Weber—The Contemporary West (formerly Weber Studies) is a leading American literary magazine, founded in 1984 and based at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. It focuses on the literature and culture of the American West."Weber Studies Will Appear 3 Times A Year," Deseret News Dec. 12, 1991Weber's Big Gains in the Writing Game, Deseret News, Feb. 24, 191 Work that has been published in Weber Studies has received commendation by the O. Henry Prize.
The journal awards the O. Marvin Lewis Essay Award, Sherwin W. Howard Poetry Award and Neila C. Seshachari Fiction Award. The journal has featured interviews with notable writer including Barry Lopez, Carlos Fuentes, E. L. Doctorow and Robert Pinsky.
Notable contributors
Jenny Shank Guenther Roth Gary Gildner Gary LaFontaine Robert Dana David James Duncan
Ann Beattie Ken Burns Ron Carlson Jacob Appel Terry Tempest Williams Ryan Shoemaker
Masthead Editor—Michael Wutz Associate Editors—Russell Burrows, Victoria Ramirez, Kathryn L. MacKay, Brad Roghaar Managing Editors—Elizabeth Dohrer
See also List of literary magazines
References
External links Weber Studies