American Literary Review is delighted to announce the publication of our special 20th Anniversary Issue. This issue is a record-breaker for ALR in both its page count (stacking in at 200+ pages) and its wealth of contributors - 38 authors and artists from all around the globe.

Featured in the beginning of the issue are the winning selections in our annual fiction, nonfiction and poetry contests. More info...

• Fiction: Marylee MacDonald, "Finding Peter"
• Nonfiction: Julie Wade, "Prom Date"
• Poetry: Arthur Brown, "Defenders of Wildlife: Florida Manatees"
  
  Each winner received $1,000 and publication in our 20th Anniversary Issue.
  
  Andrew Feld judged in poetry, Molly Giles judged in fiction, and Bill Roorbach judged in creative nonfiction. Thank you for your patience as we carefully considered all submissions. Our thanks to all entrants and our congratulations to the winners.

• Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in the American Literary Review
  will be given for a poem, a short story, and an essay.
• Submit up to three poems, a short story of up to 8,000 words, or an essay
  of up to 6,500 words with a $15 entry fee by October 1, 2010.
• Complete Contest Guidelines