Latest
Issue of Annual Literary Journal Hits the Stands
Yalobusha Review Includes an Introduction
by Author/Faculty Member Barry Hannah
An
essay by renowned author and longtime University
of Mississippi writer in residence Barry Hannah
opens the latest issue of the Yalobusha Review,
the University of Mississippi’s annual literary
journal.
Twenty poems, 16 images, four short stories, and
three creative nonfiction works by other notable
writers and artists, as well University faculty
and students, are featured in the publication’s
seventh volume. Editor Joy Wilson, a Department
of English graduate student from Palmdale, California,
praised the submissions that she and her small staff
culled.
“I think each page of the journal is something spectacular,”
Wilson said. “It’s something you’ll want to have
on your coffee table. The Yalobusha Review
has something for everyone, whether they’re literary-minded
or not.”
Contributors this year include two previous Grisham
Writers in Residence, novelist Tom Franklin and
writer, poet, and artist Claude Wilkinson. A short
story by author Dan Chaon, a National Book Award
finalist, also is included.
“At the risk of sounding like an advertiser, this
year’s issue is bigger and better–a larger format
for graphics and photos, as well as a neat array
of fiction, poetry, and this year, creative nonfiction,”
said David Galef, the journal’s faculty adviser
and program administrator for the University’s M.F.A.
program.
The Yalobusha Review, founded in 1995, is
a collaborative effort between the University’s
Departments of English and Art, with accounting
and marketing assistance from students in the Business
School. Jan Murray, chair of the Art Department,
designed the journal’s new look with assistance
from Joe Wortham, M.F.A., and Nailah Isoke, B.A.
in Art.
Annually, the journal accepts poetry, fiction, creative
nonfiction, photography, and black-and-white artwork,
from both established and new writers and artists,
between August 15 through February 15. Single issues
are $10 and multiple-year subscriptions are $8.
For submission guidelines or to obtain a copy of
the Yalobusha Review, e-mail the editor at
yalobush@sunset.olemiss.edu.
Deidra Jackson
