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Feb 02 2004
Literature and my life
I couldn’t quite think of anything today dealing with up and coming author or novel, being as I’m in the middle of reading one and haven’t finished it yet. Today… read more
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Feb 01 2004
temporary relief, where old machines come to rest
Glancing about my room tonight, I am reminded of the night my father brought home a typewriter. I was eight and he presented the typewriter to me with little introduction,… read more
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Jan 31 2004
Post-September 11 fiction
I was thinking about the ways in which September 11 will be worked into creative writing, particularly fiction, in the coming years. I’ve read a few short stories dealing directly… read more
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Jan 30 2004
Know Virago Modern Classics
Virago is a UK-based publisher that has a series called Virago Modern Classics, started in 1978 and dedicated to the celebration of women writers, to the rediscovery and reprinting of… read more
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Jan 29 2004
Whitbread Book Award Announced
The British Whitbread Awards were announced yesterday. This year’s winner, of both the Novel section and the Book of the Year award, is Mark Haddon’s, The Curious Incident of the… read more
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Jan 28 2004
Novel distractions
After spending most of my short writing career on stories, I’ve recently begun a novel. Unlike the time I spend on stories, with long gaps of time between writing days,… read more
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Jan 15 2004
2003 Editors' Prize Contest Winners
The editors of The Missouri Review are pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Editors’ Prize Contest for fiction and essay, along with the winner of the seventh annual… read more
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Jan 08 2004
Ten Ways of Pleading with a Squirrel
I love squirrels. When I hear people call them rats with bushy tails, I say, “What, are you kidding?” and tell them that squirrels have been around for more than… read more
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Jan 01 2004
Recent Awards and Reprints
The editors of The Missouri Review would like to congratulate our authors for their recent awards and reprints. These are features that have been honored over the past year or… read more
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Dec 18 2003
5 Easy Ways To Lose A Poetry Contest
[By Bern Mulvey] I’ve always wondered about people who give detailed advice on how to win writing contests. First, a lot of the advice is contradictory; one famous writer, for… read more