"A Kind of Laboratory." Q & A With Stephanie G'Schwind, Editor of Colorado Review

A peek into the editorial process at one of America's leading lit mags

Another editor interview has just wrapped!

Today I spoke with Stephanie G’Schwind, Editor of Colorado Review. Colorado Review is one of America’s premier literary magazines. It has been around for half a century and has published writers like Langston Hughes, e.e. cummings, Bertolt Brecht, in addition to many brand new voices.

Stephanie shared that the magazine was founded anonymously in 1956, which I found fascinating. To this day she does not know who the original editors were!

Today, the journal operates as both a magazine publishing outstanding poetry, fiction, nonfiction and book reviews, as well as a teaching tool for students at Colorado State University. All submissions are read first by student-interns who have been trained to look for work that is both breathtaking and appropriate for the magazine.

And just what is that je ne sais quoi that makes a story, poem or essay exactly right for Colorado Review? You’ll have to watch the video to find out!

The editors read submissions for nonfiction year-round. Submissions for poetry and fiction just opened. The magazine’s contests will kick off in October. Average response time is two months (which is lightspeed in the lit mag world).

To all who came out and participated today, thanks so much! It is wonderful to see the audience for these interviews growing.

And, of course, thank you to Stephanie for taking the time to answer all our questions.

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