Bellingham Review
Encyclopedia
The Bellingham Review is an American literary magazine
published by Western Washington University
. The magazine was established in 1977 by the poet
s Knute Skinner and Peter Nicoletta. The Bellingham Review includes fiction
, poetry
, and creative non-fiction. The current editor is writer Brenda Miller. Work that has appeared in the Bellingham Review has been reprinted in The Pushcart Prize Anthology and The Best American Poetry
. Notable contributors include: Micah Nathan
, Jenna Blum
, Anne Panning
, Sheila Bender
, and Deborah A. Miranda
.
, a former Bellingham Review editor.
Recent Winners (Nonfiction):
Recent Winners (Fiction):
Literary magazine
A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry and essays along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letters...
published by Western Washington University
Western Washington University
Western Washington University is one of six state-funded, four-year universities of higher education in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Bellingham and offers bachelor's and master's degrees.-History:...
. The magazine was established in 1977 by the poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
s Knute Skinner and Peter Nicoletta. The Bellingham Review includes fiction
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
, poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
, and creative non-fiction. The current editor is writer Brenda Miller. Work that has appeared in the Bellingham Review has been reprinted in The Pushcart Prize Anthology and The Best American Poetry
The Best American Poetry
The Best American Poetry series consists of annual poetry anthologies, each containing seventy-five poems.The series, begun by poet and editor David Lehman in 1988, has a different guest editor every year...
. Notable contributors include: Micah Nathan
Micah Nathan
Micah Nathan is an American author, screenwriter, and award-winning essayist. His critically acclaimed debut novel, Gods of Aberdeen, was published in June 2005 by Simon & Schuster and became an international bestseller...
, Jenna Blum
Jenna Blum
Jenna Blum has been writing professionally since she was sixteen, when in 1986 her short story, "The Legacy of Frank Finklestein" won first prize in Seventeen Magazine's National Fiction Contest...
, Anne Panning
Anne Panning
Anne Panning is an award winning writer of both fiction and nonfiction. She teaches English at State University of New York at Brockport and co-directs the Brockport Writers Forum.-Biography:...
, Sheila Bender
Sheila Bender
- Sheila Bender :Sheila Bender is a poet and essayist best known for her popular books on writing instruction, such as Writing in a New Convertible with the Top Down, Writing Personal Essays, Keeping a Journal You Love, and her most recent publication, aimed toward high school students, Perfect...
, and Deborah A. Miranda
Deborah A. Miranda
Deborah Miranda is a Native American writer and poet. Her father, Alfred Edward Robles Mirada is from the Esselen and Chumash people, native to the Santa Barbara/Santa Ynez/Monterery, California area...
.
Awards
The magazine yearly awards "The Annie Dillard Award for Creative Nonfiction" and "The Tobias Wolff Award for Fiction". The awards were established by novelist Robin HemleyRobin Hemley
Robin Hemley, born May 28, 1958 in New York City, is a Jewish American nonfiction and fiction writer, author of eight books, most recently, DO-OVER! In which a forty-eight-year-old father of three returns to kindergarten, summer camp, the prom, and other embarrassments...
, a former Bellingham Review editor.
Recent Winners (Nonfiction):
- 2010 - Angela Tung
- 2009 - Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
- 2008 - Lauren Smith Traore
- 2007 - Megan Kruse
- 2006 - Madeline Sonik
- 2005 - Amy Alznauer
- 2004 - Bonnie Rough
- 2003 - Jill Sisson Quinn
- 2002 - Ander MonsonAnder Monson-Life:He was raised in Houghton, Michigan in the Upper Peninsula. His mother's death when he was seven years old is reflected in the themes of his later fiction. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois...
- 2001 - Jocelyn Bartkevicius
Recent Winners (Fiction):
- 2010 - Jacob M. AppelJacob M. AppelJacob M. Appel is an American author, bioethicist and social critic. He is best known for his short stories, his work as a playwright, and his writing in the fields of reproductive ethics, organ donation, neuroethics and euthanasia....
- 2009 - Irene Keliher
- 2008 - Edward O’Connell
- 2007 - Natalie Diaz
- 2006 - Mark WisniewskiMark WisniewskiMark Wisniewski is an American author. He is the author of the novel, Confessions of a Polish Used Car Salesman, and the poetry collection One of Us One Night. He is a two-time finalist for the Robert Olen Butler Prize for short fiction. He is a frequent contributor to the Missouri Review and a...
- 2005 - Vicky Mlyniec
- 2004 - Bernadette Smyth
- 2003 - Natalie Serber
- 2002 - Morgan McDermottMorgan McDermottMorgan McDermott is an American author best known for his short stories. His short story collection, Owner's Manual, won the Ohio State University Prize in Short Fiction but remains unpublished...
- 2001 - John Tait