Louisiana Literature
Encyclopedia
Louisiana Literature is a literary magazine
. Founded in 1984 by Southeastern Louisiana University
, it publishes fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction quarterly.
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...
. Founded in 1984 by Southeastern Louisiana University
Southeastern Louisiana University
Southeastern Louisiana University is a state-funded public university in Hammond, Louisiana, United States. It was founded in 1925 by Linus A. Sims, the principal of Hammond High School, as Hammond Junior College, located in a wing of the high school building. Sims succeeded in getting the campus...
, it publishes fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction quarterly.
Honors and awards
- Robert Olen ButlerRobert Olen ButlerRobert Olen Butler is an American fiction writer. His short-story collection A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1993.-Early life:...
's short story, "Heavy Metal", was reprinted in New Stories from the South 2000. - 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....
's short story, "Counting", was short-listed for the O. Henry AwardO. Henry AwardThe O. Henry Award is the only yearly award given to short stories of exceptional merit. The award is named after the American master of the form, O. Henry....
in 2001. - Aaron GwynAaron GwynAaron Gwyn was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and is an American short story author and novelist. He received his PhD in English from the University of Denver and now is an associate professor of English at University of North Carolina - Charlotte where he teaches fiction writing and contemporary...
's short story, "Of Falling", appeared in New Stories from the South 2002. - R.T. Smith's short story, "Tastes Like Chicken", appeared in New Stories from the South 2006.
- Clinton J. Stewart's short story, "Bird Dog", appeared in New Stories from the South 2009.
- Writer's DigestWriter's DigestWriter's Digest is an American magazine devoted to both beginning and established writers, offering interviews, market listings, calls for manuscripts, and how-to articles....
named Louisiana Literature a "Top 50" market for both fiction and poetry in 2008.
Masthead
As of October 2009:- Editor: Jack B. Bedell
- Associate Editors: Norman German, William Parrill
- On-line Editor: Chris Tusa