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| Discipline | Literary journal |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Tricia Currans-Sheehan |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1989-present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Standard abbreviationsISO 4 (alt) ·Bluebook (alt)NLM (alt) ·MathSciNet (alt | |
| ISO 4 | Briar Cliff Rev. |
| IndexingCODEN (alt ·alt2) ·JSTOR (alt) ·LCCN (alt)MIAR ·NLM (alt) ·Scopus ·W&L | |
| ISSN | 1550-0926 |
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The Briar Cliff Review is a literary journal based in Sioux City, Iowa, USA, home of Briar Cliff University. The Review was founded in 1989 and has awarded its well-renowned prizes in fiction and poetry since 1996.[1][2] The current editors are Tricia Currans-Sheehan, Rich Yates (design), Jeanne Emmons (Poetry), Jeff Gard / Amelia Skinner Saint (Fiction), Jeff Baldus (Art), and Paul Weber / Ryan Allen (Nonfiction).[3]
The final issue of the Briar Cliff Review is to be Volume 35 (2023).[4]
Previous winners of the Briar Cliff Review fiction prize include Jacob M. Appel's "The Final Word in Bee Keeping" (2000), George V. Tucker's "Norman, Oklahoma" (2003),[5] Rebecca Tuch's "Stop Saying My Name" (2006),[6] and Scott H. Andrews's "A Brief Swell of Twilight" (2007).[7] Winning poets include Elizabeth Volpe (2004),[8] Deborah DeNicola (2007)[9] and Sarah Sousa (2011).[10][11]
Jenna Blum's short story Those Who Save Us first appeared in the 14th issue of The Briar Cliff Review (2002).[12]
Siobhan Fallon won the 2010 fiction prize for her short story "Burning." She later included the story in her first book You Know When the Men Are Gone.