2000 Finalists: Writing Excellence

By The Editors Utne Reader
Published on November 1, 2000

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The American Scholar
www.pbk.org/americanscholar

This literary publication proves how far flawless execution can go in the world of arts and letters, and does so without leaving itself open to accusations of hubris.

US $25/yr. (4 issues)
1785 Massachusetts Av. NW

4th Floor
Washington, DC 20036

E-mail:TASeditor@pbk.org


Audubon
www.magazine.audubon.org

A good source of in-depth articles on wildlife conservation.

US $35/yr. membership (6 issues)
Box 52529
Boulder, CO 80322

E-mail:join@audubon.org


Creative Nonfiction
www.creativenonfiction.org/

This quarterly combines marvelous writing and editing with inventive topics to give new life to a sometimes hackneyed genre.

US $22.50 (4 issues)
Box 81536
Pittsburgh, PA 15217

E-mail:info@creativenonficton.org


Fourth Genre
www.msu.edu/unit/msupress/journals/fourthgenre

A journal of ‘explorations in nonfiction,’ published twice yearly by the Michigan State University Press.

US $15/yr. (2 issues)
1405 S. Harrison Rd. 25 Manly Miles Building
E. Lansing, MI 48823-5202

E-mail:sherbur1@msu.edu


Georgia Review, The
www.uga.edu/garev

The gold standard among literary journals, Georgia Review has maintained its reputation for excellence for more than 25 years.

US $18/yr. (4 issues)
The University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602

E-mail:dpinette@arches.uga.edu



Hudson Review, The
www.litline.org/HUDSON/home

Mixing poetry, short fiction, and criticism with some of the best essays you’ll find anywhere, this quarterly ‘magazine of literature and the arts’ has just the right heft for a rainy afternoon at your favorite coffee shop.

US $24/yr. (4 issues)
684 Park Av.
New York, NY 10021

E-mail:emontjoy@erols.com



Michigan Quarterly Review
www.umich.edu/~mqr

‘Not solely a literary journal,’ this long-lived publication has devoted two interesting recent issues to ‘Secret Spaces of Childhood.’

US $18/yr. (4 issues)
Room 3032 Rackham Bldg. 915 E. Washington St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070

E-mail:MichiganQuarterlyReview@umich.edu



Mother Jones
www.mojones.com

Strong reporting, great writing, and compelling photos are combined to provide a fresh and illuminating view of American life today.

US $18/yr. (6 issues)
P.O. Box 332
Mount Morris, IL 61054-7618

E-mail:webmaster@motherjones.com



Orion
www.orionsociety.org

Beautiful magazine focusing on ‘people and nature’, published with the intent of exploring ‘the ethic of humane stewardship.’

US $30/yr. membership (4 issues)
195 Main St.
Great Barrington, MA 01230

E-mail:orion@orionsociety.org



Prospect
www.prospect-magazine.co.uk

British monthly of “politics, essays, argument.”

£38.50 inside UK; £59.50 elsewhere (12 issues)
4 Bedford Square
London WC1B 3RA
UK

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