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News Release
July 2, 2007
Story From Boise State University's 'Idaho Review' Selected
for Two Prestigious Publications
Rick Bass’ short story “Goats,” which was included in Boise State
University’s 2007 “Idaho Review,” has been selected for inclusion in the
“Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses 2008” and “New Stories from the
South 2008.”
“Getting one of our original stories reprinted in these distinguished prize
anthologies is a top honor,” said Mitch Wieland, director of Boise State’s
MFA in creative writing program and the founding editor of the “Idaho
Review.” “The editors at these anthologies read thousands of published
stories each year and select only the top handful as their best of the year
choices.”
This is not the first time the “Idaho Review” has been singled out for
national distinction. Eight stories from the first eight issues have been
reprinted in “The Best American Short Stories,” “Prize Stories: The O. Henry
Awards,” “The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses,” and “New Stories
from the South.” The “Idaho Review” has had another 17 stories short-listed
for prize anthologies.
“This is the literary equivalent of winning the Fiesta Bowl for us,” Wieland
said. “We like to compare the ‘Idaho Review’ to our scrappy Broncos, going
up against the big boys and holding our own. Our funding and staffing is far
less than most of the big-time magazines and journals we compete against.
We’re amazed at our track record.”
The current issue of the “Idaho Review” is available at the Boise State
Bookstore, or by calling 1-800-992-8390, Ext. 1362.
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Contact: Mitch Wieland, “Idaho Review,” (208) 426-1002,
mwieland@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Communications, (208) 426-5540,
juliehahn@boisestate.edu
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