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| The Cream City Review is a non-profit literary magazine devoted to publishing memorable and energetic fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction by new and established writers. The magazine also features reviews of contemporary literature and criticism, as well as author interviews and artwork.The publication is an established biannual that attracts both readers and submissions from around the world. We receive approximately 4,000 submissions each year in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction from both unpublished and established writers. Our journal reflects this mix—often publishing poet laureates beside artists who have never been published before. From the thousands of submissions, The Cream City Review volunteer staff of graduate students selects 25-35 poems, 5-8 stories, 1-3 essays, 1-3 book reviews, and the work of two or three visual artists for publication in each issue. |
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| cream city review was started in 1975 after Mary Zane Allen, who had been at The Wisconsin Review, decided there should be a similar literary journal operating out of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Allen worked with the student union to establish both the magazine and a reading series. Later, the magazine began operating with the support of UWM’s English Department. Over the years cream city review has evolved from an 8″ X 11″ 50 page, Xeroxed zine to the 150-200 page book format that it is today. Although the standards of the magazine have remained high, the appearances have changed dramatically. The shift to glossy, multicolored covers began in the fall of 1989, shortly after Laurie Buman became our art editor. These covers, which become more exciting with every issue, have now become one of our trademarks. |
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| The Cream City Review has established a prominent place among independent literary magazines by featuring the work of up-and-coming as well as established writers.Past contributors include: Kate Braverman, Charles Bukowski, Robert Olen Butler, Maxine Chernoff, Amy Clampitt, Billy Collins, Oliver de la Paz, Tess Gallagher, Diane Glancy, Joy Harjo, Bob Hicok, Allison Joseph, Caroline Knox, Ted Kooser, Audre Lorde, J.D. McClatchy, Simon Ortiz, Linda Pastan, Ricardo Pau-Llosa, Adrienne Rich, Alberto Ríos, Catie Rosemurgy, Denise Sweet, James Tate, Mark Turcotte, and Gordon Weaver. |
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| cream city review was started in 1975 after Mary Zane Allen, who had been at The Wisconsin Review, decided there should be a similar literary journal operating out of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Allen worked with the student union to establish both the magazine and a reading series. Later, the magazine began operating with the support of UWM’s English Department.Over the years cream city review has evolved from an 8″ X 11″, 50 page, Xeroxed zine to the 150-200 page book format that it is today. Although the standards of the magazine have remained high, the appearances have changed dramatically. The shift to glossy, multicolored covers began in the fall of 1989, shortly after Laurie Buman became our art editor. These covers, which become more exciting with every issue, have now become one of our trademarks. |
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| At a time when many literary magazines have been forced to fold for lack of funds, The Cream City Review has survived. This is thanks in large part to grants from The Bradley Foundation and The Wisconsin Arts Board, support from the UWM (specifically, the English Department), Letters and Science Constituent Alumni Association, a succession of dedicated volunteers and, of course, a loyal following of readers and subscribers. |
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| Editor-in-Chief Jay Johnson Managing Editor Fiction Editors Poetry Editors Creative Nonfiction Editor Art Editor and Cover Design Book Review Editor Comics Editor Subscriptions Manager Assistant Editors Production and Layout Copy Editor Advertising Editor Contests Editor Web Editor Intern Special Assistance TCCR Board |
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| cream city review Department of English University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee PO Box 413 Milwaukee, WI 53201Phone: 414.229.4708 For submission guidelines, submission questions, and reading periods, please click here. For general information or for orders, please email us at info@creamcityreview.org. |
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| In the Spring 2008 issue: artwork from Bill Miller, comics from Ulf K and Nicolas Mahlar, plus all the usual: top-notch fiction, poetry, book reviews, and interviews, plus contest winners! | |
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| Jennifer Perrine, Walking Home After The Graveyard Shift |
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| Terita Heath-Wlaz, Goodbye Persia, Know Your Signifier, and Old Town | |
| Erica Analonze, Epithet | |
| Michelle Bonczek, Where I Turn Bad | |
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| Andrew Mortazavi, Head Just Above Water | |
| Trudy Lewis, Lazy Susan | |
| Matt Myers, Exposed Wires | |
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| Derek Mong, Dramatic, Custom Built Spanish Colonial | |
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