Weber (journal)

{{Short description|American literary magazine}}

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Weber—The Contemporary West (formerly Weber Studies) is a leading American literary magazine, founded in 1984 and based at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. It focuses on the literature and culture of the American West."Weber Studies Will Appear 3 Times A Year," Deseret News Dec. 12, 1991Weber's Big Gains in the Writing Game, Deseret News, Feb. 24, 191 Work that has been published in Weber Studies has received commendation by the O. Henry Prize.{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}}

The journal awards the O. Marvin Lewis Essay Award, Sherwin W. Howard Poetry Award and Neila C. Seshachari Fiction Award. The journal has featured interviews with notable writer including Barry Lopez, Carlos Fuentes, E. L. Doctorow and Robert Pinsky.

Notable contributors

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  • Jenny Shank
  • Guenther Roth
  • Gary Gildner
  • Gary LaFontaine
  • Robert Dana
  • David James Duncan

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  • Editor—Michael Wutz
  • Associate Editors—Russell Burrows, Victoria Ramirez, Kathryn L. MacKay, Brad Roghaar
  • Managing Editors—Elizabeth Dohrer

See also

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