David Hamilton: “A Baker’s (Half) Dozen Ways of Looking at a Literary Magazine”

David Hamilton shares his thirty years of experience as editor of The Iowa Review, characterizing the unique world of literary magazines as "ephemeral" and "fugitive." Hamilton compares the mechanics of literary reviews, from local publications to larger magazines such as Harper's. Hamilton also answers audience questions about the submissions process.

Listen: David Hamilton presents "A Baker's (Half) Dozen Ways of Looking at a Literary Magazine," at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival, 6/20/07

Caryl Pagel introduces David Hamilton's presentation.

David Hamilton edits The Iowa Review and teaches English literature at the University of Iowa. With degrees from Amherst College (AB) and the University of Virginia (PhD), he taught in Colombia and at the University of Michigan before taking his present position. In 1992, he was a Fulbright Professor in Valencia, Spain. The University of Missouri Press published Deep River (2001), a memoir embedded in local history reaching far into the archaeological record. Other works include the 2006 poetry collection Ossabaw (Salt Publishing) and the essay collection Textualities: Essays on Poetry in The United States (Valencia 2003).

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June 21, 2007
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