, and Laila Lalami.

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References

  1. Concho River Review Announces Special Issue
  2. Dallas Morning News, Nov 15, 1987,
  3. Austin American-Statesman, August 23, 1992