by Stewart Moore, Colorado Review editorial assistant I have several friends who say they love driving long distances. They relish the opportunity to burn down the highway, see the landscape change before their eyes, and jam out to five hours of music. I, however, hate driving. Not only because I can’t sit still for more […]
by Alex Morrison, Colorado Review editorial assistant Last month, I was hosting a friend from Baltimore while he used Fort Collins as a launching point to explore Rocky Mountain National Park. I was giving my friend a quick tour of my apartment when he stopped to inspect my bookshelf, a narrow and flimsy piece of […]
Katherine E. Standefer writes about the body, consent, and medical technology. Her essay “Shock to the Heart, Or: A Primer on the Practical Applications of Electricity” appeared in the Spring 2015 issue of Colorado Review. She generously agreed to share her thoughts on her craft with Natalya Stanko, Colorado Review associate editor. Natalya Stanko: […]
To read a review of Tanvi Bush’s Witch Girl, click here. Book reviewer Heather Sharfeddin recently interviewed Tanvi Bush for Colorado Review. Bush grew up in Lusaka, Zambia. She later studied in the UK, reading English and Theatre at Exeter University, then Film Production at the Northern School of Film and TV. In the late […]
by Cedar Brant, Colorado Review editorial assistant The most shocking thing happens when your work is published: people read it. Although this is, of course, the basic idea, it is nonetheless miraculous. Publication is the crucible that transforms the private tomes of one’s journal into, in the spirit of John Keats, “a handshake,” an act […]
Episode 6 Kylan Rice, Steven Schwartz and Sarah Hansen read and discuss short story “Midterm” by Leslie Johnson.
By Melissa Hohl, Colorado Review Associate Editor “It’s like Vegas in here. There are no clocks and it could be any time of day or night outside and we would have no idea” –John Gallaher on the AWP book fair I spent most of the daytime during AWP at the book fair, either walking around […]
By Bryan C. Johnson, Colorado Review Associate Editor As I approach the end of my MFA experience, I’ve been thinking more and more about what my writing life will look like post-degree. For the past three years, I’ve had a decent amount of free time (I’m not an adjunct, or I would have no free […]
By Shoaib Alam, Colorado Review Associate Editor Literary awards are all over the news recently. Here at Colorado Review, submissions closed not too long ago for the 2015 Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction. The winner will be announced in July. The final judge is Lauren Groff. Meanwhile, Akhil Sharma won the second Folio prize for […]
Episode 5 Kylan Rice, Matthew Cooperman, and Drew Webster read and discuss poetry by Pam Rehm.