North American Review

06/05/2026

Congratulations to Michael Palmer, the winner of the 2026 Terry Tempest Williams Creative Nonfiction Prize! See the full list of essays from runner-up to all semi-finalists on Open Space. You can read his winning essay "I Don't Usually Talk Like This" in the fall issue!

https://northamericanreview.org/open-space/2026/nar-editors/winners-2026-terry-tempest-williams-creative-nonfiction-prize

04/27/2026

"Two Nigerias" by Daniel Umemezie, the winner of the 2026 National Youth Poet Laureate from Cedar Falls, Iowa! We had faith in his talent, and as predicted, he took it all the way to the top! 🤩

04/26/2026

OKAY, POET!!! HE WON!!!!! From the 2025 Cedar Valley Youth Poet Laureate, to the 2026 Midwest finalist, to the National winner! We are soooo proud of this amazing and extremely talented young man!
Introducing the 2026 NATIONAL YOUTH POET LAUREATE OF THE UNITED STATES, DANIEL UMEMEZIE!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

04/19/2026

Thank you to visiting author Martín Espada for the poetry reading and for selecting this year's Cedar Valley Youth Poet Laureate at yesterday's commencement event!

Congratulations to all of the 2026 CVYPL finalists, especially to the top three selected by the judge:
1st place: Ren Woods
2nd place: Nevaeh Peterson
3rd place: Haven Marlette

We also thank outgoing 2025 CVYPL Daniel Umemezie for his year of service, and we look forward to cheering him on as the Midwest regional winner competing at Nationals in Omaha next weekend!

Finally, thanks to our friends at the Hearst Center for the Arts for hosting us. Named for poet James Hearst, there's no better venue for a celebration of poetry!

04/15/2026

We are sad to announce that our longtime cover art editor, Gary Kelley, passed away on Sunday. He was 81. This year marks 40 years of Gary working with the NAR, and his art style gave the magazine a distinct visual identity that is much admired. He was generous, prolific, and talented beyond measure. We are planning a special fall issue to honor his legacy. This is a huge loss to us personally and to the art world at large. We are very grateful to have known him, and will miss him terribly. Gary Kelley

03/31/2026

We had a great day with visiting author William Stobb, who visited our NAR Practicum class this morning, and this evening gave a fascinating talk about City, Michael Heizer's 50 year mega earthwork sculpture in the Nevada desert. His essay on this topic called "Once and Future Kingdoms" was published in the latest issue (311.1 Spring 2026), but you can also listen to audio of the author reading it on Open Space. Thanks for a great visit, Bill!

03/28/2026

Hear editor Grant Tracey discuss three fiction pieces published in the recent Spring 2026 issue🌷📝:
“Hot Tub” by
“Company Rat” by Jared Sayet
“Ride Share” by

03/23/2026

Only one week left to submit to the 2026 Terry Tempest Williams Creative Nonfiction Prize! Deadline is 11:59 pm on April 1st. It is our pleasure to have Jessica Hendry Nelson as this year's final judge.

Submit your best essays for consideration and learn more about the contest here: https://northamericanreview.org/terry-tempest-williams-creative-nonfiction-prize

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03/20/2026

Hear editor Jeremy Schraffenberger discuss two CNF pieces published in the recent Spring 2026 issue🌷📝:
“The Ballad of Ollie Jackson” by
“Legacy” by