The Literary Review

The Literary Review is housed at Colorado Mesa University, a public university in Grand Junction, Colorado. They publish: critical analysis, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenplays, visual art, and more! If they can put it on a page, they can put it in the book!

We only accept submissions from CMU students. Their magazine is a student organization on campus. 

How does your magazine fit into your broader campus or literary community? 

We strive to be the stage for creativity on campus: a place where every student can use their creativity become a part of campus history

What have you found most exciting about working for or advising your magazine?

The thing I have found most exciting in my first year working for The Literary Review has been the pure joy I feel when we successfully reach out to groups that we have struggled to in the past, particularly art students. 

—Aidan Leschen, Editor-in-Chief

Where are you right now in the production cycle for your next issue?

Right now, we are collecting submissions, soon to transition into the selection process. 

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What do you think is the biggest challenge faced by undergraduate literary magazines?

I think the biggest challenge facing undergraduate literary magazines is simply reaching out to the campus and making ourselves known. 

—Aidan Leschen, Editor-in-Chief