| The Briar Cliff Review | |
| Editor: | Tricia Currans-Sheehan |
| Discipline: | Literary journal |
| Language: | English |
| Abbreviation: | Briar Cliff Rev. |
| Publisher: | Briar Cliff University |
| Country: | United States |
| Frequency: | Annual |
| History: | 1989-present |
| Website: | http://www.briarcliff.edu/campus/bc_review/bcreview_new/about.aspx |
| Issn: | 1550-0926 |
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." She later included the story in her first book You Know When the Men Are Gone.