The South Dakota Review is a quarterly literary magazine

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 the University of South Dakota

University of South Dakota

The University of South Dakota ', the state’s oldest university, was founded in 1862 and classes began in 1882. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, United States, USD is home to South Dakota's only medical school and law school. USD is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents, and its current...

. It was founded by John R. Milton

John R. Milton

John R. Milton was an American writer, and editor of South Dakota Review.-Life:He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA and MA in 1951, and from the University of Denver, with a Ph.D...

 in 1963 and is currently edited by Brian Bedard. Past Associate Editors include Eileen Sullivan, and Theo Bohn. Works with a strong sense of place and image are encouraged.

SDR publishes poetry, fiction, interview, and literary non-fiction by both emerging and established writers of considerable skill. Recent contributors of note include Philip Heldrich

Philip Heldrich

Philip Heldrich was an award-winning American author of poetry, essays, short stories, and literary criticism, including , winner of the ] Poetry Prize] and , winner of the First Series Award for Creative Nonfiction....

, Tricia Currans-Sheehan, Jacob M. Appel

Jacob M. Appel

Jacob 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....

, Gary Fincke, Eileen Sullivan, and Mark Sanders.