Founded in 1956, Portland Review publishes prose, poetry, art, and translations reflecting a wide spectrum of aesthetic styles and voices. Produced by the graduate students in Portland State University’s English Department, Portland Review is proud to publish both established and emerging writers. During 2020, we made the switch to digital publishing. We publish new writing regularly, right here on our website.
Portland Review aims to:
- showcase a diverse spectrum of literary and artistic engagement across genres and disciplines
- encourage exploration and experimentation
- make space for different approaches and vantage points
- build literary community
- acknowledge both the rich and conflicted history of Portland, as well as its connection to the natural environment of the Pacific Northwest and beyond
- be a platform dedicated to issues of diversity, equity, and environmental awareness
Some of our past contributors include Kristen Arnett, Robert Crumb, Brian Doyle, Keith Flynn, Tess Gallagher, Martha Grover, Ursula K. Le Guin, Christopher Howell, Richard Hugo, David Ignatow, William Kittredge, Joanna Klink, Yusef Komunyakaa, Shayla Lawson, Margaret Malone, Ted Mathys, Valzhyna Mort, Carol Muske-Dukes, Lance Olsen, Hannah Sanghae Park, Jay Ponteri, Kevin Sampsell, Peter Sears, Ed Skoog, William Stafford, Primus St. John, Brian Turner, Natasha Vargas-Cooper, Lidia Yuknavitch, and Matthew Zapruder.
Work we’ve published has been anthologized in places such as the Best American series, Best Small Fictions, Best of the Net, and others. We are grateful to have received previous grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Oregon Arts Commission, and CLMP/Amazon Literary Partnerships.
To learn more about the history of the journal, please visit “On Issue One: Revisiting Portland Review’s First Edition.”
2025-26 Staff
EDITORS IN CHIEF
Kia McGinnis
Paul Fredrickson
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Sophie Smith
FICTION EDITORS
Cal McCarthy
Nathan Chu
NONFICTION EDITORS
Ama Garza
POETRY EDITORS
AG Dupont
BOOK REVIEWS EDITOR
Leena Altamimi
SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR
Sophie Smith
READERS
Eugene Miller
Halley Heideveld
Abigail McEwen
Cheyenne Hassett
Ferdinand Nijimbere
Saviour Dekonor
UNDERGRADUATE READERS
Faculty Advisor: Janice Lee
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