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Barn Owl Review is an independent literary annual that publishes poetry and reviews. The journal is published in Akron

Akron

-Settlements:Canada* Akron, OntarioSouth Africa* Akron, South AfricaUnited States* Akron, Alabama* Akron, Colorado* Akron, Indiana* Akron, Iowa* Akron, Michigan* Akron, New York* Akron, Pennsylvania* Akron, West Virginia* Akron Township, Illinois...

, Ohio. Barn Owl Review 3 was released in April 2010 at the AWP

Association of Writers & Writing Programs

The Association of Writers & Writing Programs is a literary organization whose mission is "to foster literary talent and achievement, to advance the art of writing as essential to a good education, and to serve the makers, teachers, students, and readers of contemporary writing."-Members:AWP...

conference book fair in Denver. Poems from Barn Owl Review 3, by Angela Vogel, Rob Schlegel, Rebecca Givens Rolland, and Sarah Perrier were featured on Verse Daily in August, 2010. Barn Owl Review 4 made its debut in Washington DC for the 2011 AWP conference. The editorial staff will celebrate the magazine's fifth issue by holding an offsite event at AWP 2012 in Chicago.

History

Barn Owl Review was founded by Mary Biddinger

Mary Biddinger

Mary Biddinger is an American poet, editor, and academic.Mary Biddinger is the author of the poetry collection Prairie Fever...

and Jay Robinson in 2007. The first issue (Barn Owl Review 1) made its debut at the AWP

Association of Writers & Writing Programs

conference book fair in New York City

New York City

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in February 2008. A launch party for Barn Owl Review was held at The Lit: Cleveland's Literary Center in May 2008.

Barn Owl Review has included work by Sandra Beasley

Sandra Beasley

Sandra Beasley is an American poet and non-fiction writer.-Background:Beasley graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, earned a B.A. in English magna cum laude from the University of Virginia, and later received an MFA degree from American University...

, Jason Bredle

Jason Bredle

Jason Bredle is an American poet. Born in Indianapolis, he received degrees in English and Spanish from Indiana University and an MFA from the University of Michigan, where he was the recipient of a Hopwood Award...

, Denise Duhamel

Denise Duhamel

-Background:Duhamel received her B.F.A. from Emerson College and her M.F.A. from Sarah Lawrence College. She is a New York Foundation for the Arts recipient and has been resident poet at Bucknell University...

, John Gallaher

John Gallaher

John Gallaher is an American poet and assistant professor of English at Northwest Missouri State University, and co-editor of The Laurel Review, supported by Northwest's English Department. He is the author of three poetry collections, most recently, Map of the Folded World...

, David Dodd Lee

David Dodd Lee

David Dodd Lee is an American poet. Lee is the author of six books of poems, Downsides of Fish Culture , Arrow Pointing North , Abrupt Rural , "The Nervous Filaments" "Orphan, Indiana" and "Sky Booths in the Breath Somewhere: The Ashbery...

, Alex Lemon

Alex Lemon

Alex Lemon is an American poet.Lemon is the author of four books. The poetry collections Mosquito , Hallelujah Blackout , Fancy Beasts and Happy: A Memoir Lemon is a frequent contributor to The Bloomsbury Review, and co-editor of LUNA...

, Lee Ann Roripaugh

Lee Ann Roripaugh

-Life:She was raised in Laramie, Wyoming, the daughter of poet Robert Roripaugh.She graduated from Indiana University with an M.M. in music history, a B.M. in piano performance, and an M.F.A...

, and others.

Following publication of Barn Owl Review 1, the journal received an Arts Access Grant from the Ohio Arts Council

Ohio Arts Council

The Ohio Arts Council is an agency serving the U.S. state of Ohio.Established in 1965, its mission is to "foster and encourage the development of the arts and assist the preservation of Ohio's cultural heritage." Each year it awards grants to arts organizations and individuals throughout the state...

Reading Period

Barn Owl Reviews reading period runs each year from June 1 through November 1. Complete submission guidelines may be found on the website.

Editorial Staff

Barn Owl Review became an all-poetry journal in 2009. The current masthead is as follows:

Editors-in-Chief
Mary Biddinger

Mary Biddinger

Mary Biddinger is an American poet, editor, and academic.Mary Biddinger is the author of the poetry collection Prairie Fever...

,
Jay Robinson

Managing Editor
Mary Biddinger

Reviews Editor
Jay Robinson

Editorial Staff
Emily D. Dressler,
Susan Grimm,
Michael Krutel,
Eric Morris,
Amy Bracken Sparks, Nick Sturm (Contributing Editor),
Michael Goroff (Contributing Editor--Small Press Fiction reviews)

External links

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