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New England Review

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT  05753

Phone: (802) 443-5075 Fax: (802) 443-2088

E-mail: NEReview <at> @middlebury.edu

Web: http://www.nereview.com

Simultaneous submissions: yes, for prose only Email submissions: no Reading period: 9/1-5/31 Response
time: 4-12 weeks Payment: yes (see website) Contests: no ISSN: 1053-1297 Founded: 1978 Issues per year: 4 Distributors: Ingram, Ubiquity Average pages: 210 Sample copy (postpaid): $8 Copy Price: $8 Subscription (Individuals): $25 Subscription (Inst): $40

Publisher’s Description: Now in its 30th year of publication, New England Review distinguishes itself with a fine blend of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction that is both challenging and inviting to the general reader. The selection of writings in each issue presents a broad spectrum of viewpoints and genres, including traditional and experimental fiction, translations in poetry and prose, criticism, letters from abroad, reviews in arts and literature, and rediscoveries. Founded in 1978 and edited by Stephen Donadio, NER keeps its readers in touch with the imaginative adventures of a wide range of writers, with a strong commitment to presenting new voices .

Recent and forthcoming issues feature new work by Jennifer Grotz, William Logan, James Longenbach, Keith Lee Morris, Elizabeth Searle, David Shields, and Steve Almond, plus a range of nonfiction and translations.

NER is published four times a year by Middlebury College. Managing Editor is Carolyn Kuebler; Poetry Editor is C. Dale Young.

Recent Issues:

Vol. 29, #1
In this issue, poet Rick Barot takes a close look at Sylvia Plath’s imaginative process; Lavinia Greenlaw recaptures moments evoked by the music of her childhood and early youth; J.M. Tyree investigates H. P. Lovecraft’s difficult days in New York; and essayist Bruce Mills reflects on the impact of autism and the stories we tell ourselves. In addition, Charles Simic translates a series of poems by Serbian writer by Novica Tadić, and Mark Harman introduces a selection from his new translation of Kafka’s first novel, "The Missing Person (Amerika)". The diverse line-up of poetry and prose also includes new work by David Shields, Steve Almond, Elizabeth Searle, William Logan, David Yezzi, Chard de Niord, Jason Schneiderman, and more.

Vol. 28, #4
This issue features an extraordinarily revealing series of newly available letters by Aldous Huxley; thoughts on the nature of abstract painting by Rebecca Purdum, based on a recent talk she gave at the Middlebury College Museum of Art; James Longenbach’s enlightening look at the art of the poetic line; and a new translation of Friedrich Hölderlin’s novel, “Hyperion.” In addition, John Kinsella offers a series of newly translated “Dream Poems” by Charles Cros, Paul Éluard, Catherine Pozzi and Paul Verlaine, and playwright Jonathan Levy presents a memorable one-act, “December Gold.” The diverse selection of poetry and fiction includes new work by Rachel Hadas, Michael Coffey, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Jennifer Grotz, Arnošt Lustig, Keith Lee Morris, Joshua Harmon and more.