Louisiana Literature

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Louisiana Literature is a literary magazine. Founded in 1984 by Southeastern Louisiana University, it publishes fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction quarterly. [1] As of 2006 the magazine was published biannually. [2]

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Editors

Editor, as of October 2009, was Jack Bedell.

Honors and awards

Masthead

As of October 2009:

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References

  1. "Novelists Among SLU Magazine Contributors," The Advocate (Baton Rouge), August 3, 1999.
  2. "Louisiana Literature - 2006". New Pages. Retrieved April 24, 2016.