2023 Contest: Interview with Poetry Judge Gary Soto Gary Soto, born and raised in Fresno, California, is the author of thirteen poetry collections for adults, most notably New and Selected Poems, a 1995 finalist for both the Los Angeles Times Award and the National...
2023 Contest: Interview with Nonfiction Judge Jesse McCarthy Jesse McCarthy is Assistant Professor in the departments of English and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. He is the author of the essay collection, Who Will Pay Reparations on...
2023 Contest: Interview with Fiction Judge Michael Martone Michael Martone’s newest books are Plain Air: Sketches from Winesburg, Indiana (2022) and The Complete Writings of Art Smith, The Bird Boy of Fort Wayne (2020). He has authored or edited over two dozen...
Meet the 2023 Editors: An Interview Jeremy Rock / Managing Editor Katie DeLay / Editor Samantha Bolf / Fiction Editor PD Edgar / Art & Design Editor Javier Sandoval / Poetry Editor Kanyinsola Olorunnisola / Nonfiction Editor Each year, the BWR staff turns over, so...
2022 Contest: Interview with Poetry Judge Diane Seuss Diane Seuss is the author of five books of poetry. Her most recent collection is frank: sonnets (Graywolf Press 2021), winner of the PEN/Voelcker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry, and a...
Meet the Editors: An Interview with Everyone Graham L. BishopMarketing & Social Media Manager james mckennaEditor Kayla DaleManaging Editor Kaush SureshNonfiction Editor Katie DeLayPoetry Editor Alden CaesarFiction Editor P.D. EdgarDesign Editor Since the...