Quarterly West
| Discipline | Literary journal |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Claire Wahmanholm and Sara Eliza Johnson |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1976-present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Q. West |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0194-4231 |
| Links | |
Quarterly West is an American literary magazine managed by graduate students at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.[1][2] Stories that have appeared in Quarterly West have been shortlisted for the Pushcart Prize, The Best American Short Stories and the O. Henry Prize.[3][4] The journal was founded by James Thomas in 1976.[5][6]
In 2011, Quarterly West became an exclusively online literary journal.
Notable contributors
- Micheal Andreasen
- Rebecca Aronson
- James Carlos Blake
- Jackson Bliss
- Fleda Brown
- Raymond Carver
- Susann Cokal
- Annie Dillard
- Stephen Dunn
- Stuart Dybek
- Carolyn Forché
- Allen Ginsberg
- Albert Goldbarth
- Mark Jarman
- Philip Levine
- Maya Pindyck
- Sherod Santos
- George Saunders
- Sam Shepard
- Eleanor Wilneróand
- Antoine Wilson
Masthead
- Editor-in-Chief: J.P. Grasser
- Managing Editor: Joe Sacksteder
- Assistant Editor: Jacqueline Balderrama
- Fiction Editors: Jason Daniels (Senior), Michelle Donahue
- Poetry Editors: Cori A. Winrock (Senior), Alen Hamza
- Nonfiction Editors: Noam Dorr (Senior), Jace Brittain
- New Media Editor: Joe Sacksteder
- Reviews Editor: Jessica Rae Bergamino
See also
Notes
- ^ "Early growth and success of U.'s literary journal topping expectations..." The Salt Lake Tribune, Jan 6, 2006.
- ^ "English: Creative Writing - Academic Advising Center - The University of Utah". advising.utah.edu. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
- ^ Small Magazine, Big Names: `Quarterly West' Turns 20; Quarterly..., The Salt Lake Tribune, Dec. 15, 1996
- ^ Literary Magazine Is Expanding, Deseret News, Sept 29, 1985
- ^ "About". Quarterly West. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
- ^ Johnston, Jerry (October 16, 1988). "BOOKS OF REGIONAL INTEREST . . . IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS". Deseret News. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
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