The ''Chariton Review'' is an American
literary magazine
A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry, and essays, along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letter ...
based at
Truman State University
Truman State University (TSU or Truman) is a public university in Kirksville, Missouri. It had 4,225 enrolled students in the fall of 2021 pursuing degrees in 52 undergraduate and 11 graduate programs.
The university is named for U.S. Presiden ...
in
Kirksville, Missouri
Kirksville is the county seat and most populous city in Adair County, Missouri. Located in Benton Township, its population was 17,530 at the 2020 census. Kirksville is home to two colleges: Truman State University and A.T. Still University.
...
.
The journal was founded in 1975 by
Andrew Grossbart. Jim Barnes was the editor from 1976 to 2010.
["Charton Review," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Oct 3, 1991]
Work that has appeared in ''Chariton Review'' has been short-listed for the
Best American Poetry Series
''The Best American Poetry'' series consists of annual poetry anthologies, each containing seventy-five poems.
Background
The series, begun by poet and editor David Lehman in 1988, has a different guest editor every year. Lehman, still the general ...
and
The Pushcart Prize
The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize published by Pushcart Press that honors the best "poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot" published in the small presses over the previous year. Magazine and small book press editors are i ...
.
Among established writers whose work has appeared in ''The Chariton Review'' are David Wagoner, Michael Pettit,
James Sallis
James Sallis (born December 21, 1944) is an American crime writer who wrote a series of novels featuring the detective character Lew Griffin set in New Orleans, and the 2005 novel '' Drive'', which was adapted into a 2011 film of the same nam ...
,
Ann Pancake,
Gordon Weaver
Gordon A. Weaver (February 2, 1937 – April 2, 2021) was an American novelist and short story writer.
Life and career
Weaver was born in Moline, Illinois in February 1937, the fifth of the five children of Noble Rodell Weaver and Inez Katherine ...
,
Jacob Appel and David Lawrence.
See also
*
List of literary magazines
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
References
External links
The ''Chariton Review''
Poetry magazines published in the United States
Biannual magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1975
Truman State University
1975 establishments in Missouri
Magazines published in Missouri
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