MQR Announces 2017 Literary Prizes
Hearty congratulations to Hananah Zaheer, Bruce Bond, and Michael Lavers, the winners of MQR’s 2017 literary prizes.
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Issue Launch for MQR 57:1, “Poetry at Michigan”
In celebration of MQR’s “Poetry at Michigan” Special Issue, U-M writers will read from their work at Literati Bookstore on Monday, April 9 at 7 PM. MQR’s new Editor, Khaled Mattawa, will introduce the event.
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Call for Submissions: Iran Issue
For our Spring 2019 issue, MQR seeks submissions on the theme of Iran — its literature, culture, and history, particularly perspectives on the 1979 revolution written in Iran or in the Diaspora. The issue seeks to present a collective of voices and reflections by a generation born in the shadow of revolution. We especially encourage translations from Persian, Kurdish, Armenian, and Azeri languages spoken in Iran. Deadline: June 30, 2018
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Meet Our Contributors, MQR 57:1
Meet the contributors of MQR 57:1, our special issue dedicated to the presence of poetry at the University of Michigan.
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MQR 57:1 | Winter 2018
Our Winter 2018 issue pays tribute to the presence of poetry at the University of Michigan. This special issue offers an in-depth look at some of the poets, past and present, who have made significant contributions to the growth and cultivation of poetry at the university, including Robert Frost, Seamus Heaney, and Donald Hall.
Former MQR poetry editor Keith Taylor curated the issue’s content, including poetry by Lorna Goodison, Paisley Rekdal, and Laura Kasischke, as well as essays and interviews.
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Congrats to Elinam Agbo
Hearty congrats to former MQR intern Elinam Agbo, who was recently awarded a PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers.
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Call for Submissions: Caregiving Issue
For our Fall 2018 issue, MQR seeks submissions on the theme of Caregiving and Caregivers. We particularly encourage submissions from writers and artists who are themselves active caregivers. Deadline: March 31, 2018
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MQR Welcomes New Editorial Staff
MQR is pleased to announce the following additions to our editorial team: Khaled Mattawa, Bryce Hayes Pope, Polly Rosenwaike, and Katie Willingham.
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Meet Our Contributors, MQR 56:4
Meet the poets, essayists, and fiction writers of MQR 56:4.
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MQR 56:4 | Fall 2017
In our Fall 2017 issue, Margaret Morganroth Gullette examines farm fiction amid the global food crisis, and Corey Van Landingham reflects on the complicated nature of Confederate elegy.
Fiction from Taylor Adams, Jenny Irish, Anna Sabat, Sara Schaff, J. Howard Siegal, Rebecca Townley, and Marléne Zadig.
Poetry from Becca Barniskis, V.V. Ganeshananthan, Gabriela Garcia, Shen Haobo (translated by Liang Yujing), Stevie Howell, Ann Lauinger, Madison Jones, Jen Karetnick, Mike Soto, Terrell Jamal Terry, and G.C. Waldrep.
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