''Sonora Review'' is a biannual

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-run literary magazine that was established in the fall of 1980. ''Sonora Review'' publishes fiction, non-fiction, and

poetry Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings i ...

, as well as interviews,

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s, and art. Each issue is produced by graduate student volunteers in the Creative Writing Department at the

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. Former staff members include Antonya Nelson, Robert Boswell, Richard Russo,

Tony Hoagland Anthony Dey Hoagland (November 19, 1953 – October 23, 2018) was an American poet. His poetry collection, ''What Narcissism Means to Me'' (2003), was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. His other honors included two grant ...

, and

David Foster Wallace David Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 – September 12, 2008) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and university professor of English and creative writing. Wallace is widely known for his 1996 novel '' Infinite Jest'', whi ...

. Work originally printed in the ''Sonora Review'' has appeared in ''

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'' and ''

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'', and has won

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s and Pushcart Prizes. The

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is Kevin Mosby.

Sonora Review Fiction Contest Winners

Each spring, the magazine awards a fiction prize. Outside judges choose the winners, who each receive $1,000 and are published in the magazine. *2016– Molly Antopol, judge; Sean Gill, winner ("Beyond the Terminus, Beyond") *2017–

Brian Evenson Brian Evenson (born August 12, 1966) is an American academic and writer of both literary fiction and popular fiction, some of the latter being published under B. K. Evenson. His fiction is often described as literary minimalism, but also draws ...

, judge; Kate Berson, winner (“Luz, Milagro”) *2018– Charles Yu, judge; Silvia Park, winner ("shift+delete") *2019– R. O. Kwon, judge; Julie Kim, winner ("The Egg") *2020– Rebecca Makkai, judge; Omer Friedlander, winner ("Scheherazade and Radio Station 97.2 FM")

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Sonora Review Fiction Contest Winners

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