''The Bear Deluxe'' is a

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-based magazine dedicated to environmental writing, literature, and visual art. The magazine was established by Orlo, a

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in 1992. It is released by Orlo. The magazine is published on a biannual basis. ''The Bear Deluxe'' has received grants from the

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, the Regional Arts & Culture Council, and the

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. The magazine sponsors the Doug Fir, an annual fiction award. Past judges of Doug Fir have included

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, Brian Doyle, and

Jonathan Raymond Jonathan Raymond is an American writer living in Portland, Oregon. He is best known for writing the novels ''The Half-Life'' and ''Rain Dragon'', and for writing the short stories and novels adapted for the films '' Old Joy'', '' Wendy and Lucy'' ...

. Writing from ''The Bear Deluxe'' has been reprinted in ''Utne Reader''. Thomas "Tom" Webb is ''The Bear Deluxe''s co-founder and current editor-in-chief.Thomas Webb
/ref> The magazine was previously called ''The Bear Essential''.

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Bear Deluxe Site

Review of Issue #28

Interview with Jonathan Raymond
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