American Literary Review
The American Literary Review is an American national biannual literary magazine of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Since its Fall 2013 issue, "ALR" has been an online digital publication. Print publications are cataloged under . History. "ALR" was founded years ago, in 1990, by the creative writing faculty of the Department of English of the University of North Texas and the now bygone Center for Texas Studies at the University of North Texas. The Center for Texas Studies, at that time, was led by James Ward Lee, PhD (born 1931), longtime professor of English at UNT, Department Chair, and  a prolific writer, and A.C. Greene, an author and former newspaper editor, notably of the "Dallas Times Herald." "ALR" published the first issue in the spring of 1990. Lee edited the first two issues in the spring and fall of 1990. In the first issue, he wrote an editorial expressing hope that the name and tagline, ""American Literary Review: A National Journal of Poems and Stories", will prove to be neither pretentious nor presumptuous." The founding objective was to showcase a range of genres and styles from emerging and veteran writers. To encourage freedom of expression, risk-taking, and experimentation , Lee said that "ALR" would not publish scholarly articles. That sentiment is not too dissimilar from that of the late Theodore Weiss, founding editor of the former and influential "Quarterly Review of Literature," who also felt that scholarly articles and criticism might stifle writers. "ALR's" third issue (spring 1991, vol. 2, issue 1) was edited by poet and faculty member Scott Cairns. The first issue received more that 160 submissions. The printed issues, prior to 2013, were typically 120 pages, digest size, perfect-bound with color card cover featuring a photo submission. In 2004, "NewPages" characterized "ALR" as having  roughly a 2:1 poetry to fiction ratio, with a casual touch of both traditional and experimental forms. In 2020, "ALR" announced that "due to institutional budget cuts as a result of grappling with the changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are forced to go on a temporary hiatus." Prize winners. The "ALR" awards three annual prizes, for a poem, a short story, and an essay. Uncategorized Nonfiction Fiction Poetry Literary contributors. Uncategorized Short non-fiction Short fiction Poetry Editors. "ALR" is largely student-run with UNT creative writing faculty editorial oversight. Editor-in-chief Fiction co-editors Creative  nonfiction editor Poetry co-editors Former editors-in-chief Former Poetry editor Former advisory board members Submissions. "ALR" seeks literary mainstream, creative nonfiction, and poetry. , it was receiving 150 to 200 unsolicited manuscripts a month and accepts 12 to 16 per issue. Submissions are reviewed from October 1 to May 1 and published within two years of acceptance. In round one of the referee process, judges, which include graduate students, read all submissions and make preliminary selections. Faculty editors for each category review make final selections for official recognition and publishing. Separate judges for prizes in each category then make  their selection. At all stages of the process, the identity of writers is not known by referees.