The Briar Cliff Review is a literary journal based in Sioux City, Iowa, USA, home of Briar Cliff University. The Review was founded in 1989 and has awarded its well-renowned prizes in fiction and poetry since 1996.[1][2] The current editors are Tricia Currans-Sheehan, Rich Yates (design), Jeanne Emmons (Poetry), Jeff Gard / Amelia Skinner Saint (Fiction), Jeff Baldus (Art), and Paul Weber / Ryan Allen (Nonfiction).[3]
The final issue of the Briar Cliff Review is to be Volume 35 (2023).[4]
Previous winners of the Briar Cliff Review fiction prize include Jacob M. Appel's "The Final Word in Bee Keeping" (2000), George V. Tucker's "Norman, Oklahoma" (2003)[5], Rebecca Tuch's "Stop Saying My Name" (2006)[6], and Scott H. Andrews's "A Brief Swell of Twilight" (2007)[7]. Winning poets include Elizabeth Volpe (2004)[8], Deborah DeNicola (2007)[9] and Sarah Sousa (2011)[10].[11]
Jenna Blum's short story Those Who Save Us first appeared in the 14th issue of The Briar Cliff Review (2002).[12]
Siobhan Fallon won the 2010 fiction prize for her short story "Burning." [disputed – discuss] She later included the story in her first book You Know When the Men Are Gone. [disputed – discuss]
Briar Cliff Review Awards