Fourteen Hills

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Fourteen Hills
Categories Poetry, Fiction, Essays, Art, Interviews
FrequencyBiannually (print)
PublisherSan Francisco State University
First issue1994;31 years ago (1994)
Based in San Francisco, California, United States
Language English
Website http://14hills.net/

Fourteen Hills is the San Francisco State University literary magazine associated with the MFA degree program. Founded in 1994, it publishes poetry, fiction, short plays, and literary nonfiction. [1] The semiannual journal includes experimental and progressive work by emerging and cross-genre writers, as well as by award-winning and established authors. [2]

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History

Fourteen Hills publishes one issue every year of the Fourteen Hills: the SFSU review, as well as the manuscript of the annual winner of the Michael Rubin Book Award.

Fourteen Hills Vol. 6, No. 1 sold out within a few months, and Kate Small's award-winning chapbook, also published by Fourteen Hills, is now in its second printing. Pieces first published in Fourteen Hills have won the following literary awards:

Events

Fourteen Hills also hosts a number of literary events each year. The most awaited is the Fourteen Hills release party. Authors who have appeared at the events have included Stephen Elliott, Peter Orner, Nona Caspers, Eireene Nealand and John Cleary.

Fourteen Hills and SFSU administer the Stacy Doris Memorial Poetry Award, named after late writing professor Stacy Doris. The prize, which was first awarded in 2014, awards the winning poet with a $500 prize and publication in the Spring issue of Fourteen Hills. [3]

See also

References

  1. "Literary Magazines | Department of Creative Writing". creativewriting.sfsu.edu. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  2. Randall, Rachel (August 14, 2013). 2014 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market. Writer's Digest Books. ISBN   9781599637471.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. Staff. "For Poems with Truly Inventive Spirit: First Annual Stacy Doris Memorial Poetry Award" Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine , at Harriet (blog), Poetry Foundation, 24 October 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.